NEWS & EVENTS
Inspired Teachers Conference
Posted July 28 2014
Dunne and Debby Edelestein are bringing the first InspiredTeacher's Conference to Cape Town on 6th August after 3 years of running. SchoolNet is partnering with them in this exciting venture and helping them to get the Conference known and show the importance of ICT in education.
Digital Storytelling for the African Storybook Project
Posted July 16 2014
Teachers from South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda and Kenya, we would like you to know about a writing opportunity and a short, free, online digital storytelling course that is coming up with SchoolNetSA and Saide as part of the development of the amazing African Storybook website The course runs from July 21st – August 3rd 2014.
CISCO Graduation
Posted 16 July 2014
CISCO students who completed their 3-6 month course ITE 5.0 from Jan-June 2014 will be graduating on the 28nd of August 2014 at Dokkies main hall.
We expect representatives from Vodacom, CISCO and Department of Education to take part on this event.
All students who met a competency level will be awarded Certifictes.
ICT Conference for Teachers Learning and Teaching in the Connected World
Posted July 16 2014
e-Schools network will be hodling it's 9th national teacher conference on October 7, 8 & 9 at Wynberg Girls High School, Aliwal Rd Wynberg, Cape Town. This conference will cover a wide range of topics over a 3 day period during the school holidays- focusing on mobile technologies & intergrating ICT in education to enrich lives of both teacher and learner.
KZN ICT Centre Skills Workshop for GET & SES
Posted July 16 2014
The ICT skills workshop for DCES and SES took place at Dokkies from 01st to 04th April 2014 and was conducted by Robert Khwela (DoE ICT trainer).This workshop was attended by 9 participants.
GET Workshop - Umlazi District
Posted July 31 2014
The GET workshop for Umlazi district started at 9am and ended at 2pm at Dokkies. As always, the trainers were on-top of their game and taught the GET's something new about the everchanging technology. Some of the topics mentioned at the workshop were; Cloud computing, Smart phones, Tablets, Phablets and many more. ICT in education is very important, so the workshop helps GET's stay up-to-date about the latest technology and how convience some of the things we take for granted today can be. We are looking forward to the next workshop which will be coming soon, stay informed.
Important Changes to CCNP Certification Exams and Courses
Posted August 06 2014
On 29 July 2014, Cisco announced changes to the Cisco CCNP certification for network professionals. The name of the certification has changed from “CCNP” to “CCNP Routing and Switching,” and the three exams, ROUTE, SWITCH, and TSHOOT, have been revised. The new exams include more emphasis on IPv6 and additional focus on Cisco StackWise, virtual switching services, and Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN). The prior exams will continue to be available until 29 January 2015. Please visit the Cisco Learning Network for more details.
CISCO update on CCNA Routing and Switching Course Translations
Posted August 07 2014
Update on CCNA Routing and Switching Course Translations
We are pleased to announce general availability of the following translated versions of courses in the CCNA Routing and Switching curriculum:
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Japanese version of the first course, Introduction to Networks
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Russian and Japanese versions of the second course, Routing and Switching Essentials
All course materials are available for immediate use on Cisco NetSpace.
Note that all translated versions of the CCNA Routing and Switching courses now require the use of Cisco Packet Tracer (PT) 6.1. Please follow these instructions to download the appropriate PT 6.1 software package for your needs:
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Log in to Cisco NetSpace
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Select Offerings > CCNA
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In the second to last paragraph on the page, click Learn more about Cisco Packet Tracer. You’ll be directed to the Packet Tracer Resources page, where you can download the appropriate package for your needs.
SA SchoolNetwork NPC
Posted August 11 2014
SA SchoolNetwork (NPC) offers a safe online directory, for searching all things educational, within SA. Our substitute platform assists schools and teachers.
ANNUAL PINETOWN DISTRICT SPORTS DAY
Posted August 13 2014
The Annual Pinetown District Sports day that has been organised by the Employee Assistance Programme Section, is scheduled as follows:
Date: Friday 22 August 2014
Venue: UKZN Edgewood Campus
Time: 08h00 - 16h00
SPORTING CODES: Soccer, Netball, Volleyball, Athletics, Tug Of War, Egg Race and other Fun games
The Head of Department Dr. Nkosinathi SP Sishi, PhD, granted the District permission to stage this event and the District has secured sponsorship for trophies and medals from Old Mutual. Staff members are encouraged to thorougly prepare for the Sports day and to participate in various sporting activities organised for the day.
Motto: 'A healthy mind, in a healthy body!'
SCHOOLNET - GETTING STARTED - 2 DAY - WORKSHOP
Posted August 22 2014
Schoolnets Getting Started 2 day - workshop was a great success. The aim of the workshop was to train the teachers and SMT's to understand more on how to use ICT curriculum integration in education. The workshop was attended by 2 teachers and 1 SMT for each school in the District. Nomty Gcaba was the instructor from Schoolnet and as always, was clear and on-point during the training.
CISCO ITE 5.0 Graduation
Posted August 28 2014
The Graduation at Dokkies (UMBILO) Main Hall was a success and everything went accordingly. The Director of the District (Mr Chonco), Mr Lushozi, Danny (Vodacom), Mr Mhlane and others; were also at this wonderfull event. The Graduatees were adviced and given direction towards a successfull future in the IT Industry and understood the importance of ICT in education.
