Announcing the finalists in the Microsoft Partners in Learning Forum 2012

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Submitted by Fiona Beal</i><br />Join us to celebrate with Microsoft Partners in Learning and SchoolNet SA the 20 educators selected to attend the 2012 South African Partners in Learning Forum. (This competition was previously known as the Microsoft Innovative Teachers’ Forum).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">2011 winners</span></b> </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is a selection of photos of the winners from last year’s Partners in Learning Forum 2011 that was held in Johannesburg. More photos can be found <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/114485521154323474375/2011MicrosoftPartnersInLearningInnovativeTeacherAwards">here</a>.</span></span></div><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8BekZ2dx9Jb0dWoRSlIZb3ZWjBu4QLAlhnU5MopOhcZarV1u43Uh100wuXIoIQCqQalE1TbyUvDObE7ABo_GLseubOzrfi41lRShTlZRzgyOpOXWCYkQvBlGcy3tcR2mh05kLIXJXyo/s1600-h/image%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7WCzaZ8JD46Naw5PJHCWpRoioGw5VAiOzL7hVGJECPMv3KRQRVPw_25sG18RvsHETCgebmtUqqEMH7rDS0Vr0GG7cm2_RYc8nKIErLLvC5DKtOpYA4Vd_4mPX3rp5RXe3MADIAJPKLA/?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="image" width="224" /></a>      <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgST5-SgLGwXMQaGzYbnMs-059XkS-U6kFDQ0cqPyV5pbtIw_gWNLnK9hyDTLqZNllUeYviABwr5bWXadXmt00v7p25ASe2VyORyXVZf9CfPOki4U7mFQz5BZx5xNo3Hdc_j_zzzKrItw8/s1600-h/image%25255B5%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBWX39lw_u9V2ZMr7mjEuLwaQ0bRB0bcA6Qtf3oOloqTbhIIqrK-K6SeUcF5Mmm0Xs5mqyqjNrdhQEY0YBnwi-LjBeUmC7omYIYZUgyVdOhIjUaHxnzlz-KQUXBAWwaiLoa8sgIjHwEM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="218" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1ySjLmTgK1NpAfAsgcEiA6FgDc5xp0_ftbKFNi8rlR1RqnYmzUi5soJO_11rw1CMjUHpUZ0XQiKnaD-vKFSxLTVusWW4U2sbPH8j6pt-Oc1BMa6sV88ETIfl0kX4_Cp_SDfHHSn92rs/s1600-h/image%25255B8%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vhN_4-PYvuT33OaR_l-IM_rhG0OqI8GJSDUHLghyphenhyphenUc1Px13I9IUWYv6iVSCrx2ps1K0BcMjEfQvOtUd1un0L3PhuvpLWk1gLOY_oqBhEnfHP8q_nJPYunOFRa5Wyor2kehQ4nzSqDcs/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="131" /></a>   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsvRakw6RNnCC2XBdUd09CJYOLJiyxs9Op98_d2_CEs128045iWNypnfB0mKxSE7zIYZo_sAPJSM0XMCGsvalypFVK2UaQldRHa1tbizCCzjUrCBffJJ9LPwS2-NMzLTacuC3dhGlsG4/s1600-h/image%25255B17%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMaNdRVfFyWftmB0aQpUsfBxzEosyzG6WGL8YgvTcvSZHUPiQZ6gM6ig0eyFxVRwVgjVnXQqbu5ALqsTVz-5JhJzKrmcCZ79D0U5jNwD3ouBoedyeM6PZk0X8G1B674A1TSkJum7D9Kk/?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="image" width="154" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnetq33M-vRuKQL44CshKt-iybwJclLV07D1HT4c8kYGw3SqlTtc9uScFqUbMycipvMhEAK6UwNBG0uIn8Fn28DWTI-ezjWsT14uLTFW21VPquGq7riYI_dpdr3F7OlSVJOx_kU9-AiE/s1600-h/image%25255B16%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPOPkWUj5acGMvliH7NI0HBv-Bf0iJzrUeQ8Y0MAKVVWeetcIelJY9n1FOjvJG_Akx2NlqWYekECEbOfCN6VxicaeWhkcPi6w_t-8A7Wr0NIXFXUm6yeNAzyTrqeoeNecLDqQim2vGWA/?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="image" width="125" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year's finalists</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This year’s twenty finalists, educators from all parts of South Africa, will be excitedly winging their way to Durban on Sunday 1st April to present their projects and to show the judges how they have used technology to creatively engage their learners. We wish our twenty finalists well as they get together all their bits and pieces such as evidence of work for this amazing event. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Part of the requirement of the day is that the finalists create a poster that illustrates their project. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Microsoft certainly puts a huge effort worldwide not only into </span><span style="font-size: small;">bringing next-generation ideas, technologies, and 21st century thinking into curricula and classrooms across the world, but also in providing motivational events such as this Forum where teachers can be recognised for their educational efforts. In South Africa Microsoft partners with SchoolNet SA in arranging all the aspects of this Forum.</span><br /><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><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/AVvXsEgAKa1YzevyUs5krQKZst2JfsVCdDBdEe8nV6g4gPryqWF7wrIhWmEw7HxTP3gsQPO_sgzm2W0w8Rx9TaPahBefYaGTczkNs7NArVhs5-1nPnElv0QMzS5q7mfU23_Za6zUcl79qu1bkyI/s1600-h/Children%252520who%252520care-Ngaka%25255B13%25255D.