Technology
Imagine for a moment the following situation: there is a school in Somewhere Land with a principal who is a good man (or woman) and who wants the best for his learners.
They must be given all the support they need in order to excel academically and...
The details of the teacher laptop initiative are out. The initiative, which was devised by the department of education's innovation in teaching directorate, was published on May 8 in the Government Gazette.
Is it worth it? And how much is it going ...
When you consider the increasingly digital lives of young people -- called "generation text" - you realise how important it is to explore the effect of cellphone texting on learner literacy.
Texting refers to the use of abbreviations and other techn...
A group of 20 teachers will gather in Johannesburg today as the winner of the Innovative Teachers Forum Awards is announced, to honour educators who use technology to improve teaching and learning.
The finalists, who are drawn from a spread of schoo...
Recently I got a peek into the world of teenage communication via social networking services and sites. Because of the hard economic times, I thought I should start using the MXit service (www.MXit.com) to check out the super-low costs of text messag...
For little more than the cost of a loaf of bread, a leading technology group believes it can provide a South African learner with the hardware, software and the know-how to learn more effectively.
The iSchoolAfrica iGnite project is premised on fact...
Does your school's IT policy state that the institution is committed to creating learners who are proficient and comfortable users of information and communication technologies? That's not a bad idea these days when cellphones and computers are bec...
An online educational resource, which claims to offer a quality online service to teachers, learners and parents, was launched recently, attesting to the growing popularity of information and communication technology (ICT) in education.
Called eboo...
 As a young history teacher I was guilty of hoarding my stuff. Now that I'm older I consider it a terrible waste. I remember being particularly proud of a "Middle East Conflict" worksheet that contained numerous pieces of historical evidence: politica...
 "SciFest charges my batteries for the rest of the year - I would be a less effective teacher if I did not attend it," says Susan Ferreira, a science teacher at
St Patrick's College in Kimberley in the Northern Cape.
She is such an "utterly convince...
 I recently became an addict. Not to alcohol or smoking but to a particular console game, Bioshock. I have looked at computer games on several occasions in the past - and even bought a few for my PC - but they always failed to engage me.
Most games w...
 Last year we looked at TeacherTube and some other teacher tools available on the web. Before we leave this topic, however, I want to introduce you to my favourite "waste of time" ... Google Earth.
Google Earth (http://earth.google.com) is a virtual...
 Sarietjie Musgrave, a teacher at Eunice High School in Bloemfontein, was one of the four South African teachers who took part at the fourth annual Worldwide Innovative Teachers' Forum held in Hong Kong last year. Her project, Spread the Sunshine, whi...
 0He can only painstakingly write his name and until recently was unable to read, but since his grade four class got computer notebooks
11-year-old Jonathan*, who is a special needs student, is able to follow a story on the screen, listening to a...
High school learners looking to improve their grades have been given a boost with the launch of an online application by supplementary education provider Star Schools.
The mystar programme has been in development for six years and Star Schools CEO A...
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