Tablet Buying Guide for Holiday Season with Latest Configured Devices: Introduced by Intel

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Intel published a holiday guide with all the latest configured tablet devices, with windows 8.1 platform. This guide contains some of the advanced tablets of Dell, HP, Lenovo and etc.<br /><br />Buyers are going crazy about <a href="http://pc-gadgetworld.blogspot.com/search/label/windows%208.1" target="_blank">Windows 8.1</a> tablet devices, which are full of advanced features. Intel, decided to list these devices, to be bought easily by the customers. The book containing this list is called “Buying Guide”, focuses on some of the latest Windows 8.1 tablets.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCAkUe8Xyx3B4G7CKfqgXJJBcSVvym-MyO36tdrwIVWDK0jKzMMJByRSpPzFMQmTV6gsnSjlLE652G1yx4U_okL4xRbaeh3xNXQujMigb5ConKlkLspFK1GLoej8py4r7kS2CF1HXjFA/s1600/Intel+Tablet+buying+guide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tablet Buying Guide for Holiday Season with Latest Configured Devices: Introduced by Intel" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCAkUe8Xyx3B4G7CKfqgXJJBcSVvym-MyO36tdrwIVWDK0jKzMMJByRSpPzFMQmTV6gsnSjlLE652G1yx4U_okL4xRbaeh3xNXQujMigb5ConKlkLspFK1GLoej8py4r7kS2CF1HXjFA/s1600/Intel+Tablet+buying+guide.jpg" title="Tablet Buying Guide for Holiday Season with Latest Configured Devices: Introduced by Intel" width="314" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cNet</td></tr></tbody></table>The common thing in all of the listed tablet is, they use Intel Atom Z3000 quad-core “Bay Trail” processors. These processors are basically used to deliver up to twice the CPU performance and twice the GPU performance of previous Atom chips, and more battery life includes 3 weeks of standby.<br /><br />The guide contains approx. 13 items, some of major tablets among them are:<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>8-inch Dell venue, which is a complete windows 8.1 device and a price tag of $299 only. This system contains quad-core processor, 8-inch display, 1280 X 800 IPS screen, 2 GB of RAM and many more. The more the configuration user wants, more the price will be increased.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>HP-Omni, recently entered in the Microsoft Store. Specification includes 1920 X 1080 resolution and 10.1-inch full HD display, same processor but model no may be changed, 32 GB of storage, 2 GB of RAM, and many more. It have more weight than above Dell Venue. The price of this system would be approx. $399.</li></ul><br />It have some 2 in 1 devices which includes ASUS transformer Book T100 at only $399, Lenovo Yoga 2 pro at $999, and etc.</div>

Dell HP Intel Tablet windows 8.1 Tablet Buying Guide for Holiday Season with Latest Configured Devices: Introduced by Intel

Intel published a holiday guide with all the latest configured tablet devices, with windows 8.1 platform. This guide contains some of the advanced tablets of Dell, HP, Lenovo and etc.Buyers are going crazy about Windows 8.1 tablet devices, which are …

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ROG TYTAN G50AB Available with 4th Generation Intel Core Processors: ASUS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">ASUS had been launched its newly and latest desktop G50AB with 4th generation Intel Core i7 processor. The latest desktop obviously have windows 8 OS, which means “Work easy. Play hard”.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JaTRoplgtpWADyjS1MG6axL8s8be2ie0b7iMBLSnYnVEAc6LQ8XfjTqj-TUAOhB4lr8TXqmIt4keKIxHBdhomA5RcGN_3jPMLWv6zr24H_T80h0FDXWU6XrV1NlRbITO4jT_k3-v38g/s1600/asus+g50ab.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ROG TYTAN G50AB Available with 4th Generation Intel Core Processors: ASUS" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JaTRoplgtpWADyjS1MG6axL8s8be2ie0b7iMBLSnYnVEAc6LQ8XfjTqj-TUAOhB4lr8TXqmIt4keKIxHBdhomA5RcGN_3jPMLWv6zr24H_T80h0FDXWU6XrV1NlRbITO4jT_k3-v38g/s1600/asus+g50ab.png" title="ROG TYTAN G50AB Available with 4th Generation Intel Core Processors: ASUS" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">asus</td></tr></tbody></table>Well-Known innovative company ASUS embodies the strength, creative spirit and purity symbolized by this royal and active creature, soaring to new heights of quality and innovation with each product it introduces to the market. ASUS is launching its newly developed desktops, as well as laptops, continuously.<br /><br />ASUS G50AB born with supremacy, included Intel Z87 chipset family, provides all the latest features, a system should have. This desktop is consist of 5-way venting and liquid cooled CPU ensure ultimate stability in the heat of battle, and stable overclocking performance through inflexible tests.<br /><br />1 Tb of Hard Disk is assembled with the desktop and 8 GB of Ram type DDR3, which offers more processing speed. “The system is built for the gaming purpose”, the line can be comes out, when our eyes goes on its GTX 2 GB GDDR5 graphics card.<br /><br />Multi-screen display with NVIDIA GeForce and incredible ASUS sonic master is another feature among all the listed. Writing or reading CD/DVD is very easy using Blu-ray writer available with this system. Accessories, available with the system are keyboard, mouse, power cord and warranty card.<br /><br />The desktop will soon be available in the market and costs is not available. The detailed specifications are available on <a href="http://www.asus.com/Desktops/ROG_TYTAN_G50AB/#overview" target="_blank">ASUS</a>.<br /><br /><div><br /></div></div>

Asus Desktop Intel ROG TYTAN G50AB Available with 4th Generation Intel Core Processors: ASUS

ASUS had been launched its newly and latest desktop G50AB with 4th generation Intel Core i7 processor. The latest desktop obviously have windows 8 OS, which means “Work easy. Play hard”.asusWell-Known innovative company ASUS embodies the strength, cr…

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Thembelihle Primary School embraces Intel’s ‘Getting Started’ Training

