Free SchoolNet online short courses for May and June for South African educators

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="post-title entry-title" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">SchoolNet SA is always pleased to be able to announce its initiative of providing free short online courses to South African educators in technology integration. Please take note of the courses for May (Create your own wiki) and June (Get the most from Google Docs). Here are the details:</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br /><br />Current course -</b><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SchoolNet's 'Create your own Wiki' free online course</b></span><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">(</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">May 2012)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhltKvw2WD1iSYTsa-y6zy8ME-rddD35_me6asA6-nKGzPhTMcn2PrH_giYptYD5XKBsLE4j81RQqbdQLvKwPIBX-fNxKkOH0cnMlnKOe27-39yIjpmA_qky-nFNf1bxE8oO7XqovIFQ/s1600/wikispaces.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhltKvw2WD1iSYTsa-y6zy8ME-rddD35_me6asA6-nKGzPhTMcn2PrH_giYptYD5XKBsLE4j81RQqbdQLvKwPIBX-fNxKkOH0cnMlnKOe27-39yIjpmA_qky-nFNf1bxE8oO7XqovIFQ/s320/wikispaces.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">If you are a South African teacher and would like to sign up for this free course, please click on the link below to be taken to the sign up page. You will then be sent an email directing you to the online course platform.  The course starts officially on 3 May  but it is the type of course where you can easily catch up. The course is supported by 'how to' webinars</span><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u>Course content</u>:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Week 1: How to create a wiki using Wikispaces</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Week 2: Make your wiki look and work like a website</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Week 3: Add writing, photos, audio and video to your wiki</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Week 4: Using your wiki for online projects</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEpfNGtOU0hELW5iTldIQVVhTXhnd0E6MQ" target="_blank">Sign up for the wiki course here.</a></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Next month's</b></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> free online course - Make the most of Google Docs</span> </span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(June 2012)</span></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZpNVsURX54uDYpQDNvPuvz8W-RQfT_83VD01Ybxe5Xz2a7a0kd8FWtEvPlqmWpNwF8DSr0sG9SdTa7IsOM8kBKjSDRNtiKQtHQfOonUrsuN42rdZikqfEzvR27kYjX0lJVoonBWPcyc/s1600/Google+docs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZpNVsURX54uDYpQDNvPuvz8W-RQfT_83VD01Ybxe5Xz2a7a0kd8FWtEvPlqmWpNwF8DSr0sG9SdTa7IsOM8kBKjSDRNtiKQtHQfOonUrsuN42rdZikqfEzvR27kYjX0lJVoonBWPcyc/s320/Google+docs.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This will be a four week course for Schoolnet Premium Members offered during June and centring on the popular Google Docs and how they can be used to enhance a classroom experience. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The course is supported by 'how to' webinars. </span><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u>Course content</u>:</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Week 1 (beginning May): What can you do with Google Docs? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Week 2 (beginning May): Google forms are incredible<br />Week 3 (beginning May): Create and share a presentation using Google Docs<br />Week 4 (beginning May): Tips and tricks with Google Docs</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/schoolnet.org.za/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHA5UXBubVRtVEd6bVFFalNYOHktUmc6MQ" target="_blank">Sign up for the Google Docs course here</a></span></span></div></div>

Free online courses Free SchoolNet online short courses for May and June for South African educators

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