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Education
Technology
Program
Adding value to the education system
through technology.
In partnership with the ICT Teachers Association
of Uganda
About Edify Edify is a non-profit organization with a mission to improve and to expand sustainable, Christ-centred education globally. Edify partners with entrepreneurs who offer quality Christ-centered education to children in underserved communities, and provides three key resources to help them improve and expand their schools.
About ITAU ICT Teachers Association of Uganda (ITAU) has since 2017 brought together teachers of Computer Studies and ICT across all levels of education in Uganda. ICT Teachers Association of Uganda (ITAU) exists to promote ICT literacy and Integration in Education and other spheres of daily life. ITAU’s Motto is ‘Together Against Computer Illiteracy’. ITAU is Partnering with Edify on the Education Technology Programs and Activities
Education Technology What is Education Technology? • Use of physical hardware, software, and content to facilitate learning and improve performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate educational processes and resources. • Adding value to the education system through technology
Edify Ed Tech Program Outcomes
Outcome Sample Strategies
School has a functional Edify EdTech Loans for ICT lab establishment, Computer care & maintenance
computer lab strategy e.g ICT Clubs, provision of support to lab attendants e,g sharing of
software and technical trainings
School teachers develop Content creation trainings, sustainability through continuous practice e.g
local e-content for teaching teachers type own schemes, exams, class registers, lesson notes/slides every
and learning term
School is e-learning and e- Establishment of School websites, Kolibri digital library, eLearning Training
communication ready (Teachers know how to use Google Classroom, Zoom, YouTube, etc)
School uses technology in Foundational trainings for school leaders, School ICT Policy in place, has computer
administration based system for managing admissions, reports, accounts, etc.
School integrates ICT in ICT Integration Trainings, reference to ICT Integration framework in New Uganda
classroom teaching and Lower Secondary Curriculum, Class use of projectors, tablets, smartphones,
learning internet, SmilePi/Internet-In-a-Box, offline digital libraries and other information
sources.
There shall be periodic school visits and follow-ups to assess progress regarding above outcomes
The COVID19 disruption
Reflection:
How did you/ your school support continuity of
student learning during the COVID19 school
lockdown?
Edify eClasses Program 2021:
During the school lockdown,
Edify in partnership with
Christian School Owners
Association (CSOA)
conducted online lessons for
over 7000 learners from
Nursery to A level.
All lessons delivered are
available on youtube at
https://www.youtube.com/cs
oauganda
ICT Integration in
Teaching and
Learning
8
Activity 1: Explain the following terms
Digital natives Digital immigrants
Is a term used to
describe a person born Is a term used to
or brought up during describe a person
the age of digital born or brought up
technology and so before the
familiar with computers widespread use of
and the Internet from
digital technology
an early age
What can digital immigrants do to connect well with
the digital natives?
What Is ICT?
+ It is important to remember
that ICT is not only about
computers.
+ ICTs are embedded as teaching /
learning tools in the New
Curriculum.
10Activity:
Quick Poll
Group Discussion: How can teachers utilize the various ICTs before,
during and after teaching?ICT integration framework in the curriculum
ICT integration
framework is
summarized
below and cuts
across all the
subjects on the
curriculum
12Offline and online
digital libraries for
ICT Integration
information,
videos
13YouTube – Very rich source for all videos
+ Use
+ savefrom.net or
y2mate.com
+ website to download
YouTube videos
14Resourceful Websites / Online Digital Libraries
•FreshTeacher Uganda
• NCDC Publications (freshteacheruganda.com)
(ncdc.go.ug/publications) - •The Digital Teachers Platform,
Download curriculum support
(digitalteachers.co.ug)
materials, such as New Curriculum
and from NCDC website •TutorView Platform, (tutorview.net)
•WALKTRACK EDU Platform,
• Sharebility Uganda Public
(edu.walktrackuganda.com)
repository / digital library of
documents (papers, notes, etc •Revise Now Platform, (revisenow.net)
crowdsourced from distinguished •ExamUganda Platform,
schools and institutions) (examuganda.com) etc.
sharebility.net or •More listed at
mukalele.net/sharebility https://www.mukalele.net/ugandan-
schools-embracing-digital-education/Offline Digital Libraries
Microsoft Encarta Multimedia
Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Britannica Ultimate DVD
These can aim Visual
Learning
Wikipedia for Schools
NB: These are mentioned on the
ICT Integration page in the
syllabus books.
Read more how to download at
ictteachersug.net/offline-digitalOffline Digital Libraries
1. Edify Internet In a
Box
Edu websites accessed via
Offline LAN or hotspot). Contact
Edify Uganda office on how /
when to access the devices.
Link to Internet in a box online:
http://iiab.live/edify-africa
NB: Sample Open Educational Resources (OREs)
packaged on Internet in a box / can be previewed/
downloaded from http://oer2go.org/ .Offline Digital Libraries
Kolibri: Build your own custom School Digital Library
•Kolibri Software can be installed offline as a custom offline digital Library with a schools’
computer lab – See instances at e-learning.education.go.ug and elearning.nacsu.org.
Watch how Kolibri was used to support learning during lockdown: https://www.unicef.org/uganda/learning-during-covid-19Practical Activities
• Using Britannica or Encarta to
1. Navigate the interface and switch
between libraries
2. Copy map of Uganda, paste it in
Microsoft Word and Save
3. Lookup a word in the dictionary
4. Search about any topic, e.g Jesus
Christ, then copy and paste in Word
5. Explore the Video section under the
Elementary LibraryPractical Activities
• Using PowerPoint to prepare a 4
slide presentation
1. First make a written plan for your
lesson outline: e.g. a chosen topic
and two sub topics/sub headings as
on left.
2. Create only 4-5 slides (first slide
being title slide and last one being
Exercise/Assignment slide.
3. Use Offline Digital Libraries and / or
Internet to enhance your
presentation.
4. Save your presentation on a flash,
transfer to projector PC and present
a slideshow of your work to
available audiencePractical Activities
• Using your phone, visit the
NCDC website
1. Go to the publications section
at
https://www.ncdc.go.ug/publ
ications a
2. Download the Abridged
Curriculum Orientation
manual for Primary or
Secondary
3. Share it with your colleagues
through Bluetooth.Sustainability of ICT Integration We urge teachers/schools to: 1. Come up with a School ICT Policy to guide integration and general management of ICTs in the various school processes. Refer to these sample policies: 1 bit.ly/ICTPolicy1 2 bit.ly/ICTPolicy2 3 bit.ly/ICTPolicy3 4 bit.ly/ICTPolicy4 5 bit.ly/ICTPolicy5 2. Establish an ICT club to support computer lab care and maintenance, promote ICT integration and Innovations among the students. A sample ICT Club constitution is available on the website ictclubs.ug 3. Acquire personal computers for your work as a teacher. Edify has a special laptop loan for teachers which they can apply for through their directors. Call Edify EdTech Officer on 0777078032 for details.
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