VISIONEstablishing an eCulture in Metropole East Education District where all learners, teachers and officials use available and appropriate ICT technologies in the educational sphere.

MISSION

Technology provisioning to new schools and technology refresh to all schools progressively. RN, JJ

Research and evaluation of the use of e-Learning methodologies and cutting edge technologies. RN

Relevant ICT training. SD

The sourcing, procurement and provisioning of digital resources through multiple access points. JJ, RN

The on-going support of e-Learning at schools. All

Strategic e-DOCUMENTS

White Paper 7

e-Business Process Plan

Draft District Plan

White Paper 7 on e-Education Table of Contents

The use of ICTs in society and education 8

The digital divide 8

ICTs for development in Africa 9

Government's responses to the digital divide 10

The current profile and distribution of ICTs in schools 11

e-Education defined 14

Information and communication technologies defined 15

The significance of e-Education 16

e-Education policy goal 16

e-school development 16

e-Learning (learning through the use of ICTs) 19

Assessment 20

Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of management and administration 21

Equity 22

Access to ICT infrastructure 22

Capacity building 22

Norms and standards 23

ICT professional development for management, teaching and learning 25

Electronic content resource development and distribution 27

Access to ICT infrastructure 29

Connectivity 31

Community engagement 32

Research and development 33

Need for investment 35

Principles for funding and resourcing 35

Sources of funding 36

System-wide approach 37

Co-ordination and collaboration 37

Monitoring and evaluation 38

Planning cycles 38

Focus 1Technology provisioning /and technology refresh

Total Schools 100% Class room Techn 100% Class room Techn 100%100% Multi Media Hubs 100% Multi Media Hubs 100%100% CAT / IT 100% CAT / IT 100%100% CAD 50% CAD 100%

Refresh schools Refresh schools Refresh schools50% CAT refresh 50% CAT refresh 50%50% CAD refresh 50% CAD refresh 50%50% IT 50% IT refresh 50%

100% Class room Techn 50% CAT refresh 50%

20% Multi Media Hubs 50% CAD refresh 50%20% Geography 25% IT 50%25% Dinaledi 100% Geography 25%

Dinaledi 100%

New schools

Short Term Goals

Dinaledi Class room Techn

Multi Media Hubs 20%Geography

Class room TechnMulti Media Hubs

CAT / ITCAD

CAT refreshCAD refresh

Medium Term Goals Long Term Goals

2012

-201

4

2015

-201

7

New schools

2018

-202

2

New schools

IT

Proposed Provisioning Plan:

Focus 2: ICT training

Focus 3 Research & Evaluation:

Multi Media Hubs:Non-functional Computer Laboratories at 2 schools per circuit will be transformed into multimedia hubs.Rooms will have 10 computers, a printer, scanner and a data projectorAvailable for all subjectsGeography Information System: GIS• Revitalise the usage of these Geography resource• Research all previous roll outs; reinstall software, train teachers and monitor usage• Ensure and negotiate availability of schools technology for the subject

Role and necessity of the SNA:• Research of the role and responsibilities of the SNA• Impact and influence

/Continue…Research and evaluation of the use of e-Learning methodologies

and cutting edge technologies

Available technology:• Research ICT capacity of schools• How many Labs are functional and non-functional• ICT Sustainability

Focus 4

The sourcing, procurement and provisioning of digital resources through multiple access points• Digitize relevant curriculum content• Request to all CA’s and Teachers • MEED database: content-rich portal-Moodle• Freedom toaster- Library

Procurement and provisioning of digital resources

• WCED will make recourses available • Schools- responsible for own software procurement• School must consult WCED list

Focus 5

Support systems for SNA: Annual Circuit Cluster meeting Give advise and general support to SNA

Holiday Software and hardware training: Teachers

Adhoc basis MS Office Other educational resources

The on-going support of e-Learning at schools

Protocol Software

Software related

SNA contacts the supplier/ software vendor

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School Network Admin CEI Training UnitModule Training eLearning DeskCAMI 021 914 9640Evalunet 021 5950333Crocodile Clips NoneScience: Data Harvest NoneKhanya LTSM eLearning DeskRubricate NoneApple itouch 0720481889Talking Stories 021 6380582Master Maths 021 851 5660

SCHOOL NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

Things have change: and not…

EACH ONE TEACH ONE….

"I never learned from a man who agreed with me. "Robert A. Heinlein

'Hire Rembrandt to do the painting and don't tell him how to paint.' Anon

'It is not the biggest, the brightest or the best that will survive, but those who adapt the quickest.' Charles Darwin

So Please add……

E Learning: Roles and Responsibility

E Learning SNA: Roles and Responsibility

Staff

Principal

E Learning Desk

SNAMedia Team

School Network Administrator: Basic tasks

Liaising: CEI/ District

Staff Development

Manages: Admin+AUP+Sustainability Plan

Research

Maintenance

School Network Administrator

Are teachers

Voluntary

Other responsibilities

Needs support

Not technologists