Schooling is stuck in the 1950s, but technology must be blended with the basics of education
It will significantly grow the number of children able to read for meaning
Tech innovation has a role to play in a broad range of educational issues, and can help struggling students
Problems such as cost and inadequate teacher support reduce its availability to all schools
Township schools are benefiting from the Gauteng education department’s moves towards e-learning
Kids need to learn how to think to survive in the new world
The new school administration system will streamline and simplify management processes
Readers write in about tech education, and Eusebius McKaiser.
Users – not corporates – should control the software to meet social and economic needs.
Tech won’t turn a bad teacher into a good one, but it can help create meaningful learning experiences.
South Africa must radically rethink how to upgrade and motivate in-service educators.
Teachers have been given the chance to to be behind a desk with the latest gadgets in hand – at a technology conference designed especially for them.
An iPad app with 600 textbooks in six South African languages has been launched and the classes featuring it have proved to be a hit with pupils.
For the first time, every child could have equal access to all the material they need to learn.
The lack of equipment and qualified teachers means computer familiarity is the best we can do.
Technology could provide a solution to South Africa’s textbook saga and entice pupils to read.
South African pupils now have a free online tutor who answers their questions personally.
Pupils from various schools have told the <i>M&G</i> iPads assist the learning process by making it more interactive.
Ndlelenhle Primary School in Vosloorus is one school getting the most out of their iPads.
Four South African teachers scooped awards at the Microsoft Partners in Learning competition held in Jordan.