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Children who care-Ngaka" border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_s0TuF_QN8q3zMZOKv8m03NQyRbEvb5_-b7LWf-dR6XH4RZXZXQckHMDa2_t8eFv7DhrFnnW1F1pfhFU-e6zhGgEjkbK5n-Dm13V6Zjmo6OArkFqr39EFO8iTJ7Wd1sS204NCKDU3_Q/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Children who care-Ngaka" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winners 2010</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This Forum is taking place on April 1^st and 2^nd in Durban KwaZulu-Natal. This year, the twenty finalists are not only invited to attend the Forum, they are also being sponsored by Microsoft to attend the South African Basic Education Conference as part of their prize. The Awards ceremony takes place at 6:30pm on Monday 2^nd April at the Conference.Five of these finalists will go through to the next round which is the Middle East and Africa Forum in Morocco in July. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: small;">You must be wondering who this year’s finalists are, and what their projects are called? The details follow below.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Watch this space! Next week we will update you on the Partners in Learning Forum South African finals.  </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">  </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 460px;"><tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="141"><div align="center"><b>NAME</b></div></td> <td valign="top" width="317"><div align="center"><b>SCHOOL AND PROJECT</b></div></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Caroline Adelaar</td> <td valign="top" width="317">St Mary’s College, Johannesburg<br /><i>Trees4Africa</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Mabore Lekalakala</td> <td valign="top" width="317">Toronto Primary School, Polokwane<br /><i>Lazily Learning</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Nkosilathi Dlodlo</td> <td valign="top" width="317">Batswana Secondary School, Mafikeng<br /><i>Serving water to save</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Michelle Dreyer</td> <td valign="top" width="317">Courtrai Primary School, Paarl<br /><i>Breadtags</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Riathe Engels </td> <td valign="top" width="317">Harmonie Primary School, Virginia<br /><i>Innovative Ways to recycle – Trash Art</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Mawell Funo</td> <td valign="top" width="317">Mkhanyiseli Primary, Cape Town<br /><i>Our community, our pride</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Gilmour Gordon</td> <td valign="top" width="317">Elkanah House School, Cape Town<br /><i>Fun with class music</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Lisa Gair</td> <td valign="top" width="317">The Rock Academy, Fish Hoek<br /><i>Cultural Exchange</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Sarah Hanton</td> <td valign="top" width="317">Victoria Girls High School, Grahamstown<br /><i>Good Vibrations through Social Networking</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Boudina McConnachie </td> <td valign="top" width="317">Victoria Girls High School, Grahamstown<br /><i>Good Vibrations through Social Networking</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Siobhan Lowe</td> <td valign="top" width="317">Somerset House, Somerset West<br /><i>ICT'd!Innovative and creative travel document</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Jenny Martin</td> <td valign="top" width="317">Somerset House, Somerset West<br /><i>T-ICT 7.0</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Joan Martin</td> <td valign="top" width="317">Durban Girl’s College, Durban<br /><i>Project Runway</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Gaye Pieterse</td> <td valign="top" width="317">Durban Girl’s College, Durban<br /><i>Inside Outside</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Hafeeza Mayet</td> <td valign="top" width="317">Marlboro Gardens Secondary School, Johannesburg<br /><i>Mathe City</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Lerato Mazimba </td> <td valign="top" width="317">St. Bernard's High School, Bloemfontein<br /><i>From Trash to Couture</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Nombuso Mnguni</td> <td valign="top" width="317">Asithuthuke Combined School, Balgowan<br /><i>Designing and building a model of a bridge</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Neith Moore</td> <td valign="top" width="317">Durban Girls’ High School, Durban<br /><i>The Mobile Digital Classroom – ’flipping’ a studio</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Anita van Vuuren </td> <td valign="top" width="317">Primêre Skool Universitas, Bloemfontein<br /><i>TjokvolLEER </i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Charli Wiggil</td> <td valign="top" width="317">Eden College, Durban<br /><i>Braille Memory Game and Toys for the Blind</i></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="141">Clair Dean</td> <td valign="top" width="317">Stirling Primary School<br /><i>Stop, Look, Save the rhino</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>

Microsoft Announcing the finalists in the Microsoft Partners in Learning Forum 2012

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