The badge is up!
Look to the right and you’ll see the badge for “The Best Education Blog – 2012”, thanks to all of you who have voted for e4Africa! It is gratifying to know that the blog still holds value for folks of…
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Please vote for e4Africa
I was both surprized and amused when I received an email from someone in the USA informing me that e4Africa was nominated for the Most Fascinating Blog 2011 awards in the category Teaching Blog. The decision of the panel who…
Technology for Teachers … the book
My new book Technology for Teachers was launched two weeks ago. Like the previous two books, Laptops for Teachers and Interactive Whiteboards for Africa, this latest book is based on postings that appeared on the e4Africa blog. Thanks for all the comments, emails and…
New e4africa logo
A big thank you to all of you who commented and offered advice on my new logo – this all helped me to reach a decision. In the end I decided on combining features from two of the original options.
New logo for e4Africa
I’m in the process of finding a new logo for e4Africa and have commissioned a graphic artist to come up with a few ideas. I need the help of you, my loyal readers and friends, to choose the most appropriate…
Communication trends
Technology accelerated the pace of globalization – the result is a much smaller world, they say. The advance of technology made travel easier and communication faster, so that the illusion of a smaller globe is created. It seems as if…
Can technology make a teacher more productive?
What does it mean to be productive? Some shy away from the word because it sounds too much like hard work. Teachers complain: “How can it be expected of us to produce more? The education department is overworking us as…
Should learners be encouraged to have their own blogs?
Teachers start their involvement with blogs by reading them. Then some of the adventurous ones create their own classroom blogs. You’ll reach the pinnacle of blogging when you’ve succeeded in motivating some of your learners to become bloggers. You must…
How can blogs be used in the classroom?
While reading the blogs of experts and fellow teachers is most beneficial to you, the greatest value of blogs will be experienced when you create your own for use in your classroom. Yes, you must become a blogger! Here are…
How can reading blogs help teachers?
Blogs have the potential of helping a teacher in two ways: you can read them and you can create them. Let’s look at one way in which reading blogs can be of benefit to you. Suppose you are struggling to…
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