Learnthings Africa & MTN
2010 - 2011
Background
MTN, a major cellular network, contracted Learnthings Africa to provide basic computer literacy training to students and teachers at 100 rural schools across South Africa, where MTN provided each school with a fully functional computer lab. Each lab was equipped with around 30 desktop PC's and an Interactive whiteboard. I had to train teachers on how to integrate technology into their teaching methodologies. I did basic training on MS Word, Encarta and Learnthings content to both teachers and students. I did facilitation at 12 of these schools in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West province and the Eastern Cape.
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| African 'classroom' - Matlaisane High school (North West Province) |
About Learnthings Africa
Learnthings Africa specializes in providing training based on the integration of ICT and digital materials within the teaching and learning environment, so that users can meaningfully utilize ICT in education and harness ICT technology to improve, enrich and expand education. Some of the training programs include: Computer literacy, Introduction to digital resources, Integrating ICT into teaching and learning, creating digital content, Evaluation of digital resources, the interactive whiteboard.
My Duties included:
- Teaching rural primary and secondary school children and teachers basic computer literacy on Microsoft. (WORD, EXCEL, and POWERPOINT as well as ENCARTA).
- Facilitating Training of teachers regarding the integration of ICT’s into teaching and learning.
- Training e-content developers and teachers how to digitize learning content.
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| Mathiba Stad nature scenery - North-west province |
About North West province
North West is an inland South African province that borders Botswana. Its landscape is defined by mountains in the northeast and bush-veld scattered with trees and shrubs. Its capital is Mahikeng. North West was created after the end of Apartheid in 1994, and includes parts of the former Transvaal Province and Cape Province, as well as most of the former Bantustan of Bophuthatswana. The Magaliesberg mountain range in the northeast extends about 130 km (about 80 miles) from Pretoria to Rustenburg (Wikipedia).
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| Grazing donkeys on the school grounds, Gaesitsiwe High school, North West province |
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| Donkey car, North West province |
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| 'Supermarket' - North West province |
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| Township house - Hammanskraal, Northwest province |
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| Mini-bus taxi - Hammanskraal, Northwest province |
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| Donkey car - Makapaanstad, North-West Province |
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| Mathiba stad house - North-West province |
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| African 'Baby pram' - Rajepani, near Motla, North West province |
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| Street vendor - Tladi Stad, North-West |
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| African car Texas style - Moeka, North West province |
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| Gaseitsiwe High school - North-West Province |
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| African landscape near Gaseitsiwe High school - North-West Province |
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| The slogan of MTN Cell Company who sponsored these PC literacy projects, painted on the door of the PC lab of Gaesitsiwe High School - North West province |
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| Student training at Gaseitsiwe High school - North-West Province |
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| Donkey car - North-west Province |
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| Goats crossing the main road - North West province |
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| Gaesitsiwe High School - North West province |
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| Posing with the teachers at Gaesitsiwe High School - North West province, after training |
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| Dipetlwana Primary school, North West Province |
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| Teacher training at Dipetlwana Primary school, North West Province |
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| Shop near Dipetlwana Primary school, North West Province |
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| Donkey car - Dipetlwana Primary school, North West Province |
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| 'Fork in the road' - near Dipetlwana Primary school, North West Province |
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| Student training at Dipetlwana Primary school, North West Province |
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| Pre-school kids in deep discussion |
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| Driving school - Makapaanstad, North-West Province |
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| Donkey crossing the road - Makapaanstad, North-west Province |
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| Donkey car - Makapaanstad, North-west Province |
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| Goat drinking water at the tap on the school grounds - Masonyane Middle school, Rajepani, near Motla, North West province |
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| Students drinking water - Masonyane Middle school,
Rajepani, near Motla, North West province
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| Baby goat drinking milk - Masonyane Middle school, Rajepani, near Motla, North West province |
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| African bus - Mathiba stad, North -West province |
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| Student training at Matlaisane High School, North-West Province |
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| Students doing homework - Matlaisane High School, North-West Province |
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| African kindergarten - Rajepani, near Motla, North West province |
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| Seboaneng Middle school Bathrooms - Tladi stad, North-West Province |
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| Tea advert on a shop - Tladi stad, North West province |
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| African car wash-Mathiba Stad (North West Province) |
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| Donkey car passenger - North-West Province |
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| Students drinking water - Dipetlwana Primary school, North West Province |
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| Happy school kids - North-West Province |
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| School feeding scheme - North-West Province |
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| School feeding scheme - North-West Province |
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| North West Province transportation - Makapaanstad |
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| Makapaanstad house - North-West Province |
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| Makapaanstad shop - North-West Province |
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| Donkey grazing alongside the road - Mathiba stad, North West province |
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| African school - North-West Province |
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| Moeka - North-West Province |
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| African car wash - Motla, North-West Province |
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| African 'Baby pram' - Rajepani, near Motla, North West province |
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| Seboaneng Middle school - Tladi Stad, North-West Province |
Read more about PC literacy training in the Eastern Cape province
Read more about PC literacy training in Limpopo province
Read more about PC literacy training in Mpumalanga province
