SchoolNet SA Premium Member Programme

Free online professional development

Social Media Initiatives

1. The SchoolNet SA blog has daily updates of posts which would interest teachers.
2. Our SchoolNet Facebook page with daily updates.
3. Our SchoolNet YouTube channel.
4. Our Slideshare tutorials.
   
5. Our podcasts and webinars can be found on our webinars blog (also on the Schoolnet SA blog).
6. Our Diigo bookmarks can be followed.
7. We can be reached on Twitter at @SchoolNetSA.

Short courses programme

During the year we will be presenting short courses that are free to our premium members. The courses are supported by a weekly webinar. These started in October 2011 with a Blogging course and a Twitter course.

Course programme schedule.

The tentatively planned programme for 2012 is:

1. 8-week countdown to the Innovative Teacher’s Forum (16 January – 10 March)
2. Microsoft’s Free tools (14 February – end of March)
3. Create a wiki for your classroom (April)
4. Use Google Docs to transform classroom practise (May)
5. Get to grips with Google Earth (June)
6. Reading ideas for the Foundation phase classroom (August)
7. Introduce technology into your curriculum (September)
8. Use Web 2 technology to transform lessons (October)
9. Every teacher needs a classroom blog (November)

Webinar programme

We have kindly been sponsored with the use of Adobe Connect for webinar presentations.  We plan to use teachers to present to sharing ideas they have found useful in their classrooms.  We plan to hold three webinars weekly.

See the webinar programme on our blog - updated on a monthly basis.

TeachMeets

TeachMeets are becoming a popular means of professional development for teachers in many countries. In a TeachMeet a teacher gives a three-minute presentation on some way that he/she has introduced successfully technology into their classroom.

SchoolNet has created a TeachMeet wiki for South Africa which is participating in the TeachMeet programmes developing around the country (currently those run by Partners in Learning, South Africa and Elkanah House in the Western Cape). We also involved in TeachMeet International sponsored by Partners in Learning Croatia. We will be holding a monthly virtual,  national TeachMeet as part of our webinar programme for SchoolNet.

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