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmI8wYltjDvjzRi-_hVKA4lIoQOVOGsUh9Y0XHho6OscI_XX3c_Y8hrDzu8Lsg5E0XcnWEpdzAKn9FCOydzDDe1x1E4IdXjaBb1zES1qmxFWjhWseLykpCCT5T4YEL6QF4i23tr3pP5JE/s1600-h/image%25255B4%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIY7Zj222JZ2dZEL-5kkAF6nHcr7BWBXjt0zT5-E838JMiWL-VsJW7-ybCOA0XHyFTDCKwetP9MRfRGAG73ky9S50tSgnyHNWUUXaawp-YynkWNnaUoMnnxwogOnCHXereMMv_ibImNzM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="178" /></a></div><br /><em>Submitted by Hlengiwe Mfeka</em> <br /><b><u></u></b> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiarbvwes76D3zCTOxbLF4Fw_s1omHzKt-i0GMRq29GViBX6QUbEWL-esT8YSv3MAB9kdx7zgt6oS2fkFaVp_lyeXr58mdh3uRk5lDPqWNaLFPSHz9d61C82LtBVqa6RqHXrrLknc8KBI/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B3%25255D.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="clip_image002" border="0" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mq4vj4IRioFAsIYu29GyQP8I3c1K52f50JnTM3Yc7TdFggLzMzudY60papR8MZ-Uz2Jn-8AF3cy8kSTYzuIGASwyVAUZO3lyoI4Wr9GYjjx2-fLU1KF23je5YKM_PsMFOTYpRe3xPfQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image002" width="244" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thembelihle Primary School is situated in KZN Midlands, Central Howick. The School Management Team bought laptops for the staff including digital data projector per classroom. The laptops are loaded with the latest software i.e. windows 8 and Microsoft Office 2013. The training consists of nine educators from the Primary school and two educators from the Pre-Primary school. The first session started on a high note and with lots of enthusiasm as teachers were looking forward to use their laptops for the first time. The training consisted teachers with different levels of ICT skills from no skill to some extent of advanced users. It is always a challenge to accommodate both a no skill and advanced participants but manageable. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLDl5IaDYt1LylWRkf44XofTes7iop_knRnurMncSDfZ7-WHZtaBetX4WUNXumGSkGwxC45nVauFXMfBRGUQoFOrCWTudfx-DOsiKvdO5M-MY3pp7hKyNBPqtRitv7Z276cTsnMTwRAE/s1600-h/clip_image003%25255B3%25255D.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="clip_image003" border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwdIUfSbxmovwG9yTmGsR8w_ALOJAmRr1HVHtX4n2dDE7YS-sHHm0wWKDwWQiEzJ8aOmW3EyC5WhVZL7if_BBzqBoS6htzeez7H0RHB_j6WklN963M27x27h6qyuOV579IoWbXOI362k/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image003" width="244" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first module on 21 Century skills was equally enjoyed by all teachers (no skills and advanced users). It served as a motivation for the teachers to look forward to the next session. In that session teachers reflected on their classroom practices and identified gaps as they were studying or learning about 21^st century skills. The training is being conducted in the afternoons for two and a half hours which is a big sacrifice on teachers’ part as they leave the school when it is almost dark with no complains - Their commitment is highly commendable. The teachers have completed ten modules out of fourteen (14) to date.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every session starts with a sharing on a success story told by teachers how they had implemented or tried out what had been learnt in the training. A remarkable development and a level of confidence is displayed on individual teachers as they progress with the training. One success story or lesson shared by one of the teachers Nicky Msebele is on how she used internet search (Module 6) with her little ones for the first time which concluded with a creation of posters and creative writing of poems which they posted on the wall. She says she had never seen them so active and paying attention until the end of the lesson – That lesson motivated her to try more ways of integrating ICT in her class - <a href="http://youtu.be/I3mqQkTZuvw">http://youtu.be/I3mqQkTZuvw</a> (Nicky explaining her lesson in a video)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpOgp9FnkBp6Ll66YCTk2HZ035C5TtE4jyszqc1pE71oPmKzuC77KHhPBIeOnRCd_snBKBnVbqKIQ3jgu4y_mtmHEbK-nFj_i0N02nk2VvfpONOW2X4eGX9B6RYx8ytZVRcE6sNPut3Y/s1600-h/clip_image007%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="clip_image007" border="0" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoD-EEOK44LrQBM38pjg_j-9MMCob8yO3bCARX7-mwdB_c21X5Y1kPgychZ1cbq1XrKcgSWxUkKoGmM-HQ-X2T3WRt0n2bZ9P6yvwXQjDvRlWsj6_2KqU2U3ycGNmklrh00nP7LRsWHQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image007" width="244" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmX_oABz5-tg-dm4PgyPJvmZ9lScXNUAmqZVv1EeniRpshd9oYz7ZvY54xyOICkp-acm8MdRDoLQrxgNkeIKhcBB0Ws7tALDmkBMBwi9IirwM8mC6luhwVDM00Lp-Bc3bUCLHnJRavJBg/s1600-h/clip_image008%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="clip_image008" border="0" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuOsBrVRBD-9QY7ohEyFWZ0SNqR6JvJvxgT83sDxvHzrM2HELjTzrv_5W6y5sJ0OlFa-TXStCT31hI0WzSVkK24_gvHmW_O5O-u4bkaFE9LTHCwn15YBeP2oIe2p0EM46eljwGCGC2fA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image008" width="244" /></a> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In one of the sessions conducted in August teachers were pleased to finalize their class websites while the principal of the school Ms Carol Bonwell created her school teachers’ website and she is determined to upload it and start sharing documents with her teachers there. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the last week of schools’ closing for their ten days holidays teachers get busy with marking and schedule compilation and it is a stressful time. When the trainer arrived at the school they were all stressed having to combine all of the term’s marks per learner. However the training held at the school this week brighten their faces and brought smiles to their faces when they were introduced to Excel app which they had never used before. On the last day of the training they were assisted to create an electronic mark book where they managed to move data from their traditional mark book to an electronic one. They couldn’t believe the amount of time they spent to calculate totals for all learners – one of them said they’ve managed to do full day’s work within few minutes. This was the best session experienced because it met their immediate need at the right time – just in time learning. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCIHRA9EIhk3Iu9foNOVw4qKtqsWj9S9qxOwJ8G7bfuyh8zEBR2NF6dYBiSMMlr2ocSzQkWg6MLb68pUTejqCEpJ0Q42qlw3rv3B0TMlvQmKkcNOcxKTH8hBS6jd9Zb4lOEis57u42hI/s1600-h/clip_image009%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="clip_image009" border="0" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsvORZESGRqSughE_J-z28RFEkXybXRwKDsQMTCOaxOkLWlvvklesQej7hbumxa-7E1t23aYotSrgkAaKQ1uufq7ZIo2yHxds9NsW6C6FTDygGVLgOgxMeSX6ARc0EDsN4O3E4u80vcY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image009" width="244" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9F_aAP3kI7Wv_6eFvSz7XkQalu1VcAcKSb7GfZ5wrrZLP1gblHzIBsj1epHh2AObK7ngTO5H1geSbz3KW-umX5_DWB-CmArBnSKdKLehafG8U2DiBNkTt9CQrZHxnq86gnCfRaVfpa0/s1600-h/clip_image010%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="clip_image010" border="0" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8C2bIgrigAEZw3ZHMQEG0DeC03MI_orpllpkhDpP-LjqHfA5Q4bebztTY9iTi_qbHL-ZSYkADoAOYaJb8mGpo-MRg1uTjhvXbMz5YI4AvXxCQRtUrzOx4PZbujiwUTTFvUQUh1jdm4g/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image010" width="244" /></a></span> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

