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We love seeing new apps aimed at helping teachers!

"Zibuza.net is an online community designed and built exclusively for South African teachers to support and celebrate the many unsung heroes that have dedicated their lives to positively shaping our society."

http://www.zibuza.net/

Zibuza.net - Celebrating Teachers Connect with your peers, professionals and a multitude of organisations for an extended support system to get you through the day.

Tech centre opening a giant leap forward Learners and educators from the Langa Education Assistance Programme will now boast an information and communication technology centre they can call their own.

Captivating learners with technology is of growing importance. Tell us how you use technology in your classroom!

Possible answers to some of the financial problems faced by schools.

http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/659/148572.html

Why education's silver lining could be in the cloud As South African schools and universities struggle with the high costs of textbooks and other educational materials, technology continues to offer some compelling answers to these challenges...

ICT is not just for school and university learners - it's for anyone who wants to further their knowledge! Take a look at what Career Junction and Shaw Academy are doing for job seekers in SA:

http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/536/149879.html

CareerJunction bridging the skills gaps in SA - Career Junction CareerJunction, one of the country's top job boards, recently partnered with Shaw Academy - the world's largest online live educator - to assist jobseekers in developing their careers...

“The law firms of the very near future will be looking for graduates who are not merely tech-savvy, but who know about document automation, cloud computing, AI systems, legal process engineering and more"

http://www.fin24.com/Finweek/Featured/are-law-schools-keeping-up-with-tech-20160819

Are law schools keeping up with tech? With technology changing the legal profession in unprecedented ways, what are South Africa’s law schools doing to teach law graduates about the technology of law?

South Africa has begun to introduce Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) and it is opening doors for students, South African and otherwise.
The first ever South African MOOC course attracted 8000+ students from around the world when the face-to-face course attracted only 40!
Read more below:

http://www.fin24.com/Tech/Opinion/how-online-courses-can-bring-the-world-into-africas-classrooms-20160819

How online courses can bring the world into Africa’s classrooms Massive Open Online Courses are an opportunity for African universities to bring the continent's thinkers and theories to the world, says Professor Susan Levine.

Breadbin has been working alongside the CoZa Cares Foundation for many years and we are proud of the work they have done for ICT in South Africa. Their new online educational platform, Nolwazi, is up and running and definitely worth checking out!
Find it at http://nolwazi.co.za/ or see the video below for more information.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igtU7T7vFc8

Nolwazi promotional video

How to Combine Tech Tools to Create Globally Connected Classrooms:

http://www.edudemic.com/5-tool-combinations-for-globalizing-class/

5 Tech Tool Combinations for Taking Your Class Global | Edudemic Few students in the United States today have any memory of a time before the Internet. With a world of interactions (both good and bad) a mere click away, it is crucial to prepare our students for a connected existence that values respect, awareness, and collaboration with others from diverse backgr…

The top 40 websites that benefit tertiary educators and students:

http://www.iheartintelligence.com/2014/01/18/beat-the-system-40-free-educational-websites/

Beat The System With This List Of 40 Free Educational Websites According to www.webometrics.info, there are more than 17 000 universities in the world, but getting a degree in many of them is quite costly. Many studen

The ever controversial topic - cellphones in the classroom - educational tool or distraction:
http://www.mentoringminds.com/blog/using-cellphones-in-the-classroom/

Using Cellphones in the Classroom If you're an educator or spend a fair amount of your time interacting with middle and high schoolers through a coaching or mentoring position, then the thought of using cellphones in the classroom is probably not particularly dear to your heart.

Tweeting Teachers - why should we use Twitter in the classroom?
http://ht.ly/HUpMc

10 Ways Teachers Can Make The Best of Twitter ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning December 22, 2014 As a micro-blogging platform, Twitter has rapidly grown to widespread popularity due mainly to its unique features that set it apart from other social networking websites. One of the foundational principles of Twitter and also a key element in its success is brevity. Tweets are lim…