Ugie Schools Get Started with Intel® Teach
Submitted by Omashani Naidoo
PG Bison, through Infundo Consulting, sponsored training for teachers in the Ugie area in the Eastern Cape. Ugie High was used as a venue and although there was enough computers for all the teachers, not of them worked properly. However stable access to the Internet was a pleasure and this allowed teachers to engage more fully with the course and understand how to perform searches, send and receive emails and that there was nothing to it at all!
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Submitted by Nomty Gaba from SchoolNet
This is an Impact Story from the Pinetown Vodacom ICT Resource Centre showing how training in computer skills can greatly influence a person’s life. SchoolNet manages the Vodacom ICT Resource Centres for Vodacom.
Zamokuhle Buthelezi, a volunteer at the Pinetown Vodacom ICT Resource Centre and a Cisco trainer, says that the centre has had a great impact on his life. He started volunteering at the centre in March 2012 and in April 2013 he was nominated by the P...
Submitted by Omashani Naidoo from SchoolNet
MC Kharbai (MCK) is a special public school situated in Lenasia, Johannesburg-South. The school caters for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing as well as mild-moderately mentally challenged learners. MC Kharbai offers the full GDE curriculum to Deaf learners and a skills curriculum for learners who experience moderate to severe learning barriers. Learners hail from the following areas in the South: Vlakfontein, Orange Farm, Lenasia, Kliptown, Eldorado Park, Ennerdale, La...
Submitted by Omashani Naidoo from SchoolNet
The aftermath of Tudor Clee’s visit produced much excitement around the Google Nexus tablets. If you remember Tudor Clee secured the sponsorship of 10 Google Nexus tablets to thank our two South African schools, Isibongo Primary and Lakeview Primary, for participating in the creation of his Touchable Earth World Atlas. SchoolNet SA agreed to continue working with the sponsored schools to ensure that the tablets were used for their intended purp...
Submitted by Omashani Naidoo of SchoolNet
SchoolNet SA has been appointed as the training service provider for the ICT4RD Cofimvaba Initiative. The ICT4RD training in the capable hands of the lovely Maggie Verster and Adele Botha has been very successful at the Arthur Mfebe Secondary School. This training programme culminated in a gorgeous graduation ceremony for the 16 staff members of Arthur Mfebe at St. Marks hall on Friday 14 June 2013. Amongst the shining stars were the following who needed special ...
Submitted by Hlengiwe Mfeka from SchoolNet
ICT4RED has partnered with SchoolNet SA to further improve the Professional Educator Development from eleven schools in Cofimvaba who will be receiving tablets next month when the school re-opens. Each teacher will receive a 10” Android device, a 3G option, HDMI and additional preloaded educational content.
SchoolNet SA will provide onsite training and support interventions to teachers and principals in all target schools starting i...
Do you recall reading this report called ‘SKA to inspire science students’ on 20th March 2013 (http://digitalclassroom.co.za/digitalclassroom/latestnews/303-ska-to-inspire-science-students)?
The SKA will be made up of an array of 3 000 satellite dishes built in the Karoo region of the Northern Cape, eight other African countries, and in Australia and New Zealand. The bulk of the project has been awarded to South Africa. SchoolNet is involved in some of the ICT training that will happen in sch...
Submitted by Megan Rademeyer of SchoolNet
Since 2010, SchoolNet SA has been offering master training and support to centre management teams at the nine provincial Vodacom ICT Resource Centres. SchoolNet has now been commissioned to continue to support the centre staff and the teachers at schools served by the centres. Staff at the centres have been trained to offer the Microsoft Partners in Learning ICT Skills for Teachers and HelpDesk courses. The Training of Trainers courses for the Intel Getting Start...
Submitted by Megan Rademeyer of SchoolNet
Sunward Park High School in Boksburg, Gauteng recently launched their digital learning innovation. This event was reported on the DBE website at this URL: http://www.education.gov.za/Home/eLearning/tabid/855/Default.aspx
Instead of textbooks, each learner accesses all of his or her textbooks as well as other teaching and learning resources on a tablet with access to the Train Your Brain e-portal. Through this portal and the school’s wifi-networ...
Submitted by Janet Thomson CEO of SchoolNet and Omashani Naidoo of SchoolNet
The National Teachers Awards was held at the Gallagher Estate Conference Centre on 7 March, 2013. This event is in its 13th year and is growing annually. A number of finalists are nominated via our nine provinces in the following categories:
Excellence in Primary School Teaching
Excellence in Secondary School Teaching
Excellence in Primary School Leadership
Excellence in Secondary School Leadership
Excellence in Grade ...
