Gauteng Vodacom ICT Resource Centre Launched

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Submitted by Megan Rademeyer from SchoolNet</i></span><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On 13 June 2012 the third of nine provincial ICT Resource Centres was<br />launched in Sunnyside, Tshwane by the Gauteng MEC for Education, Barbara<br />Creecy. The intention of the Vodacom Resource Centres is to help the<br />Department of Education to meet its goal of exposing a significant number of<br />learners to ICT and to upgrade the quality of instruction given by teachers.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEiWs7BpT_9VchoTAUkO4irs7Gw8tazYFFiNecj-F6to62yZ25MqeZ-op_1q9y1SpcW5tSSdH9YLqK8Xh-wWsupmfxL_y_-hY8W7LOeHpgEqLddWiyQHOY0gg24w6CMuo0Bgh8wPwQPXNdE/s1600-h/image%25255B2%25255D.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjeosKQh1Dd00dcitvxHfKR6wQzagltWDBvu0P_MXyuGfm-ffWU_arqqYIZiLPLebzJCGmKbrNWiOZgafTLzgEMb1fCYlRgXGPtfzK_djdkUOZt8YqMGFrwSTtAXLtIQtxPVEmXEfBIE/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gauteng MEC for Education, Barbara Creecy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Improving the quality of education is mission critical for the future of</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">South Africa and skilled teachers are a key element of the education value</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">chain," said Head of Innovation and Partnering at Vodacom, Portia Maurice.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Barbara Creecy said at the launch, "The establishment of this computer centre is in line with government's</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">commitment to making schools resource rich environments that also promote</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> the use of modern information and communication technologies to improve </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maths and Science teaching in the classroom." </span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SchoolNet SA has been commissioned by the Vodacom Foundation to train staff<br />who will be based at the Centres in resource centre management. SchoolNet is<br />also training trainers at each Centre to be able to offer the <i>Sizanani ICT<br />Skills for Community Members </i>course, the <i>Microsoft ICT Skills for Teachers</i><br />and<i> HelpDesk </i>courses, as well as the<i> Intel Getting Started </i>course.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click on <a href="http://www.digitalclassroom.co.za/">http://www.digitalclassroom.co.za</a> for more information</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div></div>

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