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DID YOU KNOW?: 1650 Schools Benefit from 2010 FIFA World Cup
Sibukosethu Primary School is benefiting
Like1650 schools benefiting from the 2010 World Cup Legacy Schools' Connectivity Project, teachers and learners at Sibukosethu Primary School are starting to feel it that "Phillip is here" when in fact the world cup is long gone in 2010. The 20 laptops in a trolley, a digital projector, a printer and the internet connectivity received by the schools came with the project funded by the 2010 World Cup.
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| Teachers at Sibukosethu Primary School training session |
Teachers at Sibukosethu are being trained to enjoy the full benefits of the project such as:
- accessing information aligned to curriculum and enrichment
- sharing of resources, expertise and advices using online tools
- access to update school data anytime is now possible
- conduct research with learners
- visiting internet sites such as Thutong Educational portal, Digital Classroom, Edu-clouds and many more for educational content.
The project is possible and supported by the White Paper on e-education which presents a new framework for collaboration of Government and the Private Sector in the provision of ICTs in education. Vodacom Foundation, Cisco, Microsoft, Schoolnet, MindsetLearn, Intel, Telkom and two government departments; Department of Basic Education and the Department of Communications together with the hosting nine provincial departments will monitor and support the project including training teachers on ICTs in education.
Friday, July 4, 2014
A fresh lesson with fresh mind comes from PowerPoint...
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| Witbank High School Teachers during the training session on the 27 June 2014 |
A fresh lesson with fresh mind comes from PowerPoint...
Before starting Ms PowerPoint presentation training session with teachers, I first ask them to take out their lesson plans. Before giving me a response, I am not surprise that their lessons are hidden in their files. I know these because it happened to me ten years ago while I was in the classroom teaching, my lesson plans were gathering dust in my files.
DO NOT READ PowerPoint SLIDES WORD FOR WORD! |
As they continue to add slide after slide, inserting multi media features such images, sounds, videos and much more on their slides. momentum is gained in working with PowerPoint document. Wow! Is heard when they start designing their presentation, inserting animation, transition with different sounds from the default sounds of their laptops.
Witbank High School is one of the Proof of Concept Schools (POC) in the province which benefited from 2010World Cup Legacy School Connectivity. The school received 20 laptops trolley, a data projector and a printer. With the training teachers promised to work effectively and efficiency with learners. They will create an interacting classroom with PowerPoint presentations instead of writing on the board all the time.
Written by Nomusa Keninda: Senior Education Specialist Computers in Education
Monday, June 23, 2014
Sifundise Primary School will soon top up
Sifundise will soon top up...
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| Satellite launch of the 2010 WorldCup Legacy School Connectivity Project On the 26 March 2014. |
Click click click! It's no more a dream to learners and teachers at Sifundise Primary School. It's happening everyday. Everybody in this school is excited to receive 20 laptops in a trolley loaded with educational material for all their grades.
Like a school name 'Sifundise' meaning teach us, learners are always ready to be taught and they are also ready to teach others as they share the laptops.
The 2010 World Cup Legacy School e- Connectivity Project was launched on the 26 March 2014 in Free State Province at Senakangwedi Secondary School. Sifundise was part of the eight chosen schools representing Mpumalanga during the launch as satellites. About 163 schools in Mpumalanga in the Nkangala District benefited from the project roll out. Thanks to the Department of Education in partnership with Telkom and the Department of Communication.
All 163 schools in the district will receive training on how to use the laptops with internet. Sifundise Primary School teachers have since been trained by Schoolnet as part of their involvement.
Written by Nomusa Keninda
All 163 schools in the district will receive training on how to use the laptops with internet. Sifundise Primary School teachers have since been trained by Schoolnet as part of their involvement.
Written by Nomusa Keninda
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Wow! Finally, we are part of the digital nation.
Teachers from Maloma Primary School at eMalahleni 1 circuit were so excited to receive their certificates of attendance after a three weeks training on Basic Computer Literacy Workshop offered by the Mpumalanga Department of Education Computers in Education Unit (CIE).
"I still remember how I found the school's computer lab: A dark room, dust all over the computers, number of CPUs disconnected from Monitors and lots of cables scattered around the floor with no hope at all that teachers will ever pick up the skill"
The passion of computers showed by the Principal, Mr. Meshack Mahlangu drove me to take Maloma Primary School teachers into digital space with me. Together with Mr. Mahlangu, we conducted the basic computer literacy course which included, Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Some of the teachers touched a computer for the first time in their lives.
The arrival of the 20 laptops in a trolley, a data projector and a printer from the school e-connectivity project, 2010 World Cup Legacy Project was an extra-ordinary blessing to the school. Mahlangu couldn't stop the training. He introduced his staff to the internet in particular, to Google tools in education. They all have G-mail accounts and able to share and receive information electronically.
written by Nomusa Keninda
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