Intel Thembelihle Primary School embraces Intel’s ‘Getting Started’ Training

Submitted by Hlengiwe Mfeka Thembelihle Primary School is situated in KZN Midlands, Central Howick. The School Management Team bought laptops for the staff including digital data projector per classroom. The laptops are loaded with the latest soft…

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Intel Supports our Free State Principals with ICT training

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvwP_FEzTEHYpFDxEVbVCeythoSKSa2O39_jXQ2nW3DFHyChSxJMaCSPGzRSmMbh7irqF_tffOwD7g1EBH_0_ucGnCuSacw7QK3NYBAxEsLr7AwGkD4XMCsvfdpxzyQIEMzmcviXNi-4/s1600-h/image%25255B7%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="image" border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29WQuSwYg_7tdWuFOZAeu2eTsrCrxYkrDTIeXTt3ymRsZJupi_TDZhBApQ4emAyWYAno2jRtppXPikAmBLRkcWSWtC-tPqOgKiVxVSHlkgrGN81pu4G_lxhy-9h4N7HJP9leBc8ysXsA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="178" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Submitted by Omashani Naidoo from SchoolNet</i></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlLNmqLhn7S6zINQ6plzargdiLg3FqwPGZIbm-vmLyaVBhNnwkcvO_GXlI1jLGfqVfGtyi2VRC5UZnAooKfS7IbMxxWnVVpq018GkKnNyhGxELXDSXgA9nWJFDggl59l9TQXoH3XKeP0/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVS2gHyB11Xk9tJRS5jRzsMMq87AtCgUAB8J4xMtDkMLAajQo2k9PpUkFq_IV2sQ-c9OzWHGhWlLjhst5mVkuf0tKDIBXt4F3OFQqD7Nj78zxH1ymN0s-w_7itf9SE0zL9m6OnqbmQmSI/?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="clip_image002" border="0" height="164" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVS2gHyB11Xk9tJRS5jRzsMMq87AtCgUAB8J4xMtDkMLAajQo2k9PpUkFq_IV2sQ-c9OzWHGhWlLjhst5mVkuf0tKDIBXt4F3OFQqD7Nj78zxH1ymN0s-w_7itf9SE0zL9m6OnqbmQmSI/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image002" width="244" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Intel® SA recently sponsored training for Free State principals which included over 50 schools with a whopping total of 170 delegates from the South African Principals' Association. The South African Principal’s Association (SAPA) is an organisation that brings principals into a professional learning community where current issues facing teachers are discussed. It also provides principals with invaluable support material, collegial interaction and workshop opportunities. This Intel sponsored one day workshop was seen as an opportunity to ensure that principals were aware of the various technologies and support materials that Intel and other partners that work in the ICT sector have on offer to educators in South Africa. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSG_oaFIbJZdknl94i1OkaOoaNoCKFBIkKKt77VgXfiYl3jncGw4aAWhl_VmKA6oyPmTEtnaDxGl_JIjKojdGOFql_5qeAz5bxf3rc-0O4-iUZklkqklBx3sSPT6xPWql1UgBSrdtctc/s1600-h/clip_image004%25255B3%25255D.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="clip_image004" border="0" height="171" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindElbSddG7WPqmY4KVfPweQPRwKivb5U7bPtWpHI9rfDV5V6gYfzdrMi3VwSof9lSH10cw2UA1Dbl60iDl_IxLtos6pssJq29aLuiPl3cCyJt4Sqz2UZ1_U0l6nzJw8kZBUuw7dIpSZo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image004" width="140" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Intel’s Lenhle Khosa did a superb job as the programme director and also provided an overview of the global context and how our South African context needs to be more encompassing of Global trends. Next on the line-up was Andre Christian who highlighted why our South African classrooms need to be more engaging and exciting for learners and how this can easily be achieved through Intel’s bouquet of professional development courses. Susanna Ackermann wowed the crowd with her new gadgets and the Intel Tablets (beauties) caused quite a stir. </span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9jQnsy2fjK8fuUDryKQdANzqGmYQYaQ8mHXB66jGfGWPsdQxQ77qAJOvxhRuBAm9zj8orTepjLsaYxzfjeIX3jaqj6Og33HcFTpXXha3rAom_hTiJfQLuWC6_CnyRC3K3UYxOYK5jsM/s1600-h/clip_image006%25255B3%25255D.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="clip_image006" border="0" height="163" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSB202r_wUt7uecDV_GwvEWsJ68Dkr1NvsaZKxIhfRSXtnoXGkmyx_pxg161L6sirUrNhO0KDWtzHxUUjlnA8rlUCzwxY3PaWXx21FbUpOsUKLflnt74bfrtWWt3g5x-lL4pzMJREMcxQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image006" width="244" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The crucial element of the day was Intel’s 21st Leadership training. Unfortunately not all delegates brought their laptops however the SchoolNet training team Ms Hlengiwe Mfeka, Mr Senzo Ngcobo and Mr Randall Pienaar worked their magic and got all delegates to setup the hall in 21st century groupings (not in the typical straight rows ) and this provided opportunities for sharing devices, talking about issues and submitting feedback to the trainers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGIZdjn_3bW-x4iimjGaZJp4fGvcKoH5DND2XU6lKzVFA_9kWjT9NaeNVNqEOLtDY7G8F6kyiO5P3FHOcT0A6qWnPDtzo0n4ghKdmNlY3ZzojKMydNLWfHRxJBw6xU_avdev63AVH-zY/?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="clip_image008" border="0" height="165" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGIZdjn_3bW-x4iimjGaZJp4fGvcKoH5DND2XU6lKzVFA_9kWjT9NaeNVNqEOLtDY7G8F6kyiO5P3FHOcT0A6qWnPDtzo0n4ghKdmNlY3ZzojKMydNLWfHRxJBw6xU_avdev63AVH-zY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image008" width="244" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Educational Leadership in the 21^st Century course, although not yet localised, proved very useful to delegates and was exactly what was needed to encourage the use of ICTs in the classroom and become aware of strategies and teaching methods where ICTs can motivate and support teaching and learning activities in the most engaging ways. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9DjH1F_NSybEmuFPMr6yVZHkwrlcYag-fguTqKEE8vg3LUzdiXOxuPvGwYuuM2QFlwONDMj-Wr4C9fUJyyDgwAV-A6fS7Yy27Gcuk084s2FQ9iYYCmgAIQGf5Kg3QW9TjTjN1tC7PRw/?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="clip_image010" border="0" height="134" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9DjH1F_NSybEmuFPMr6yVZHkwrlcYag-fguTqKEE8vg3LUzdiXOxuPvGwYuuM2QFlwONDMj-Wr4C9fUJyyDgwAV-A6fS7Yy27Gcuk084s2FQ9iYYCmgAIQGf5Kg3QW9TjTjN1tC7PRw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image010" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite the short time frame, principals were taken through the navigation of the course as well as completing activities in Module 1. Module 2 & 3 were given as self-study activities and principals were encouraged to use the provided resources to improve their skill level and ensure that their action plans were practical and implementable. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once again we say a big thank you to Intel for their interest in improving the skills of our South African educators. </span><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 400px;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIvaCRiD0CeDuubx2Pnz33jcI4s4QGVoiAG_5GU3Q-ow_7lQZcJVw5Fju1OSnIkv-SAwEkSu0YNedOAiycJ06rjcIlzgCwKmcTjCmJJxQmwwnUXpuyjIKuDuxlOjom5TprZ_bS7SdhGs/s1600-h/clip_image008%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoWLRpZEwlBuPzfdTKrNHRc5yT1KPBCWsQenoA63Z31iIkEmooPkHag9-z0i3b5vheI5Z2nB0IlOUJRj6Pre1O282LwoQw98tECqQOhVitkuu0mQZEs0FowALW2n5nOr59EfaUE-fPjU/s1600-h/clip_image010%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div>

