Have you noticed SchoolNet SA’s new logo?
Schoolnet is thrilled with its new logo which you will soon see displayed on all our offerings. The design of our new logo conveys a strong message about SchoolNet SA and the future:
Progressive: this is shown by the simple, modern design and the appealing font.
Diverse: in terms of what we offer and our target audience, shown by the range of colours
Focused on “School” because we aim to improve education in South Africa yet also placing an emphasis on “Net” because developing professio...Read more
Submitted by Fiona Beal with permission from Brenda Hallowes…
This is a guest post from a Schoolnetter, Brenda Hallowes, who teaches ICT at Cotswold Preparatory School in Port Eizabeth. Brenda has a blog ‘Cotswold Lab Notes’ and when I read this post in November I asked her if I could use it as a guest post since it highlights the practice of ‘Mystery Skype’ in action. Mystery Skype can also be conducted using a Google hangout!
Brenda’s blog ‘Cotswold Lab N...
This is a reflection by Fiona Beal from SchoolNet on the initial workshop of the African Storybook project held in Johannesburg last month.
If you had been walking past the Boardroom in the offices of Saide (South African Distance Education) in Johannesburg on Saturday 10 November 2012 you would have heard loud hoots of laughter. If you had tiptoed to the door and peeped inside to see what was happening you might have seen a group of adults sitting totally engrossed in a very...
submitted by janet Thomson CEO of SchoolNet
SchoolNet SA was delighted to be awarded the WCED tender to supply every government school in the Western Cape with one tablet computer and to conduct training for WCED department officials. The drawback however was that the deliveries had to be concluded within one week! Finding 1 527 schools on a map was going to be difficult enough let alone tracking down the principals in order for them to sign to verify delivery.
Donald Grant handing over a ta...
Submitted by Janet Thomson CEO of SchoolNet
Tudor Clee from New Zealand returned to South Africa this week – bearing tablets!
SchoolNetters will remember in July we reported about the development of a digital world atlas application for tablets that would allow children from around the world to teach each o...
Submitted by Fiona Beal
A few months back I had the privilege of being invited, as a SchoolNet representative, to be one of the judges for the Nab’Ubomi Interschool 2011 Short Film Competition. What a marvelous evening it turned out to be watching these compelling short movies. These movies were created and carved by Grade 11 students in the Eastern Cape, and filmed using the guidance and resources of the Nab’Ubomi crew, at their respective schools. The Nab’Ubomi Film Development Projec...
Submitted by Fiona Beal
SchoolNet has been offering to its premium members short free online courses in various web applications relevant to teachers since November last year, and every now and then one has the very pleasant opportunity of meeting some of the participants face to face. This happened to me at the Apple Leadership Tour Day last term when I met three such educators from Mickelfield Primary – namely, two teachers who have done quite a few of the courses and their principal Jeanette ...
Submitted by Megan Rademeyer of SchoolNet
From 27 – 29 September 2012 more than 200 participants from 25 countries participated in the Middle East and Africa Partners in Learning Forum held in Marrakesh, Morocco. Included in the group were seven winning teachers from the South African and Lesotho Partners in Learning Forums who presented their projects to other innovative teachers from the region.
We are proud of our two winners from SA and Lesotho
Charli Wiggill (from Eden College in D...
Submitted by Fiona Beal
The Google Teacher Academy is not really all that well known in South Africa yet, but in countries like the USA, Britain and Australia, teachers who are interested in integrating the curriculum with technology clamour to attend. Just as Microsoft has its popular products and free tools, Google provides very useful programs such as Blogger blogs, Google Forms, Google Chrome with its huge selection of extensions designed to make browsing a dream, and Google Reader as a place to r...
Submitted by the Joburg staff of Schoolnet
With Mandela Day coming up the SchoolNet Johannesburg branch felt we wanted to make our 67 minute contribution to society along with the rest of South Africa. After searching for charities that are around and near the SchoolNet offices in Braamfontein we finally decided that we would spend our 67 minutes of Mandela Day 18 July at Sunshine Association, located in the leafy suburb of Craighall, Johannesburg. This was a decision we’ll never regret making...
