DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RESOURCES

FET Resources
Grade 12: Mind the Gap Study Guides
Grade 12: Revision booklets
e-Assessment for Grade 12
Grade 12: Audio lessons
Grade 12: Video tutorials
Second Chance Matric Support Programme
Grades 10-12: Self-study guides
Grade 10-12 CAT & IT Textbooks
Grade 11 Common Papers (2015-2018)
Grade 10 Common Papers (2015-2018)

Senior Phase Resources
Grades 7-9: MST Workbooks
Grades 4-12: Siyavula Textbooks
Grades 4-6: Thunderbolt Kids Adventures

Foundation Phase Resources
Grade R: Resource Kit
Grades 1-3: Big Books
Grades R – 9: Rainbow Workbooks
South African Sign Language
CAPS-aligned learner APPS for Android
Grades R-4: Interactive Workbooks
Funda wande

CONTENT/LEARNING MANAGEMENT TOOLS

Microsoft Teams – communication and collaboration platform that combines chat, video meetings, file storage (including collaboration on files), and application integration.
Google Classroom – Helps classes connect remotely, communicate and stay-organized
Moodle Community-driven and globally-supported open learning platform.
Schoology – Tools to support instruction, learning, grading, collaboration and assessment.
Skooler – Tools to turn Microsoft Office software into an education platform.
Seesaw – Enables the creation of collaborative and sharable digital learning portfolios and learning resources.
Blackboard – Offers managed hosting, platform consulting, enterprise consulting, online program management, training and student services.

TEACHING AND LEARNING RESOURCES

Khan Academy – Free online courses, lessons and practice.
Siyavula – Mathematics and physical sciences education aligned with the South African curriculum. Zero-rated on MTN and Vodacom
Mindset Learn – education resources and videos aligned with the South African curriculum.
2Enable – structured, curriculum-aligned collection of digital content resources prepared for Primary and High School South African teachers and learners
BCX LEARN – Education resources for all grades. Zero rated on Telkom SIM card
Vodacom e-School – education resources and videos aligned with the South African curriculum. Zero-rated on Vodacom SIM cards
Hey Maths! – A range of rich animated lessons, interactive tools and games for Grade R-12 Mathematics
Hey Science! – A range of rich animated lessons, interactive tools and games for Grade 10-12 Physical Sciences
Smart Kids – online courses, lessons and practice for primary schoolers.
KitKatSchool- Tablet-based learning suite with a comprehensive curriculum spanning early childhood through early primary levels
BrainPop – free access of education resources and videos available during extended school holidays
Tynker – Learn to code and mod Minecraft
CODE.org – Learn how to code with code.org, leading curriculum for K-12 computer science.
Scratch – free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.
Udemy – online courses in a spectrum of fields
iReady – Interactive assignments for students.
Discovery Education – Free educational resources and lessons about viruses and outbreaks for different grade levels.

ONLINE ASSESSMENT

Kahoot – Game-based learning platform
Microsoft Forms- create surveys and polls to collect customer feedback, measure employee satisfaction, and organize team event
Google Forms – Create Surveys, Graph Data, And Analyze Results
OneNote ClassNotebook – provide individualised support by typing directly into each learner’s notebook

READING APPS

African Storybook – Open access to picture storybooks in African languages.
Global Digital Library – Digital storybooks and other reading materials
Worldreader – Digital books and stories
Funda wande- Print and video materials training educators how to teach reading for meaning in grades R–3 learners in their home language
Nal’ibali multi-lingual stories
Readers: Big Books of Little Stories
South African stories for children

COLLABORATION?COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS

Microsoft Teams – Chat, meet, call and collaboration features integrated with Microsoft Office software.
Skype – Video and audio calls with talk, chat and collaboration features.
Zoom – Cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, collaboration, chat and webinars.
Hangout Meet – Video calls integrated with other Google’s G-Suite tools.
Lark – Collaboration suite of interconnected tools, including chat, calendar, creation and cloud storage.
Flipgrid – Collaboration suite of interconnected tools, including chat, calendar, creation and cloud storage.
Dingtalk – Communication platform that supports video conferencing, task and calendar management, attendance tracking and instant messaging.
Outschool – online learning platform with video conferencing in a wide range of subjects.

Open Education resources

UNESCO http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-toknowledge/open-educational-resources/
Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO) http://ecoo.org
International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) http://www.inacol.org
Advance Learning Through Innovative Science & Technology (ADL)http://www.adlnet.gov
African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) http://www.acdeafrica.org
African Distance Learning Association (ADLA) http://www.physics.ncat.edu/~michael/adla/
American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC) http://adec.edu
http://www.ocwconsortium.org/
http://www.ocwconsortium.org/en/courses/ocwsites
http://ocw.tufts.edu -Tuft University
http://ocw.upm.es -Univesidad Politechnica, Madrid
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/
http://ocw.usu.edu/ -Utah State University
http://open.umich.edu/ -University of Michigan
http://ocw.nd.edu/ -Notre Dame University

SUBJECT SPECIFIC RESOURCES

English

British Council https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teaching-teens/resources
One stop English: http://www.onestopenglish.com/
Cambridge English: http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/free-resources/
Google Literature Trips- Learn literature whilst mapping Geography of the world: http://www.googlelittrips.org/
www.tweentribune.com
Primary school English: http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/english.htm
NaliBali http://nalibali.org/
IBM Reading Companion: http://www.readingcompanion.org/
African Storybook Project: http://www.africanstorybook.org/
Learn English Apps: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/apps?_ga=1.43037154.653415077.1475673013
Learn English Games: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/games

Mathematics

Learning Maths (grades 10-12) https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/download/details.aspx?id=15702

Geogebra: A dynamic mathematics software for all levels of education that brings together geometry, algebra, spreadsheets, graphing, statistics and calculus in one easy-to-use package. https://www.geogebra.org/

Curated Maths Resources: https://sites.google.com/site/willkimbley/math

Maths Applets: http://mathsandscience.com/simulations/maths-simulations/

EduKite: http://edukite-maths-and-physical-sciences-grad.software.informer.com/

Crocodile clips: http://www.yenka.com/

Hey Maths! helps deepen mathematical content knowledge while enhancing classroom lessons and instruction. https://www.heymath.com/index_row.jsp