Intel Intel Supports our Free State Principals with ICT training

Submitted by Omashani Naidoo from SchoolNetIntel® SA recently sponsored training for Free State principals which included over 50 schools with a whopping total of 170 delegates from the South African Principals' Association. The South African Princip…

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SchoolNet attends the Intel® Oxford Curriculum Roundtable in the UK - July 2013

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><em>Submitted by Omashani Naidoo</em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Intel Roundtable curriculum discussion  was held at Wolfson's College, Oxford, United  Kingdom. South Africa participated with 25 other countries from Asia, Europe, North America and Africa. This event was well represented by over 70 delegates from various Education sectors with Omashani Naidoo representing SchoolNetSA. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibx00y2bHfo_90P-MbcxjF6TEDwOA89LkxWkgOHV8fefE57_zKFsaSCwCebb9ghXY-ZsN5BjjkL_v4uQv7V9TMc-bnCkcF0wXw-dmFByezK7-LI00RzBpxFuw8O0-G-J9CjBoRyjReeQE/s1600/oxford.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibx00y2bHfo_90P-MbcxjF6TEDwOA89LkxWkgOHV8fefE57_zKFsaSCwCebb9ghXY-ZsN5BjjkL_v4uQv7V9TMc-bnCkcF0wXw-dmFByezK7-LI00RzBpxFuw8O0-G-J9CjBoRyjReeQE/s1600/oxford.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Omashani says, "The Roundtable workshop was indeed an eye-opener. There are many parallels and actually being a third world country is irrelevant when it comes down to being innovative. South Africa is engaging in many implementation strategies that our counterparts in Europe and Asia are currently working on. Yes we have a lot of social challenges but we are not laggards when it comes to trending in education."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Download or read the rest of this report <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7qOnpaO5hRldmhidk9FSTdGajQ/edit?usp=sharing">here</a>.</span></div>

Intel SchoolNet attends the Intel® Oxford Curriculum Roundtable in the UK - July 2013

Submitted by Omashani NaidooThe Intel Roundtable curriculum discussion  was held at Wolfson's College, Oxford, United  Kingdom. South Africa participated with 25 other countries from Asia, Europe, North America and Africa. This event was well represe…

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Thembelihle Primary School undergoes Intel’s Getting Started Training

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCNgVd2wZR_il5PobCoVEvBVvHPUjo0vxNqMd1tjPBCQhQKKcnmnti3u1oWiSIrbrgeq3AO2L9visp-guEMy381yUxSFP_27_8HM_WsIZEX0x5D6hllS3Pr7KmwE1Brdzl50WPuNi8XI/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B3%25255D.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="clip_image001" border="0" height="244" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNR8ulHirHYMQ9GU_UKH62p-ignHbG2hypKQROH_I7p2lb5T7qCGRamdLZzNKQxZIuvKcu5mKhcmJB9qrBoBhQXeT-ecRdVt_nY6iqJ3yP0YzB1S2Xxigo2MQ55bknh9sLl1a1M1y3vk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001" width="239" /></a><em>Submitted by Hlengiwe Mfeka of SchoolNet</em><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thembelihle Primary School is situated in Howick.  Their Management Team decided to buy laptops for the staff including a digital data projector per classroom. The laptops are loaded with the latest software i.e. Windows 8 and Microsoft Office 2013. The training consists of nine educators from the Primary school and two educators from the Pre-Primary school. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first session started on a high note and with lots of enthusiasm as teachers were looking forward to using their laptops for the first time. The training consisted of teachers with different levels of ICT skills from no skill to some extent of advanced users. It is always a challenge to accommodate both a no skill as well as advanced participants, but it is manageable. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first module on 21 Century skills was equally enjoyed by all teachers (those with no skills and the advanced users). It served as a motivation for the teachers to look forward to the next session. In that session teachers reflected on their classroom practices and identified gaps as</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuGIeE_hyXXKPQwMvgO-Qecgz5VBWisU0LkNRgvxjZqyErWyb036jvObHk798RP7D4jL_AZGdp5RQOoLH8OxN3zoWHEfwBG78O62-nLsmypAWvXbS0PeHqtnfdPlPvx6HNLpDFO9Qdag/s1600-h/clip_image003%25255B3%25255D.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="clip_image003" border="0" height="244" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZaVM7dO9uNpG-7nKmkZ1i1BQVcBcHgkunWcrX7YAZrD4rw7l0J0tCAmAS2Gcl-1WLArj2j5Zgj9jxM2aiiTqqrq-w7kduIMYo2toCW6F9fsb5hrbVEpKiXPZe5gPQuVgGg35fG2oly0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image003" width="174" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they were studying or learning about 21^st century skills. The training is being conducted in the afternoons for two and a half hours which is a big sacrifice on teachers’ part as they leave the school when it is almost dark but with no complaints. Their commitment is highly commendable. The teachers have completed seven modules out of fourteen (14) to date. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every session starts with a sharing on a success story told by teachers of how they had implemented or tried out what had been learnt in the training. A remarkable development and a level of confidence is displayed by individual teachers as they progress with the training. One success story or lesson shared by one of the teachers Nicky Msebele is on how she used internet search (Module 6) with her little ones for the first time which concluded with a creation of posters and creative writing of poems which they posted on the wall. She says she had never seen them so active and paying attention until the end of the lesson. That lesson motivated her to try more ways of integrating ICT in her class. As part of the last session  teachers finalised their class websites while the principal of the school Ms Carol Bonwell created her school website. She is determined to upload it and start sharing documents with her teachers there.</span><br /><br /></div>

