Loreto PS with Lesson with new SOUND SYSTEM @ EIAWB !!

Loreto PS bought 6 sets of speakers to be used with their EIAWB.

Each classroom got a speaker system to enhance lessons.

See the video clip to experience an Alive Lesson Activity.

Albie

D Ackermann @ Somerset Mall @ CAMI Semi-Finals !

Danie Ackermann PS took part in the CAMI speed challenge and is now part of the semi-finals. Educators and learners were very seriously involved in the speed action taking place in the CAMI Maths software. Various other schools took also part in the competition organised by INZUZO (The Change Made Today is The Growth of Tomorrow). The organisation is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the upliftment of literacy and numeracy skills in the Western Cape.

CAMI INZUZO proudly presents the third annual CAMI Speed Challenge in the Somerset Mall for schools. All the best and we hope D Ackermann can make it to the finals and win !!!

Albie

Telkom Science Educator of the year 2009

Mrs Pike, deputy principal at Esangweni High School, has won the Telkom Science Educator of the year award for 2009 after being nominated by a learner. On the 22 August 2009 she received her certificate and trophy In addition to this she also received prizes for herself, the school and learners.

Our congratulations to Mrs Brenda Pike! I'm sure that Esangweni Sec will reach the heights of science and maths teaching and learning. May your dedication and leadership be an example to us all.

50 000 x 5cent = Tower of Hope

According to Mr Gerard de Waal, an educator @ Rusthof PS, the learners bring every 5cent coin they can find to build this Tower of Hope. Presently it is being constructed in the library adjacent to the Khanya LAB - an EIAWB would just be the final touch to complete the ICT Facility at the school to view the Tower on an EIAWB !! This is the 4th year they are accomplishing this mammoth task and WIN with it - "FOR THE SCHOOL".....

The present tower as on the photo (not finished yet, the ceiling is awaiting its arrival) is made up of 50 000 x 5cent coins and the bags are still pouring in with 5c coins !! What is sometimes so little and worth almost nothing to so many for us, to the learners of Rusthof PS every 5c counts to build a dream - a dream to help someone ELSE !!

The dream .....? The money is going to an organisation in the Helderberg - PATCH (Prevention And Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse). What could they have done to improve facilities at their own school with the money they so eargerly collected ? NO, to them it is also important to plough back - is to give back to the community, their friends and to a "bigger picture" - caring for people out there whose need is just and even bigger as their own needs !! I would like to see that this Tower of Hope will bring an EIAWB of Hope into that room so that they can view the Tower in motion !!

Albie

Do learners learn from their teachers?

Do learners imitate their educator or is the learner related to educator ?

I await your interesting comments!

Can Sinako do it in maths?

Sinako High school's learner's are now more eager to come to the lab to learn since they were registered on the Master Maths system recently. Ms Zide's class visited during the first period and Mr D Ahgoo's classes visited for next few periods. Other learners came during the lunch break just to complete that which they could not finish during their allocated period. Many learners are now more comfortable working on their own. The lab closes any time between 16.00 and 17.00 for educators and learners who need to work a little later. As the Interactive whiteboards and the internet connectivity are installed one wonders what positive effects can come from the use of ICT in their school. As the Khanya team supports a good partnership with school, only good things can come from this.

It is in this spirit the Khanya team believes that Sinako can!

Storms or no storms

Intlanganiso Secondary

Despite the storms and unrest due service delivery did not keep these learners from school or the computer room. Mr Yali from Intlanganiso High school in site C Khayelitsha took his grade 10 learners for geometry and they enjoyed it. The next grade 9 class also followed, but were not so lucky to spend all their time on computer since marking the homework came first.

Hopolang primary









At Hopolang (Siki's school) some learners were happily clicking in CAMI while Mr Mojakisane registered other learners. Some made errors while others were getting everything right. At the end it did not matter since everybody learnt something. Even the educators who came later the afternoon, learnt about Excel. ICT integration is hopping along steadily at this school.

Obz and the Tazzmanian Devil

Moving through Khayelitsha on 18 August 2009, proved to be a bit more difficult. First the Tazzmanian had to negotiate these obstacles on his way through site C.
Later the Tazzmanian had to sail through some dodgy roads/rivers/streams on its way to Harare. Unfortunately I do not have photos and the videos are quite large.

ICT in Action and not In-action

Harry Gwala's maths department is on the move due to the efforts of Mr Lolwana, Maths HOD. Learners have been using the lab during school time as well as during afternoon classes. Many are excited to be there. Despite the problems of a burglary and a server that just goes down any time, they still visit the lab for Master Maths. Their Science department will soon be hot on their heels in the frequent use of ICT.

At Bulumko, Mr Pitso, the science guy plays around with some videos on the Mindset TV in his science lab. He was revising an investigation into the relationship between Force and acceleration. The maths lab is busy with learners using the internet for research. Some grade 12 learners were busy filling in application forms to study at UWC next year. There is no fighting, no unruly behaviour, just an excited buzz about the electronic media available at school. Many don't have this at home.

At Chris Hani, a Zimbabwean drama teacher who actually should be teaching in the the business stream is teachning learners to do research for an upcoming project. He is dynamic, eager and willing to incorporate ICT in his lessons. During a previous period they were using their internet and videos to study different Art forms. From time to time the Maths Lit teacher visits the lab with his learners just to brush on some important concepts of Ratio and Proportion.

H20 - Tar Roads as rivers VW vs Water

Travelling to school sometimes needs some extra equipment to reach a school - a raft or a canoe or VW with a Hovercraft suit on!

Albie

Let your fingers do the walking

Mark and Nontobeko did Interactive Whiteboard training with 26 educators today at Zola BCM. At first educators were a bit apprehensive, but with some encouragement they stepped up and touched the board. They tried to treat it gently until they found out that they had to press harder when using their fingers. Unfortunately this board did not have pens so they had to use their nails.

We started off with showing the different components involved in using an interactive whiteboard. Then we oriented the board in more than one way. We made the floating tool bars appear and disappear. The smartbook software was opened and we played around there a little bit. We also used the ,"Did you know" video from the Teacher's Without Borders training to motivate educators to use ICT in their teaching. Time flew by very quickly. The latecomers were also accommodated by quickly revising what was done. Educators are looking forward to next session, but more importantly they are excited by getting their own boards to use.