On Thursday afternoon (21 November 2013) at 3.30pm we held a SchoolNet webinar entitled ‘An introduction to e-books’ presented by Malcolm Seegers a digital publisher for a well-known South African publishing group. Thank you to all who attended the webinar.
Summary of the webinar
Malcom says:
"More and more schools are going digital with many of them putting the technology in the hands of the learners. This webinar will discuss the basics of ebooks –how to choose the correct format, what you will need to get them onto devices, what you can do with them and how they enhance the learning experience."
Presentation
Malcolm’s presentation is given below via SlideShare.
Recording
If you missed the webinar you can listen to the recording at this link:
http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p4p4kqtc3h7/
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a webinar this week on Thursday afternoon 14th November at 3.30pm on ebooks. I heard Malcolm Seegers giving this interesting presentation at the SchoolNet conference earlier this year and have asked him to present his talk as a webinar. Here are the details:
Name: Introduction to eBooks
Summary: More and more schools are going digital with many of them putting the technology in the hands of the learners. This webinar will discuss the basics of ebooks –how to choose the correct format, what you will need to get them onto devices, what you can do with them and how they enhance the learning experience.
Presenter: Malcolm Seegers, a digital publisher
Invited By: Fiona Beal (fiona@schoolnet.org.za)
When: Thursday 21 November 2013
Time 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Time Zone: (GMT+02:00) Harare, Pretoria
URL: http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/ebooks/
Please feel free to join us. This week is our second last webinar for the year. Next week, for our last webinar, we also have an exciting guest speaker. Watch this space!
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We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a webinar this week on Thursday afternoon 14th November at 3.30pm. Here are the details:
Name: Symbaloo – a great classroom tool for all age groups
Summary: Fiona says, "In this webinar we’ll take a look at one of my favourite webtools, Symbaloo, and how it is used in the classroom. (Symbaloo is available on your browser and also as a free iPad and Android app.) It is a great curation/bookmarking tool with a unique, attractive and compact look and feel. I have enjoyed noticing the ways teachers around the world use Symbaloo in their classrooms right from Kindergarden to High School. It has a myriad of uses for any age group."
Presenter: Fiona Beal
Starting Time: Thursday 14th November 2013 at 3:30 PM
Duration:15 mins
URL: http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/symbaloo/
Access: Anyone who has the URL for the meeting can enter the room as a guest.
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Time Zone: (GMT+02:00) Pretoria
Please feel free to join us.
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On Thursday afternoon (7 November) at 3.30pm we held a SchoolNet webinar entitled ‘Using Mind Mapping software in all subjects’ presented by Dr Ron Beyers, Managing Director of Young Engineers and Scientists of Africa. Thank you to all who attended the webinar.
Summary of the webinar
This is Dr Beyer’s description “If your brain is like mine you will understand how some of your learners feel when it comes to making sense of the work. A good educator has the ability to make sense out of subject information and provide a framework for learners to understand the interrelationship of concepts. Take the educator away and the weaker learners are unable to continue by themselves. Learning has to continue outside the walls of the classroom. Mind maps is a teaching and learning tool which provides the user with the opportunity to do a brain dump of all possible ideas without any structure. Once this phase is complete they can then rearrange their ideas to look for interrelationships for themselves and construct their own meaning. This is in stark contrast to having to cram information into their heads and simply recall it based on key stimuli in tests/exams. Change the stimuli and the learners are lost. Sound familiar? What is teaching all about?
This presentation will introduce users to the idea of making use of any type of mind mapping software for virtually any subject from writing essays, to creating summaries of chapters, planning activities, etc. The process is to empower learners to move from information receivers to knowledge generators which our country desperately needs – people who can think for themselves.
'Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school'. (Einstein)
P.S.
1) This presentation will be based on the use of FreeMind and FreePlane Software which is freeware.
http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
2) It is also available as portable software and can be run directly off a memory stick without installing onto the host machine. This means that it can be downloaded for free and your learners can take it home as well.
http://freemind-portable.en.softonic.com/ “
Presentation
Dr Beyers’ presentation is given below via SlideShare and you can download it should you wish to.
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a SchoolNet free webinar this week on Thursday afternoon 7 November at 3.30pm with Dr Ron Beyers, Managing Director of Young Engineers and Scientists of Africa, as our guest speaker. Here are the details:
Webinar details
Meeting Name: Using Mind Mapping software in all subjects
Presenter: Dr Ron Beyers
Invited by: Fiona Beal (fiona@schoolnet.org.za)
When: Thursday 7th November 2013 at 3:30pm
Time Zone: (GMT+02:00) Harare, Pretoria
To join the meeting: http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/mindmapping-ron/
Description sent by Dr Beyers: “If your brain is like mine you will understand how some of your learners feel when it comes to making sense of the work. A good educator has the ability to make sense out of subject information and provide a framework for learners to understand the interrelationship of concepts. Take the educator away and the weaker learners are unable to continue by themselves. Learning has to continue outside the walls of the classroom. Mind maps is a teaching and learning tool which provides the user with the opportunity to do a brain dump of all possible ideas without any structure. Once this phase is complete they can then rearrange their ideas to look for interrelationships for themselves and construct their own meaning. This is in stark contrast to having to cram information into their heads and simply recall it based on key stimuli in tests/exams. Change the stimuli and the learners are lost. Sound familiar? What is teaching all about?
This presentation will introduce users to the idea of making use of any type of mind mapping software for virtually any subject from writing essays, to creating summaries of chapters, planning activities, etc. The process is to empower learners to move from information receivers to knowledge generators which our country desperately needs – people who can think for themselves.
'Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school'. (Einstein)
P.S.
1) This presentation will be based on the use of FreeMind and FreePlane Software which is freeware.
http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
2) It is also available as portable software and can be run directly off a memory stick without installing onto the host machine. This means that it can be downloaded for free and your learners can take it home as well.
http://freemind-portable.en.softonic.com/ “
Please feel free to join us
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On Thursday afternoon (31st October) at 3.30pm we held a SchoolNet webinar entitled ‘7 more unexpected (and GREAT!) ways to use PowerPoint in your classroom’’ presented by Fiona Beal. Thank you to all who attended the webinar.
Summary of the webinarIn this webinar we will look at the very versatile application – PowerPoint – for at least five more great ways on how to use it effectively in your lessons – especially the animation part of PowerPoint. The Internet is a great resource of wonderful ideas. Some of the ideas in this webinar have been shared freely elsewhere and I have just adapted them for my own use in class. How do you use PowerPoint in your lessons?
Presenter: Fiona Beal of SchoolNet
Presentation
Fiona’s presentation is given below via SlideShare and you can download it should you wish to.
Webinar recordingIf you wish to listen to the presentation the recording link can be found at
http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p2h0lbqkny5/