Intel news Thembelihle Primary School undergoes Intel’s Getting Started Training

Submitted by Hlengiwe Mfeka of SchoolNetThembelihle Primary School is situated in Howick.  Their Management Team decided to buy laptops for the staff including a digital data projector per classroom. The laptops are loaded with the latest software i.…

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Intel® Teach Elements sponsored to Ekukhanyeni High School

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLB2B1zKH_-TPTYfUrZdzOVL6kcRHjoCPbIyLQaxoKD329p_NIzBSGcZzGYi3AUso5PzMoe07w4fN8YGUK_YIoyD6V3hkPjIS1GxIwtfJ8lhAGRZfvQLoVI-eTq4QMDmYKRnZ905IgDw/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B4%25255D%25255B2%25255D.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="clip_image001[4]" border="0" height="244" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7jhQ1L2D-SqpixT4noutQSjhgwL8xpOl51U1XC89FyVGkwjxfJ1cLo6c8bqjldMN9JKJg0LN_qLWp9hbY3ZWicIqKtzs8iCxB83DDeutZkWuCC_NYke1BvHNcEXqVYWBxJrR0QEV64w/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001[4]" width="139" /></a><em>Submitted by Omashani Naidoo</em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ekukhanyeni High School won professional development training at Intel’s One Day Conference in KwaZulu Natal. Ms Hlengiwe Mfeka facilitated the training which was attended by 14 educators who were very enthusiastic and looking forward to learn.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">session started with introductions and the educators enjoyed the manner in which it was done. Each person was asked to give an adjective beginning with the first letter of their name which describes their character which was not known by others. This set the tone of the workshop.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of the educators had no computer skills and some with very basic skills so Intel Teach Getting Started was first facilitated. The session started with the first module on 21^st century learning. Teachers were actively engaged in the discussions. At the end of module three which looked at critical thinking and how it can be incorporated into teaching and learning - one teacher commented that the first three modules served as a mirror which identified gaps to be closed by the course. Before the end of the session teachers were introduced to a four cycle process namely: plan, do, review and share. Those who had longed to work in a Word processor had a sparkle in their eyes when it was introduced in module 4. Most of the teachers were interested in creating a certificate. One challenge experienced was that the school used Open Office and the help guide for that version was not available on the CD. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The training proceeded by an introduction to the Intel Teach Elements course – Collaboration in the digital classroom. The course was introduced such that it was merged or linked with the discussions and or activities done in the previous day i.e. Module one and three – there was an overlap which made the session flow. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDJA7xxoDPgraXPv0AMoGSHmWOqAEOC7WFvd9e5ffypa1ReT7rbNVfoS1z5XpSui5FxZakrIUBiNdpaT5GbaWxNGF3mvOXF2fokEbQqtxhePWCb07sSIkSx1ov2W71shyRcsGPzuqy8o/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B3%25255D.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="clip_image001" border="0" height="244" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEPtXU_3LlD5mVJ6p7sDB1egxGc3xcNbegtllAhoxlqDkfW5c8AHQ280I47KyHkeNwbyE-yxn6euUDgG9gNJP4VKB51uUOu4GnEGyQBfLzun_FeoJm1V9GqXq1hSlYLh7yiVFQhKI9nw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001" width="139" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teachers were taken through the course structure and the navigation of a course. Initially beginners struggled to find their way using the CD. The role of an Action plan was explained and how teachers would need to toggle between activities and the course materials.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teachers were asked to work in pairs to describe how they are 21^st century educators or have 21^st century classrooms. This was done to gauge their understanding about attributes of a 21^st century educator or classroom. This exercises helped teachers to understand gaps in their teaching practice as they listen to each other’s’ description. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipl_7QBwrBJ5dHpdNo-U-gjvTo4kVApg0sFOwJdxxOB5suQlrhE2EwMawrZemoEqGjxdFiSdQtAaobI76AwGlcsDwMcs_vtyRYHJnqAtAXPXJkBhiLcNtH73jigKY68obkprqzYVcAbSM/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B3%25255D.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="clip_image002" border="0" height="244" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLB_PaGr9Gntv86x1-ckmTNiAATRsbAovCxR_6ztZMkwoYh9KX1d37raTx9kp76KlIGWhwwOfGkkCIrIQL1ZENwxWiZfxDhJ3va_Qyk3F_lNxU-Y9G8Zj8kB4vliYxGsInzFjC9fLGki0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image002" width="184" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The facilitator encouraged activities that engaged and challenged teachers to reflect on how they teach in the classroom and learn from their experiences. Teachers enjoyed learning about developments in Collaboration (Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing) as they could relate to them. This prepared them to better understand collaboration in action in their classroom. Teachers were reminded to update their action plan with their collaboration goals. They were asked to share their goals with the rest of the group and individuals who seemed not to understand the task were assisted by other group members. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teachers were introduced to five Collaboration Frameworks used when planning collaboration. Different activities including quizzes were shown to teachers so they could clearly understand each framework in depth and be able to implement it in their own planning. The activity on thinking about improving a lesson based on the Frameworks learnt was a huge challenge to teachers. Each teacher shared their plan and a peer review allowed constructive feedback – this worked really well. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

Intel news Intel® Teach Elements sponsored to Ekukhanyeni High School

Submitted by Omashani NaidooEkukhanyeni High School won professional development training at Intel’s One Day Conference in KwaZulu Natal. Ms Hlengiwe Mfeka facilitated the training which was attended by 14 educators who were very enthusiastic and loo…

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Ugie Schools Get Started with Intel® Teach

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Submitted by Omashani Naidoo</em><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PG Bison, through Infundo Consulting, sponsored training for teachers in the Ugie area in the Eastern Cape. Ugie High was used as a venue and although there was enough computers for all the teachers, not of them worked properly. However stable access to the Internet was a pleasure and this allowed teachers to engage more fully with the course and understand how to perform searches, send and receive emails and that there was nothing to it at all! </span></span><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLefolIUJPHTYuvMwOvy_V13Rw773nRoF9lsl1StOtxAwSAp0sq65ug3SZ2ho1auAMGivQTrWNy_9JseaOszGgQ-2b8IX6YxwWoO87ELQhKoEjdvczqPIb2odAg3-3IPxS4sKCXUztxM/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B4%25255D.jpg" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><img alt="clip_image002" border="0" height="308" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVLPHlgCtzWIcbJf2zys_Q4f97Cmwj29KbMWsAVOjvZai8nqTGRfvvVKemLCK_Y6p7wFVbcJZ0mTpF4qPeweBpfcQjaGJSCeXCMVPPDnsnohmVYbNNpQlHOaLKdTLQ5jxSdkeFhS1-4g/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image002" width="400" /></a></h3><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sixteen teachers attended from schools in the surrounding area. Most teachers were clearly afraid and felt that it would be impossible to teach them anything. Despite this weariness teachers were eager to work and gain skills and confidence. The facilitator felt comfortable with this group and challenged teachers to do more learn more. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the days of training ticked on, the group of teachers became more determined and far exceeded their own expectations. Some even commented that this is what they call ‘over teaching” and they were now ‘over learning’. Teachers were very excited to see the evidence of their progress through the various types of documents that they managed to complete. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The creativity shown in the Action Plans was very encouraging and the teachers were quite pleased with work they produced. Peer reviews ensured that teachers were able to positively show encouragement of other teachers.</span><br /><br /></div>

