Ingrid Ramonyai

School: Diopong Primary School – Mankweng, Limpopo

Title: Using ICT Tool as a Search Technique for Social Science

Ingrid is a grade four social science educator .She used the internet for research on specific topics and produced material that was easy and interesting to learn .In her project learners used the internet to research and access information then share with the groups through a projector. Since grade four classes are a transition from the foundation phase to the intermediate phase learners subjects increases and there is confusion between Social Science and Natural Science and also increase in text books .Her projects made the transition easy for learners 

Links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/mokgethoa-ingrid-ramonyai-46671193
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUM47_WCKPJ7DaPD_GLHFQQ

Matema Jacobeth Malatji

School: Diopong Primary School - Mankweng Limpopo

Title: Teaching Basic Computer Literacy Skills to National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) Community Staff Members

Malatji is a grade 2 educator. In her project Matema focused on teaching basic computer skills to the illiterate NSNP members’ .The members learnt to budget well, record and portion food correctly and prepare reports for the community. She used Microsoft programmes, computers and a projector. Members learnt how to cut costs and to be effective in providing good nutrition to the learners. Through this project shortage of budgeted food at the school has been eliminated

Links:

• https://www.facebook.com/matema.malatji.18?fref=grp_mmbr_list
• https://twitter.com/Matema_Malatji

Lepota Flora Mpyana

School: Makeketela Primary in Polokwane Limpopo

Title of project: Spelling, Writing and Reading through ICT

Flora is a grade R educator.In her project Flora introduces basic computer skills to the foundation phase in preparation for fututre.Kids keyboard skills is shaped early making it easy for kids to adjust in school.She uses overhead projector in her lesson delivery and kids interact with it.Kids learn word construction and they read aloud and learn how to spell.She has collaborated peer educator and University of Limpopo Turfloop campus students to assist in this project, making teaching fun.

Links:
Google her!!

Jigsaw Task group 1: QR codes

QR codes
In this task the group members have to firstly figure out what a QR code is, how to install a QR readerr and how to create a QR code for information sharing. 

• Install/openQuickmark:
  www.quickmark.com.tw or download the app from the playstore 
• Scan the QR code alongside. What is it?
• Create your own QR business card
• Scan each others business cards

Avatars

What is an avatar and why would we use it in education and for our DPs?

• Create an avatar that represents who you are!
• http://avatarmaker.com/

Jigsaw Task group 2: Storytelling

We have seen that it is important to have control over our professional and private stories. As teachers we not only need to model a good digital footprint, but we also need to use our online persona to advance our subject area and share our knowledge.

Discuss how the following tools can help us do that:

• Cartoons
• Infographics
• Videos, 
• Podcasts
• Picture stories
• Slideshows 
• Blogging

Create an infographic of yourself at http://vizualize.me and share to the FB group. 

Remember you will have to be able to explain this to your home group members!!!

Jigsaw Task group 3: Curation

This task group is going to investigate content collection and distribution and how that can enhance our online footprint.

• Explore the following curation tools: Scoop.it, Pinterest, Diigo (Search for a topic you are interested in)
• What is Curation? 
• Which curation tools do you use?
• How can you use curation to enhance your DP?

Jigsaw Task group 4: Social platforms

This task group will investigate social platforms and how it can help us to share and collaborate.

• What is the difference between Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin,  Google+ profile and blogging?
  
• Send a tweet with the hashtag #ISPASuperteachers sharing a resource/educational thought
  https://goo.gl/04oTzb
  
• Share more about your project in our FB group.
  https://goo.gl/6meirV
  
• Go and like the ICT4Champions and the CozaCare facebook pages
  
• How can Social platforms enhance my Digital presence as a teacher?