Not sure what more to write about

ICT here is limited

Harties is great but we have limited resources here, not that it creates a barrier to learning.

I have everything that I need to do my work inside the classroom. Sure there is always room for more Tech in the class but I can work with what I've got.

There is not more that I can say about Harties and ICT here, hope all that I have mentioned was enough.

Quality of ICT usage in schools

It is not about the Technology, it's about its usage

I agree with Nokulunga Sithabile Ndlovu and Donovan Lawrence in their Lit. review. I believe the mear presence of ICT in classrooms will not help at all if the people don't know how to use it effectively.

Having the technology and using it, are two different things. I think that the government should either help the teachers to learn how to use it OR give the opportunity to the people who will make the effort to understand it. 

Handing out technology left and right will not erase the mistakes of the past. Giving the technology away will not make the future a better place. Knowing how to effectively use the technology will help to make it easier to make the future a better place. 

Start at the root of the problem, don't just treat the symptoms!

Mouse scanner

So I saw my mentor teacher using her optical mouse so scan in pages to her computer.

Since she hurt her leg last week she is using her projector more and more in class.

So today I saw her scanning in pages from the teachers guide for the learners to mark this worksheet.

I must say I'm really loving the technology available now for anyone to use, so if I'm ever to lazy to write on the board I will just scan a few pages in for the learners.

Projector used

So my mentor teacher used her projector the first time on Friday, and only because she hurt her back on Wednesday at the netball practice.

So sad to see a young teacher not using technology at her disposal.

SchoolNet

Finally, a company that trains

SchoolNet is a company that, as far as I can understand, helps educators with ICT training.

I really feel that more companies like this should exist since most of the educators out there don't really know what ICT stands for and how to use technology in their classes.

More knowledge, better future!

Overhead projector

The projector in my classroom is not really that nice, half of the screen is so dim that I cannot even read while I'm at the forms of the class.

What would be really nice, if we had that new overhead projector that has a camera. One can connect different apparatus to it from a computer to USB to even HDMI.