Intel news Ugie Schools Get Started with Intel® Teach

Submitted by Omashani NaidooPG Bison, through Infundo Consulting, sponsored training for teachers in the Ugie area in the Eastern Cape. Ugie High was used as a venue and although there was enough computers for all the teachers, not of them worked pro…

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Leaders of personal computer makers ready to introduce a new kind of device: tablet-cum-laptops.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />Leading manufacturers including Dell, Lenovo, Acer and HP are ready to launch hybrid of laptop and tablet. There is an all new series of gadget is ready to hit Indian market. A crossbred of laptops and tablet is a new arrival for the users and every leading company wants to join it with their product.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hS-jIhGp5DY/UgJmawI44DI/AAAAAAAAAJE/AZqZbYJVg6c/s1600/Lenovo-IdeaPad-Yoga.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="247" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hS-jIhGp5DY/UgJmawI44DI/AAAAAAAAAJE/AZqZbYJVg6c/s320/Lenovo-IdeaPad-Yoga.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">credit: gadgetronica.com</td></tr></tbody></table><br />According to P Krishnakumar, executive director and head of consumer business at Dell India said, “On one side the pc market is not growing, while on other face more and more people are getting used to the touch interface. The question is, ‘Do you want to complain or do something about it.” It is clear from this statement that companies are ready to get full advantage of markets hypothesis.<br />In 2012, Smartphone shipments in India grew 48% to 16.3 million units; on other hand PC market grew at a slow rate of 3.5% to 11 million units from 10.5 million units at same time. So the Leading PC makers change their concept.<br /><br />PC makers like HP, Dell, Acer gambling on touch based laptops, a new device to beat reduce speed. “Touch will bring interest back to PC market but overall volumes will not increase but steady the decline,” says Ranjit Agarwal, research director at technology research firm of UK.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9ZN1Bpx1hfQ/UgJmH7cp9dI/AAAAAAAAAI8/asdqk6Aoq8g/s1600/asus-taichi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9ZN1Bpx1hfQ/UgJmH7cp9dI/AAAAAAAAAI8/asdqk6Aoq8g/s320/asus-taichi.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">credit: gadgetronica.com</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iNDagWdyi4Y/UgJmrSnGn_I/AAAAAAAAAJM/q4qTt4vfdCU/s1600/XPS-12-Dell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Top 5 tablet-cum-laptops available in India are following with specification</span>:<br />1. Asus Taichi: RAM: 4GB DDR3, Processor: Intel core i7-3517m (1.9GHz), Price Rs.: 1,39,999.<br />2. Samsung ATIV smart PC Pro: RAM: 4GB DDR, Processor: Intel core i5, Price Rs.: 75,490.<br />3. HP Envy X2: RAM 2GB, Processor: Intel Atom 1.8GHz, Price Rs.: 48,200.<br />4. Dell XPS 12 Convertible: RAM: 4GB DDR3, Processor: 3rd Gen Intel Core i5-3317U(2.6GHz), Price Rs.: 89,990.<br />5. Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 13: RAM: 8GB DDDR3, Processor: 3rd Gen Intel Core i3-3217U, Price Rs.: 84,290.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iNDagWdyi4Y/UgJmrSnGn_I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/DL4Njvj-t_4/s1600/XPS-12-Dell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iNDagWdyi4Y/UgJmrSnGn_I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/DL4Njvj-t_4/s320/XPS-12-Dell.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>                                                    credit: gadgetronica.com<br />Device makers having also a challenge about their touch-based devices at sensibly price to make them  in consumers reach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/100638775997274345522" rel="author">Anil Swami</a></div></div>

Asus Dell HP Intel laptop Lenovo samsung Tablet Leaders of personal computer makers ready to introduce a new kind of device: tablet-cum-laptops.

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Intel’s Promotes an Inclusive Society - MC Kharbai School for the Deaf

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><em></em><em>Submitted by Omashani Naidoo from SchoolNet</em><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">MC Kharbai (MCK) is a special public school situated in Lenasia, Johannesburg-South. The school caters for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing as well as mild-moderately mentally challenged learners. MC Kharbai offers the full GDE curriculum to Deaf learners and a skills curriculum for learners who experience moderate to severe learning barriers. Learners hail from the following areas in the South: Vlakfontein, Orange Farm, Lenasia, Kliptown, Eldorado Park, Ennerdale, Lawley and Soweto.</span> </span><br /><img align="left" alt="MC Kharbai School" border="0" height="153" hspace="15" src="https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs134/1104470199137/img/177.jpg" vspace="15" width="205" /> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Intel® SA worked with the principal, Ms Michelle Batchelor to decide on the most appropriate ICT training course for her teachers and decided on the Intel Teach Getting Started programme.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Intel® Teach Getting started course is an entry level ICT skills course that includes activities focused on computer skills and 21st Century teaching which deals with learner-centred approaches to teaching and learning.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The MC Kharbai School for the Deaf has an excellent staff that is eager to grow professionally and to teach in more engaging ways. The school has recognized that using ICTs can help learners with special needs and are taking the right steps to encourage 21st century learning.</span></div>

Intel news Intel’s Promotes an Inclusive Society - MC Kharbai School for the Deaf

Submitted by Omashani Naidoo from SchoolNetMC Kharbai (MCK) is a special public school situated in Lenasia, Johannesburg-South. The school caters for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing as well as mild-moderately mentally challenged learners. MC Kharbai offers…

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You are invited to participate in SchoolNet's 'Intel Teach One Day Conference at Maritzburg College' on Saturday 13th April

