A look at Khanya and ICT in schools with Kobus van Wyk

I’m privileged to have known Kobus van Wyk, former director of the Khanya Special Project, for a number of years. The Khanya Project has been by far the most successful project of it’s kind in South Africa, overshadowing anything other education departments have attempted. The project, which is coming to an end in March 2012, [...]

Social Media in the classroom?

I can still remember being a part of what is now called the “backchannel” of the school classroom. Like everyone else, I passed notes to my friends and snickered rebelliously when the teacher wasn’t looking. Today, the “backchannel” consists of texting, Tweeting and uploading to Facebook pages.

Free Tech Tool Of The Week #7

Article by Arthur Preston Over the past number of months I have been exploring the use of QR codes as a teaching tool. What, you may ask, is a QR code? A QR (Quick Response) code is a symbol which can store alphanumeric data such as website URLs, email addresses, phone numbers and pretty much [...]

What is a “PLN”?

Julian Wood at TeachMeet Leads 2011 explains a Personal Learning Network and how teachers can benefit from this.

Why not hold a TeachMeet in your area?

Article by Fiona Beal I can hear you asking, “A TeachMeet? What is that?” I asked the same question before attending the Partners in Learning Institute in July 2011. Baldev Singh, one of our presenters, who is a founder of http://imagineeducation.org in the UK introduced the idea to us. He said this informal type of [...]

Three SA teachers attend Microsoft’s inaugural Partners in Learning Institute week in Redmond, Washington

Any teacher interested in integrating technology with the curriculum would jump at a chance to visit Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond to attend their Partners in Learning Institute, wouldn’t they? Well I consider myself in that category and from 24th – 31st July I had the privilege of such a visit! This PIL Institute is a [...]

ChalkStar – downloadable worksheets for primary school teachers

ChalkStar is a brand new online initiative to help primary school teachers save time and improve lesson quality. GetWings, an online education incubator, is proud to announce the launch of ChalkStar.com, an innovative new online platform for teachers teaching grades R – 12. ChalkStar is a supportive online community that develops new bundles of professional, [...]

Have you booked your spot?

Article by Arthur Preston Earlier this year over 100 teachers attended the very first EdTechConf event in Cape Town. The event was a great success and as a result the EdTechConf organisation has developed a three-way approach to future events : 1) A national EdTechConf conference to be held annually in Cape Town which seeks [...]

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