Teachers in South Africa

conversion MathsLit

Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the Physics Education Technology project at the University of Colorado.

Hi Maggie, This seems like a really great set of simulations. Would be great if someone could link the content to the RNCS...

Digital Literacy version 2 teaches generic ICT skills and concepts, and features screen shots and simulations from Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system to illustrate and provide hands-on examples for students. The original version of Digital Literacy uses screen shots and simulations from Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Microsoft Office 2003.

The Africa STIC facilitates R&D, best practice sharing and innovation in education, supported by innovative technologies, processes and pedagogies for teaching and learning in schools across sub-Saharan Africa, towards skills development and employability.

skoool.co.za is a vast educational resource for learners and teachers to use inventively and creatively in the classroom or in the comfort of their own homes to add extra value to their learning and teaching of Maths, Natural Sciences, Physical Sciences and Life Sciences.

Multimedia resources and professional development for the classroom

This group is a discussion and resources space related to digital games and learning in South Africa (SA). We encourage dialogue and sharing between researchers, practitioners, game designers and developers, educators and youth as we try to understand and unlock the potential of digital game-based learning in SA

For primary school learners

Evolution....relevant for SA teachers as well

The following UK self study units are adapted from the Guide for professional development for primary school teachers: Using ICT to support mathematics in primary schools.

Education: Recipe for failure

Intellectual property (IP) is the outcome of thought or intellectual effort. Intellectual property rights are a series of legal rights that give protection for different types of invention, design, brand name or original creation. The legal rights, which include patents, trade marks and copyright, give the creator the right to prevent the unauthorised use of their materials or creation for the specified period of protection. These rights exist to reward creativity and encourage inventors to share their innovations. Unauthorised use can be a criminal offence, equivalent to theft.

To clear the way for the rest of the discussion, I am aware of the dangers and risks of MXit: addicts - teens and working people - who spend hours a day tap-tapping their phones, paedophiles in chat rooms, the sheer distraction of incoming messages when trying to perform other tasks and so forth. These are real and serious issues that need to be addressed. MXit (the company), child-support organisations, parents and educators have worked hard to minimise the risks, and I think with considerable success.

Dr Math is a maths tutoring service to school learners that uses MXit, the South African mobile instant messenger application. Laurie Butgereit of the CSIR Meraka Institute, Pretoria, presented an update to the project at ICeL titled IM Dr Math: Using Instant Messaging in a Mathematics Tutoring Project.

Social bookmarking how to + Pam's video

From 2009 every Grade 9 pupil will be writing a national certificate whether they are leaving school or not. This was one of five major policy changes announced by Minister of Education Naledi Pandor on Monday. Other changes include proposals to: Lower teacher pupil ratios; Rearrange districts into smaller more manageable areas; Get Internet into every school in the country by 2013; and, Expand Further Education and Training Colleges