Windows 7

Microsoft will be lauching Win7 by October 2009.What does it promise?

• Better battery power


• Automatic data backups through a home or business network,either at the office or at the coffee shop


• Easier connections to wireless networks either at office or coffee shop.


• Automatic data backups through a home or business network,no-pushing required


• Encryption for external storage devices,lost or stolen USB memory stick and strangers will not have access to your data.


• More automated troubleshooting and les time spent fixing problems.

I think tecnological users will benefit from this windows 7.Lets wait and see if it will really do what it will promises.

Smart Technologies Seminar

I attended a siminar organised by Smart Technologies in Fourways High School.Smart Technologies company was advertising the use of smartboard and presentations on the use of ICT in the classrooms.Several school demonstrated their achievement when using technology in their schools.I was fascinated by one schools from Mpumalanga .Their school is networked to five other schools .They then use a video to share lessons in different grades.Teachers present lessons e.g N.S from one schools and allow oppportunities for questions from learners in other schools.This show how schools especially educators can share lesssons , ideas , approaches and collaborating using technology.

Webquest Presentations

The webquest presentations on the 15th August were very interesting.It was a change of environment where we managed experience difference strategies of teaching using ICT.I would have loved to have done my presentation because it was for grade3 learners and I took into consideration the use of colours ,font and to be user friendly for foundation phase learners.I will be presenting the webquest workshop in our school and I think the educators will enjoy and have an understanding of what do we mean when we say intergrating ICT in learning.

My Recent Achievement

On the 7th August the Ekurhuleni Cluster hosted the National Teacher Awards for 2009 at Emperors Palace .There were different categories for the awards.I was one of the finalists for the category "Excellence in Primary School Teaching".Guess what? I got position 2. This was one of greatest achievements I ever received for the good I do for the learners. One of the reasons I was nominated was the ICT project that I initiated in my school and in our district.From this I learnt the importance of sharing what I'm learning and implimenting the use of ICT in my school. The main objective for 2009 is to make educators do all their administration work using computers and using the internet as a resource for their lessons. With the motivation and continuous feedback about the progress I think "I can" and if "I can" then "we can".