Don’t just collect data – ask it a question (Using Excel Forms and Pivot Tables to conduct a meaningful survey)

This is another guest post from Peter De Lisle from Kwazulu Natal, one of our Microsoft’s 2016/2017 MIEExperts from South Africa. Peter shared a post recenlty on using OneNote with the 16 habits where we focused on him in a spotlight on the South African MIEExperts.  In this post Peter shares on how to use Excel Forms and Pivot Tables to conduct a meaningful survey Introduction I am sure you have asked your students to conduct a survey at some time. It is a great way to get them to g...

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MIEExpert Spotlight #18: Keshma Patel and Judi Francisco feature in Ex Frontiers’ SABC3 television documentary on the use of ICT in the classroom

This is the 18th post in the series “MIEExpert Spotlight for South Africa”. The tab with all the posts can be found at . Today we focus on two Cape Town MIEExpert Educators. Sharing effective classroom practices is what Judi Francisco and Keshma Patel do best. Both teachers are from Micklefield School, Cape Town. As Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts they are doing their bit as leaders of using technology effectively in the classroom. Recently, they both took part in a documentary called, ...

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MIEExpert Spotlight #17: Peter De Lisle shares on ‘Using OneNote to teach the 16 Habits’

This is the 17th post in the series “MIEExpert Spotlight for South Africa”. The tab with all the posts can be found at . Today we focus on Peter De Lisle from Kwazulu Natal, one of our Microsoft’s 2016 #MIEExperts from South Africa. Peter de Lisle originally came to Hilton College as Head of IT, but has moved from that to being more involved with curriculum and the learning platforms. He does the school timetable, and he is the Moodle administrator. He gets involved in various...

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MIEExpert Spotlight #16: Hawa Patel says that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn to code…

This is the sixteenth post in the series “MIEExpert Spotlight for South Africa”. The tab with all the posts can be found at . Today we focus on Hawa Patel from Johannesburg who is one of our Microsoft’s #MIEExperts for 2016 from South Africa. Hawa is the Deputy Principal at Roshnee Islamic School and she is also HOD in CAT/IT/ICT and Life Orientation. Hawa has gained other Microsoft titles in previous years namely #MS Innovative teacher 2011 and #MIEE 2014  With the advance in ...

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MIEExpert Spotlight #15: Karen Stadler talks about her recent participation in a 24-hour global Skype marathon

This is the fifteenth post in the series “MIEExpert Spotlight for South Africa”. The tab with all the posts can be found at: . Today we focus again on Karen Stadler, our South African Skype guru, who is the Senior Primary Technology Integration Specialist at Elkanah House Senior Primary in Cape Town. She is also a 2016 Microsoft MIEExpert Educator. Karen is well known globally especially for her Travelling Rhino project and her award-winning wiki. In 2015 Karen represented South Africa at...

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MIEExpert Spotlight #14: Chipa Maimela talks about the importance of ICT in taking science content to under-resourced schools

This is the fourteenth post in the series “MIEExpert Spotlight for South Africa”. The tab with all the posts can be found at: . Today we focus on Chipa Maimela from Johannesburg who is one of our Microsoft’s #MIEExperts for 2016. Chipa was a high school Science teacher in Limpopo before he was appointed to Wits as an Educational Developer. He lectures in instructional design using ICT technology and he trains the academic staff on eLearning. He has his own blog of science resou...

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MIEExpert Spotlight #13: Mabore Lekalakala speaks on using the Microsoft Educator Community to access professional development

This is the thirteenth post in the series “MIEExpert Spotlight for South Africa”. The tab with all the posts can be found at: . Today we focus again on Mabore Lekalaka from Limpopo who is one of our Microsoft’s #MIEExperts for 2016. More about Mabore Mabore Lekalakala, a Mathematics and Computer Literacy teacher at Toronto Primary School in Limpopo Province, South Africa is passionate about using technology in the classroom on a daily basis. She says, “My passion is developing young ...

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A second report back from MIE Tracy Heath on the Microsoft E2 Educator Exchange that took place in Hungary in March 2016

We featured Tracy Heath’s first report-back on the amazing Microsoft E2 Teacher Exchange that took place in Hungary in April in a post entitled ‘Learnings and Memories from the E2 Educator Exchange – Hack the Classroom, in Budapest, Hungary’ by Tracy Heath, a MIEExpert from South Africa’ However Tracy has so much to share that she has submitted a follow-up post entitled ‘The Gobal E2 Exchange – a time of unending learning’.  Tracy is a teache...

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MIEExpert Spotlight #12: Mochudu Machaba from Limpopo talks about Teaching with Technology

This is the twelfth post in the series “MIEExpert Spotlight for South Africa”. The tab with all the posts can be found at: . Today we focus on Mochudu Machaba who is a Grade 5 and 6 teacher at Ngwanamago Primary School situated around 25 kilometers from Polokwane in South Africa’s Limpopo province. She is also recognised for being an Educator Community Influencer and Contributor, a Microsoft MIE Trainer and a Microsoft Master Trainer. More about Mochudu Machaba Mochudu Machaba is a Grade...

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MIEExpert Spotlight #11: Kathryn Riva from Cape Town talks about her use of Sway & other applications for a classroom project

This is a guest post from Kathryn Riva, a MIEExpert from Micklefield Primary in Cape Town. Kathryn Used Sway and other applications in a project with her Grade 7s this year. Follow Kathryn on Twitter @kathriva  “The Grade 7s are required to do a project in the first term in which they have to… Draw a sketch map(s) of own area Include symbols, key and scale Record own observations of land use and kinds of vegetation  Show four cardinal compass directions I decided to make this...

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