Sarietjie Musgrave to speak at SchoolNet SA conference on “Anywhere, Anytime Learning”

In addition to the great line up of three international speakers who will be presenting at the SchoolNet SA conference, we are just as excited to be showcasing extraordinary South African teachers, and their projects and experiences of using technology in the classroom. Sariejtie Musgrave of HigherEdPartnersSA in conjunction with the University of the Free State will be presenting the keynote presentation entitled “Anywhere, anytime learning from the perspective of the learner and the teacher as a li...

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Great offers available for the SchoolNet SA conference 5-7 October 2017

The SchoolNet SA conference covers a number of themes that focus on digital learning in the Foundation, GET and FET schooling phases. Delegates can expect to attend three days of professional development, hands-on workshops and inspiring keynotes – all of which are all covered in the ticket price, inclusive of teas and lunches and a special birthday celebration event. Whilst we are sure that the conference is going to be excellent value for money, we know that many schools battle to fun...

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Come and hear the Minecraft:Education Edition Guru, Stephen Reid, keynoting and presenting at the SchoolNet Conference

We are so looking forward to having Stephen Reid at the SchoolNet SA conference taking place at Brescia House School on 5 – 7 October 2017. Stephen will be doing a keynote about “Emerging Technology in Education” If you haven’t booked your spot yet, be sure to register HERE,  –http://www.schoolnet.org.za/conference2017/, by the end of August to secure the early bird rate. If you are a Minecraft: Education Edition fan you’ll definitely want to attend some of Stephen’s sessions....

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Ollie Bray from Scotland confirmed as keynote presenter for the SchoolNet SA ICT in the classroom conference 5-7 October

We are thrilled to announce that Ollie Bray from the UK, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the SchoolNet SA conference. Ollie’s career in education spans over twenty years. During this time he has been a teacher, head of department, senior government adviser and school leader. In recent years this has included a four year secondment to the Scottish Government as their National Adviser on Emerging Technologies for Learning. He is currently Headteacher at Kingussie High School located wi...

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Peter Rafferty confirmed as keynote presenter for the SchoolNet SA ICT in the Classsroom conference 5-7 October

We are thrilled to announce that Peter Rafferty from the UK, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the SchoolNet SA conference. Up until 2016 Peter Rafferty was a primary school teacher and digital leader at Green Park Primary School just outside Liverpool in the UK. As well as being a successful and enthusiastic teacher, he was at forefront of educational blogging in the UK starting the www.greenparkschool.org.uk blog in 2005. This early adoption of technologies to support teaching and learnin...

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Stephen Reid confirmed as keynote presenter for the SchoolNet SA conference 5-7 October

We are thrilled to announce that Stephen Reid, director and creative genius of Immersive Minds has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the SchoolNet SA conference. Stephen ​will be presenting the keynote address entitled “Emerging Technology in Education” at the conference opening on 5 October 2017. This session will explore how teachers can use a range of tools including Minecraft: Education Edition, Sketchfab, TinkerCAD, 3DPrinting, VR, 360 cameras, OneNote, 3D Paint and more in creative an...

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Conference highlights #8: Microsoft-related presentations from MIEExpert Mochudu Machaba

Mochudu Machaba from Ngwanamago Primary School in Limpopo is  one of the Microsoft MIEExperts from South Africa, 2015 who attended the E2 Global Teacher Exchange in Seattle along with three other South African MIEExperts. At the SchoolNet Conference she gave a presentation highlighting her use of OneNote in the classroom.  She also spoke about how the 21st century child learns. She has shared both of these with us. Below is Mochudu’s presentation where she speaks about her use of One Note in ...

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Conference highlights #6: ‘Rethinking the way we teach’ and other presentations by our Keynote Shelley Shott

Shelley Shot (@sshott_shott) from Intel was the keynote speaker on Day 3 (3rd Juky 2015). She presented the closing plenary keynote. Shelley is well known to South Africans because she was the first Intel facilitator to visit us back in 2003 and has been a frequent presenter at our conferences ever since. As Intel’s Global Education Specialist, Shelley now drives the development and strategy for basic education around the world. A former middle school teacher and current university lecturer, ...

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Conference highlights #5: Teachers Thrilled with our recent 2015 Learning Technologies Conference in Durban…report back by Janet Thomson

This is a condensed version of the Conference report submitted by Janet Thomson the Executive Director of SchoolNetSA. The full report can be read on the SchoolNet website. Over 500 teachers from across South Africa gathered at St Mary’s DSG in Kloof for the ICT in the Classroom conference held between 1 and 3 July 2015. SchoolNet South Africa has been hosting this ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) conference for educators, provincial and national educational department officials, spon...

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Conference highlights #4: Resources shared by Holly Clarke one of our keynotes

We loved having Holly Clarke at our Conference. Her keynote was very stirring and well-received (see our Conference day 2 report-back http://goo.gl/hvVhnJ).  If you want to know more about Holly this is what she writes in the About section of her blog  http://goo.gl/tF4xNH: Holly has shared her resources for the SchoolNet Conference by means of a Google site . Do take a look…  . ...

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