Friday, 17 August 2012

PC literacy training in Kanyamazane

Mecer classroom management solution training

Conducted at Somcuba Primary School

Mpumalanga Province, South Africa


August 2012

In 2012, I conducted training on the Mecer Classroom Management System. It was done on behalf of Learnthings Africa who was contracted by the Vodacom Millionaires Project. The project launched a competition whereby schools entered a competition. There were 4 winning schools every month. The Mecer classroom Management System was the prize, basically a laptop with about 30 x Mecer mini laptops. 

The main laptop, or teacher's laptop managed the learner laptops and teachers could utilize the system in organized class activities. I was contracted by Learnthings Africa to facilitate the training of teachers and students on utilizing this system. It took me to parts of South Africa where few white people or tourists get to go. It was an opportunity to see how most South Africans in rural areas live.

Nature scenery - Near Nelspruit, Mpumalanga

Project purpose


The overall purpose of the project was to ensure that the learners and the teachers are comfortable in integrating the interactive Classmate solution into classroom teaching and learning. Specific emphasis was placed on the integration of Learnthings Africa and other educational content into teaching and learning. This implies that teachers should have an understanding of the navigation system as well as the actual available content (software; e.g. Encarta, Learnthings Primary Content, PIL & Skoool.co.za)

Goals


By the end of the course participants were introduced to the following:

• Overview of the hardware and software solution & Basic PC literacy.
• Content pre-loaded on the teacher’s laptop (PIL, Encarta, Learnthings content).
• Classroom Management software on Teacher’s laptop.
• Internet and productivity tools.
• Exposure to Software preloaded on Classmates (Encarta, Learnthings Primary Content)



Nature scenery - Near Nelspruit

About Mpumalanga



Mpumalanga (Zulu name for "the place where the sun rises") is a province in eastern South Africa, bordering the nations of Swaziland and Mozambique. It embraces the southern half of Kruger National Park, a huge nature reserve with abundant wildlife including big game. The province's iconic Blyde River Canyon, among the world’s largest, is known as a green canyon because of its subtropical foliage (Wikipedia). 

Picture highlights


Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga - Wall painting

Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga

Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga - School coat of arms

Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga - Wall painting

Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga - Wall painting

Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga - Wall painting

Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga - Wall painting

Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Small tuck shop - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Take away - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Take away - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Small shop - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Painted wall menu of Take away - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Small tuck shop - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

African car wash - KKanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Private residence - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Hair salon - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Fruit and veg - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Private residence - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Tire shop - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

The 'World Trade Centre' - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Discount store - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Small shop - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

 Cell C container phone shop - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Church - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Church - Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Irony – Tell South Africans not to do it and they will go out of their way to do exactly that - Kanyamazane 

Near Nelspruit, Mpumalanga

Nature scenery near Nelspruit – Orange farm to the left

Nature scenery near Nelspruit – Orange farm to the left

Nature scenery near Nelspruit

Nature scenery near Nelspruit

Nature scenery near Nelspruit

Nature scenery near Nelspruit

Nature scenery near Nelspruit

Nature scenery near Nelspruit

Nature scenery near Nelspruit

Sunset nature scenery near Nelspruit

African ‘train’ bus….I saw one with 3 sections

Reception - The Guest house in Nelspruit I stayed at

My bedroom - The Guest house in Nelspruit I stayed at

Student training - Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga

Student training - Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga

Student training - Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga

Student training - Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga

Mecer student laptops

Eager minds - Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga

Student training - Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga

Student training - Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga

Student training - Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga

Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Shoe repair shop - Kanyamazane 

Student training - Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga

Student training - Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga

Teacher training - Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga

Teacher training - Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga

Group photo after training - Teacher training - Somcuba PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga


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