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are you doing this coming Saturday, April 13th? If you live in KZN, you won't want to miss the Intel Teach One Day Conference at Maritzburg College,  Pietermaritzburg which is proudly presented by SchoolNet.  The brochure can be seen below.  </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To book your place please contact: Info@schoolnet.org.za or phone 011 403 5777</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> If you would like to download and print this brochure, please click on the following attachment link. </span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.box.com/s/6q2z2w6aogm2gtqerve7" target="_blank">Intel Teach One Day Conference in Pietermaritzburg 13 April 2013</a></span><br /><br /><br /><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Special Speaker </b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our special guest presenter is Ms Priscilla Moodley who is the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists- National Science Fair Director. She will be speaking on '</span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Importance of Science education and Science Fairs in our Country'.  </i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IzUH4SZp2epZRCWPbSkI8Ek5d_Dn5QVrZzI2WK09PQCKR1gbJdb_C5qoyjPpxQ9fIGtuSVEfO4LGWrVf_WOSM0ddcBuGG34EVBK_x9FkxThrS3rMg8NLyqC1COoL8sFwkY_6kvOc-CQ/s1600-h/image%25255B5%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSUL1dkHsLXJppALLTHH3QHBuan161GtimmipUTmVJizrROJlqu_hyphenhyphenZP2jo_OAVVJsNbiGoqFuSZeEz2rA_2KIO-w216CqwQGw6v44Zt8a_ouL-iLfv23Er8dM3DZaztSrj_Sc4LZSh0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="373" /></a></div><br /><br /><u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Note</b></span></u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: You might be asking if this is the main SchoolNet Conference this year? No, our 3-day SchoolNet 'ICT in the Classroom' conference takes place in the first week of July in Bloemfontein. You can register for the SchoolNet conference </span><a href="http://schoolnet.org.za/conference_2013/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div></div>

Intel You are invited to participate in SchoolNet's 'Intel Teach One Day Conference at Maritzburg College' on Saturday 13th April

What are you doing this coming Saturday, April 13th? If you live in KZN, you won't want to miss the Intel Teach One Day Conference at Maritzburg College,  Pietermaritzburg which is proudly presented by SchoolNet.  The brochure can be seen below.  To …

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Intel sponsors professional development for teachers at Thembelihle Primary

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><br />Submitted by Janet Thomson CEO of SchoolNet</em><br />Thembelihle Primary School is a small school, recently established by the Methodist Church in Howick for the benefit of learners from severely disadvantaged backgrounds. The school has expanded gradually from just being a play school and with the help of some overseas funding has built additional classroom and employed new teachers. It is now in the process of registering as an independent school with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education. The majority of learners receive sponsorship of their school fees; otherwise they would not be able to attend any school. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In an attempt to foster innovation and excellence in teaching the school intends to equip the teachers with laptops and data projectors. The aim of this intervention is not only to provide technology and skills for teachers but also to allow teachers to access valuable lesson resources and to enhance their teaching in the classroom. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmS544ClXelc0Qv4HDhCL2OKmfRuSpxuApP5jsJlmHqZ1EL2KVTbF5aDuIcUOytwkbdQpBuOW7TyE7EGJHXfS4FLSHVp_GROtqpmfFtsRb3ZolpVaoD7EZ23wF7mmgnArnahUnACnDbo/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXyJYzyI6LWtIGrY65sJ_ieVMwINnHlbSDKYPWB1HRdzFguRrq6Olg0jypVtPWoT7qdn-U1dbouW_rpqsmP4UGFd4-RKWUJAPeJy4pZ9x7oG0-jRpE92z-XG0sHVEsjufADou6t0wseg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="333" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Learners at Thembelihle School</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Starting in the 2013 second term Hlengiwe Mfeka from SchoolNet South Africa will conduct professional development training for all the teachers that will be sponsored by Intel. Teachers will study the Intel Teach Getting Started course initially and then progress to the Intel Teach Elements courses for project based approaches. </span><br /><br /></div>

Intel Intel sponsors professional development for teachers at Thembelihle Primary

Submitted by Janet Thomson CEO of SchoolNetThembelihle Primary School is a small school, recently established by the Methodist Church in Howick for the benefit of learners from severely disadvantaged backgrounds. The school has expanded gradually fro…

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Intel® helps Inqolayolwazi Primary School Get Started