JAVA TRAINING (25 - 29 August 2014)
Posted August 29 2014
The Java training was fun and educational at the same time where learners who completed their CISCO course (ITE 5.0) were given the opportunity of learning Java for 1 week, for free! The basics of Java were covered and the trainer was Lucky Modiba all the way from Johannesburg. The students who did well achieved their Certificates from Oracle in partnership with Vodacom.
SchoolNet AYV WEBINAR
Posted September 03 2014
Dear Good people
SchoolNet is entering its 9th year in its participation in the AYV programme. The AYV programme seeks to sponsor 12 teachers from South Africa to participate in a global project with 142 other countries. For more information please use the "Requests" tab and NB the free programme starts as per dates below:
• Adobe Youth Voices Online Course Session One: September 26 - November 24, 2014
• Adobe Youth Voices Online Course Session Two: February 13 - April 13, 2015
Please circulate to teachers that you think might be interested. It is necessary to have internet access and teachers should be in a position to create media with their learners for submission by end of May 2015. We will only select 12 teachers who are able to motivate for their participation. This is a fantastic programme that can catapult a teachers and the school into the global community and off course there are certification options as well as prizes for completing media projects.
Via Afrika WEBINAR
Posted 08 September 2014
Make your school a digital rockstar with via Afrika Webinars
Dear Principals,SMT and Teachers
The KZN Vodacom ICT Centre invites you to attend a series of four webinars by Via Afrika that will introduce you to key concepts when making decisions about introducing e-learning in your school.
8 September 2014 Webinar 1:What is e-learning
15 September 2014 Webinar 2:Technology and infrastructure for e-learning
22 September 2014 Webinar 3:Security and elearning
29 September 2014 Webinar 4:Model e-learning lessons
Each session will provide you with the knowledge you need and give you the opportunity to ask questions that you need answers to.
We need three teachers per school.As part of the ICT Curriculum integration initiative by the District,you are urged to take this opportunity to attend these sessions in your numbers.
All webinars start at 15:00pm on a computer.
Venue: ICT Centre Training Room
Please respond by email (use the "Comments" Tab) and comfirm if you will or not attend.
Contact;
Zamo Buthelezi
Vodacom/Cisco Instructor
Tel.No:+27(0)725157781
+27(0)829637252
PINETOWN DISTRICT HERITAGE DAY & INTERCULTURAL FOOD TASTING EVENT
Posted 18 September 2014
You are cordially invited to the Pinetown District Heritage Day and Food Tasting Event that will be held at the Pinetown District Hall ( Voortrekker ) on the 23rd of September 2014 which will start at 12:00pm.
"Let us Celebrate the different cultures in our District and preserve Traditional and Regional cuisine"
28 May - 26 June
Gijima A+ training for students
Venue: Dokkies
02-05 June 2014
ICT SKILLS FOR TEACHERS WORSHOP
Venue: Dokkies
20 May 2014
Teach Meet workshop
Venue: Dokkies
16 May 2014
CISCO Graduates session
Venue: Dokkies
10 May 2014
CISCO A+ ITE 5.0 International Exam
Venue: Dokkies
05 May 2014
ICT Development Workshop
Venue: Dokkies
29 April 2014
ICT Skills Workshop
Venue: Dokkies
22-23-24 April 2014
ICT Leardership Training
Venue: Dokkies
01 April 2014
E-Learning Workshop for GET Advisors
Venue: Dokkies
01-04 April 2014
ICT Skills Workshop for DCES and SES
Venue: Dokkies
10-11 April 2014
AET ICT Training Workshop
Venue: Dokkies
30-31 OCT + 01 November 2013
Centre's Manager Conference
Venue: Dokkies
05 October 2013
Media Launch
Venue: Dokkies
02 August 2013
Top Womens Awards
Venue: Pinetown ICT Centre
12 December 2012
Graduation
Venue: Pinetown ICT Centre
07 August 2012
Centre Launch
Venue: Pinetown ICT Centre
07 - 18 July 2014
Orientation Training for POC School Principals & Teachers
31 July 2014
GET Workshop Umlazi District
Venue: Dokkies
21 & 22 August 2014
SchoolNet Getting Started Workshop
Venue: Dokkies
28 August 2014
ITE 5.0 (A+) Graduation
Venue: Dokkies Main Hall
25 - 29 August 2014
JAVA Training
Venue: Dokkies Training Room
08 September 2014
Senior Managers & Acting Senior Managers Training
Venue: ICT Centre Training Room
08 September 2014
Via Afrika Webinar
Venue: ICT Centre Training Room
09 September 2014
GMSAF Programme
Venue: ICT Centre Training Room
15 September 2014
IT Masters Training : Tablet Full Solution
Venue: ICT CEntre Training Room
15 September 2014
Via Afrika Webinar - Technology & Infrastructure for e-learning
Venue: ICT Centre Training Room
22 September 2014
Via Afrika Webinar - Security & e-learning
Venue: ICT Centre Training Room
23 September 2014
Heritage Day
Venue: Vootrekker ( Pinetown District Hall)
20 September 2014
SchoolNets Peer Coaching
Venue: ICT Centre
06 October 2014
ICT Skills for Teachers
Venue: ICT Training Room
09 October 2014
iBox Launch
Venue: Dokkies Main Hall
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