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Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert - TeachMeet

Megan Rademeyer

• Many attended an Innovation Workshop to get

ideas and inspiration

• They developed and uploaded Learning Activities

to the Partners in Learning Network (www.pil-

network.com)

• From the Learning Activities uploaded by 3 June

2013 we selected these to be showcased at the

ICT in the Classroom Conference

What did these teachers do to be here?

What will happen now?

• 15 Learning Activities will be showcased in this TeachMeet

• Pre-service University Students will also give their lesson

ideas

• We will randomly call each teacher/ student up

• Teachers will have exactly 5-minutes to present their

Learning Activities

• Audience members (and others!) can vote for the Learning

Activity they think is the best

How do I vote?

• “Like” your favourite Learning Activity at this link

http://bit.ly/13hoof0 on the Partners in Learning Network

• Voting is open to anyone.

Tweet about your favourite

project using #schoolnetsa

and you could win a prize at

the Microsoft Cocktail

Function

The teacher that receives the most “likes” by

3pm on 2 July 2013 will win a SMART

Interactive Projector for their school

sponsored by Vastratech.

Go to this link http://bit.ly/13hoof0 Click on the title of the Learning Activities you like

• Click “Like” if you think a Learning

Activity is a great lesson

• Share the Learning Activity by

Tweeting about it - include

#schoolnetsa to possibly win a prize

One • At least one of these teachers will be selected to be a

Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. This person (or people)

will not be chosen at this conference as they still have time to

enhance their Learning Activities.

• Additional ‘Experts’ will be selected from other South African

and Lesotho teachers who apply before 30 September 2013.

‘Experts’ will attend the Global Partners in Learning Forum.

This will be taking place in Barcelona, 11 – 14 March 2014.

Showtime! Exactly 5 minutes per presentation

Like your favourite Learning Activity at

http://bit.ly/13hoof0

Tweet about it using #schoolnetsa

Use the online timer. When your time is up - you need to STOP!

Can I still enter?

Yes! Apply to be a Microsoft

Innovative Educator: Expert At www.pil-network.com you will need to: • Upload a Learning Activity

(which includes a two minute video that you have made describing your Learning Activity)

• Complete the Microsoft

Innovative Educator – Expert Application

FINAL Closing Date: 30 September 2013

Who is an Expert Educator? We are looking for self-driven educators who are passionate about their careers, inspiring students with outside-the-box thinking and a true collaborative spirit. Resourceful and entrepreneurial, they relish the role of change agent, and work to achieve excellence in education using advanced technologies and social media.

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Next steps, links and contacts:

Like your favorite Learning

Activity by going to

http://bit.ly/13hoof0 Tweet about it using

#schoolnetsa

To apply to be a Microsoft Innovative Educator: Expert go to www.pil-network.com : • Upload a Learning Activity

(including 2 minute video) • Complete the Microsoft

Innovative Educator – Expert Application

• Closing Date: 30 September 2013