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Submitted by Nomty Gcaba and Omashani Naidoo of SchoolNet</span></i><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inqolayolwazi Primary School, in oZwathini, Kwazulu-Natal received a sponsorship of 25 tablets and 2 laptops from Sweden due to the generosity of BJörn Homströ. Mrs Sylvia Chamane, principal of Inqolayolwazi sought SchoolNet’s assistance to maximise the donation and purchased more laptops. Intel® Education sponsored Getting Started training to all teachers at the school.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 400px;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HCe-wgcsqYcpqYqlHsOQmfLWRvcKIBHcMswi-imZuGR3bB3a_AmKyVRM0OPTHVXIShCDuUYMENhlhyphenhyphenybPcmqDGBWAKZjJFnpbgtgz0Rvq1eEgCKBBkI9pyBsVFTS-zl-B4gkzg10WeE/s1600-h/image%25255B6%25255D.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGyPFr3t-ABccmJuX-shv3c5Pz6us_X3FYPMBd2BFhV2OfBVv6KMgXJG3muG99RCoQbEVkyGE74sAOp68DI_Lx2Kk3OsCbMzx1PwUC7kjh-9JOvesfT9HqTQj2_UXVPCnLsHopK-YPg4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="270" /></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RiM_Y2spi_zyIm1lzwJE9wpFbeSySUTGgWN5MLBs-Th67Z8E6f0pF6KlxPB8Gg0aWs2cOji5Pt6Wt5eECBFnRwN0DWO_UbO9GUW3KEFLGLCkbiyAwdQEjRHW4Y1KdiE43gr0W-m4Hrk/s1600-h/image%25255B7%25255D.png"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ycc7jbdAD79cFWedH4yQtwOsqeXRyMGTHv-PnX18nz9QBv1K6w3CSf1WtJULVlg3JaBo1rJH9C4AFh8xaZ8NouWeWsAMEDBxqMjOct6sirPAyx9hZbVkbx4Xj3-gh530NcmD26maic4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="258" /></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The teachers reflected that this training was a godsend and arrived just in time to help teachers and felt that “Christmas had come early” After the third day of training the teachers were in awe that they could teach using the tablets and laptops. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 400px;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4N8TDEYpo69wmZpavJTJX6vInm2QliZFmpkvIRjVhd2ukbe8jQGSRwE-s-GnXZnK_DU93KB9rdoZLQiiL57VE8qn_-o_dqATRs7nCoiDE_MPpitJoDfdbj5TqUpM0VVMydpQWzPsXXxA/s1600-h/image%25255B18%25255D.png"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbq2sgLiaR5ai1xo8BIK-bYwdIeBcA2_rTNZhAK5-H0nl1eruT3FzxQlB_I_VvyEdzVoxA-_zJZtFsaOd0-Azoc9yB2nNDuBAoP34DiXTT9j4UmEr4ggtnsnE_bPtvQto1cJI23q0uu8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="265" /></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxEt0twK_jvHAq7vhr44FrL3f7KfOBuoP3qqO6K8RbD4rY2gMdiq8zo_qOVLSCQ0EFrSMC3ITE_-5XiWv5wMY305RMqPLXlpElxMncbTww6QrrLEJ9SCzOEVQIWlBauR_JRM1OihKt08/s1600-h/image%25255B8%25255D.png"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-22xGwPlDGq6tcQvbWkppKmrF9HoB5qmZ3PWKksGYmVeTR_v_vFJ7L2_GQ0lL9Y-0NDMEkdyhbzKI2AWAQvN3MaTbqOCvlHaSKt5M5a3jlezf5VVRWNDbU3qotqfJI4l6InvH5IEzPA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mrs Chamane could see the effect the tablets and laptops had on her teachers and the learners and knew that the tablets would change everything for her school. She said teachers are very motivated and willing to teach using this technology and that the training offered by Intel® and SchoolNet was amazing. Mrs Chamane further invested school funds in her school by purchasing an additional 10 tablets and three laptops. the training was conducted by Nomty Ncaga of SchoolNet. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 400px;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUfE4njbFF0P7s99gxBlKp20Gul15pqnQKn9XtcJdPR8W4JOi2e_j7ewaGUIWjyk9w-KuNMSl01DdUbjSEmXRi_QDikyoilH3d52OW56R0JE16UQnpF-BXA7X5eeO49OXoMEyWerOw7k/s1600-h/image%25255B10%25255D.png"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RqbhKNdl0yRaLkQ0TNDJq42FNzqvQZegVISXOQw7B5beazyfRVC3bXD3IFdXG7VGgENedSfCJ4mqzhsaDTYx2cr5vhmZsnaaaREzaVIVs_wzFPfyBs38AMzRo5fZ-9z4SXEnFpWWPG4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="233" /></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJ9oF7IrAJofCCmkkhFxUM2nrgK4sUGIe2Yhv2rnsYFFjkh9aR3YcmwsDvPY-C4QXi9_OQVnxfy9Z0tgjJFHuy3l_zF0HDTRwVmx5oX9pyH_ESuckAlRt9GB0KhVq-qFpeYLjezm3Hns/s1600-h/clip_image004%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="clip_image004" border="0" height="175" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlk5suVDCionyJR6_YqfVnQlIg29cz1276oa9u2t1F9SLWemYk-Y4AyarQdAMY1kUhk_nwLIrkygwCC0PivZvBm0XzezdwE6s3LUx54VfuSQXeb76a1Apn_BV_heBn53eG3Vl2ZL9DcU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image004" width="279" /></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ms Cele, was brave enough in the first week to attempt a lesson teaching polygon shapes in Mathematics to her Grade 5 learners. She asked the kids to conduct their research on particular shapes and capture their answers. The learners were enthralled and a buzz of excitement permeated the lesson. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 400px;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQTY-dcjir4izMZyKqP2iJkU4JgL8_Ep4vczDCIcxXZNFmCCStnYY_R5L46nBR3PTUjIPdiDJCLCXIp0OuL6wehfyjFbP-2b5G0JBddyTTX2X_66LmLBsNagIdkOqRp8Faxpv3N_xdZI/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="clip_image002" border="0" height="162" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEmvvAKqgcL2KsMY-D3JDenvgVqi8s7II0RCRZ8N9G4XiVv_Ko2OjpQZGHi2mFDrhrjMSzoHoVgOxGaAm368mmKcwAAXrwjRwC4SFHjrhcvFBO3rRcLO2YvhbiisJ8FPp7y9xVOnZ-7s/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="250" /></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraT6a2hVWTtIBVPZ6ecQOa3w8ZV-vcDX4HFBBySIzMsv_fj7cw7f3bRdLrfPiQeH3JviPsT2p-tF2bLoZedJ0SRta2aJW2g7QPkuFuG-QLBmyNp62S4wasRQwrbxQ22JNQpa5OxOragk/s1600-h/image15%25255B1%25255D.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPqdGaS4grARBGyZ2ProOmXW7U7i8S5INjKpDiDN_49ZB-7m3aj3245yYvS4zs89hyphenhyphenmKrM03okTGXRVB11ftpddLFEpJz_NnuVaPzBHftCkpoKpg6qdytUXuOfHfcGS1OdDv8eZiU44U/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="283" /></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The educators showed their great appreciation for their Intel ‘Getting started’ training by writing the following comments. </span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We need this exposure to basic computer knowledge. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The training was very helpful and lot information was gained in the short space of time. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I am grateful that I was one of the participants </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The whole program was interesting </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The method used and the practice was an eye opener to us as teachers and learners. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Time is too short, we need more support as it is new to us </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to the instructor. She is so kind, relaxed, soft-hearted and somebody who is approachable. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please come again - we need more lessons.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This school under Mrs Chamane’s leadership and with such motivated teachers can only grow from strength to strength. Keep it up Inqola! SchoolNet thanks Intel for sponsoring this training using the Intel Getting Started course.</span></div><br /></div>

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Calling SA teachers – join SchoolNet at the Intel Teach One Day Conference 13 April in Pietermaritzburg

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SchoolNet proudly presents a One Day Intel Teach Conference on Saturday April 13th at Maritzburg College,  Pietermaritzburg. If you would like to download and print this brochure, please click on the following attachment link. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.box.com/s/6q2z2w6aogm2gtqerve7" target="_blank">Intel Teach One Day Conference in Pietermaritzburg 13 April 2013</a></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IzUH4SZp2epZRCWPbSkI8Ek5d_Dn5QVrZzI2WK09PQCKR1gbJdb_C5qoyjPpxQ9fIGtuSVEfO4LGWrVf_WOSM0ddcBuGG34EVBK_x9FkxThrS3rMg8NLyqC1COoL8sFwkY_6kvOc-CQ/s1600-h/image%25255B5%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSUL1dkHsLXJppALLTHH3QHBuan161GtimmipUTmVJizrROJlqu_hyphenhyphenZP2jo_OAVVJsNbiGoqFuSZeEz2rA_2KIO-w216CqwQGw6v44Zt8a_ouL-iLfv23Er8dM3DZaztSrj_Sc4LZSh0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="373" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Note</u>: You might be asking if this is the main SchoolNet Conference this year? No, we will be informing you about our 3-day conference in the first week of July in Bloemfontein in due course as indicated at the bottom of the brochure. </span></div>

conferences Intel Calling SA teachers – join SchoolNet at the Intel Teach One Day Conference 13 April in Pietermaritzburg

SchoolNet proudly presents a One Day Intel Teach Conference on Saturday April 13th at Maritzburg College,  Pietermaritzburg. If you would like to download and print this brochure, please click on the following attachment link. Intel Teach One Day Con…

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