The 1 Generous Thing Mobile Providers Could Do To Help Kids All Over The World–a plea from SA learners
This is a petition well worth signing and SchoolNet would like to promote this call. This class of learners s from Sinenjongo High School, Joe Slovo Park, Milnerton, Cape Town. There is so much our learners could achieve if they were able to access a site like Wikipedia on the Internet. Please could we encourage you to read this letter and then go to www.change.org to sign the petition. Petitioning Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom Mobile
Petition by Sinenjongo 2013 class
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Submitted by Omashani
Naidoo of SchoolNet
Intel continues to
support Vodacom Foundation and Department of Basic Education in the ICT centres
in the proof of concept districts. Two Intel Getting Started training of
trainer workshops were held in the Free State and North West provinces.
Free State – Thaba Nchu
The training took place on 7 – 8 September 2013. SchoolNet’s trainer, Mr
Daniel Maedi found the laptops were connected and ready for training. Of the
expected 22 educators only 12 ed...
Mr Saul Pila from SchoolNet South Africa facilitated the first workshop for Women and Girls in South Africa sponsored by Intel Corporation. The participants comprised a group of visitors from Zimbabwe who are all experienced Intel trainers and a diverse group of members from the South African Women’s Entrepreneurship Network (SAWEN)
Thabani Khupe representing Intel Corporate Affairs who were the sponsors of the event welcomed delegates to the workshop. The course materials, Intel Learn: Easy Steps ...
Submitted by Fiona Beal
Somerset House is a really beautiful school in the Helderberg area of Somerset West. I have been wanting to visit Somerset House for such a long time as I have heard so much about the great things they are doing curriculum-wise. This is a school that is on the move! For example:
They have incorporated Bring Your Own Device into their Grade 6 and 7 classrooms in a very successful pilot. Michele Botha from Somerset West presented a webinar about this for SchoolNet. In fa...
Submitted by Janet Thomson,, Executive Director of SchoolNetSA
The Google in Education Summit took place on September 26, 27 at Parklands College, Cape Town.
Delegates preparing for Opening Plenary
Maggie Verster and Ngaka Ralekoala signing in
“Wow” and “Awesome” were the most commonly used expressions this week at the Google Apps for Education Summit. Teachers were overwhelmed with the presentations given by the Google Ed Tech Team and the volumes of information that th...
This is a guest post from Digital Classroom, which is the Vodacom portal for teachers around the country, telling teachers about the wonderful holiday opportunities that exist for this September break. We read their excellent article on the Vodacom site and asked if we could use it for a guest post. Thank you to Digital Classroom
18 September 2013 – The short but welcome spring school holidays are upon us, a time to recharge the batteries and prepare for the cha...
This is a guest post from one of our SchoolNet members, Linda Foulkes, from Elkanah House High in Cape Town. Two of her students were chosen out of 8 Semi-Finalists to compete at the Microsoft Office Specialist Worldwide Championship in Washington for the World Title in July 2013. Jenny Cole, CEO of Netlearn sponsored the event and Linda attended as the trainer and chaperone. This post can be read in full with all the photos and videos on Linda’s blog Foulkes@Work
Linda writes:
“I ...
Submitted by Hlengiwe Mfeka of SchoolNet
Thembelihle Primary School is situated in Howick. Their Management Team decided to buy laptops for the staff including a digital data projector per classroom. The laptops are loaded with the latest software i.e. Windows 8 and Microsoft Office 2013. The training consists of nine educators from the Primary school and two educators from the Pre-Primary school.
The first session started on a high note and with lots of enthusiasm as teachers were looking ...
The facilitators are introduced to the participants
Submitted by Hlengiwe Mfeka
On the 19 – 20 of August 2013 about 150 educators from Nciba Circuit in Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape gathered at Queens College in Queenstown to receive their first Teacher Professional Development which included a 10” inch Samsung or Prestigio tablet device for each teacher. The was also attended by the Eastern Cape Education Department officials, SchoolNet SA Executive Director Janet Thomson,...
Submitted by Omashani NaidooEkukhanyeni High School won professional development training at Intel’s One Day Conference in KwaZulu Natal. Ms Hlengiwe Mfeka facilitated the training which was attended by 14 educators who were very enthusiastic and looking forward to learn.
The session started with introductions and the educators enjoyed the manner in which it was done. Each person was asked to give an adjective beginning with the first letter of their name which describes their character which wa...
