Overview of Plans Achievements in 2012/13 ICT Plans for 2013/14 Date : 15 May 2013 Venue : PELT JHB Central District

Reflection on Legislative Framework White Paper on e-Education (2004): “Every SA Learner in GET & FET bands will be able to use ICTs confidently & creatively to help develop skills & knowledge they need to achieve personal goals and to be full participants in the global community by 2013” Policy objectives towards the achievement of e-Education Goals: –Access to ICT infrastructure –Connectivity –ICT Professional Development –Digital Content Development –Community involvement –Research and development

Situational Analysis & Current Status: National Perspective Challenges: –Majority of schools across provinces are not yet at a reasonable state of e-Readiness and awareness for the effective implementation of ICTs –The system has relatively under developed digital teaching & learning resources –The current level of ICT infrastructure provision to schools, including internet is largely dependant on the capacity of respective provinces and as result very low –Teacher competencies & confidentiality on ICT integration still low (Summary of Provincial Stats supplied in hard copy)

Provision of ICT infrastructure to schools (Curriculum) Programme2012/13 Targets 2012/13 Achieved 2013/14 Targets/ PlansBudget 1.CAT/IT: All schools offering CAT/IT have dedicated ICT Labs 440 CAT/IT Strategy currently under development which aims to address the ff: Refresh current CAT/IT ICT Labs Increase no of schools offering the subject, prioritizing historically disadvantaged schools Not confirmed yet

Provision of ICT infrastructure to schools Continued …(Curriculum) Programme2012/13 Targets 2012/13 Achieved 2013/14 Targets 2013/14 Budget 2.Provide teachers of gateway subjects in the Dinaledi schools & UPS schools with a set of Data Projector, Laptop loaded with subject content and connected to the internet via a 3G Card Dinaledi Grant 3.All Dinaledi schools provided with relevant ICTs to support teaching of Gateway subjects, i.e. i-Box, Compujectors, etc 110 Top-up 110 (Emphasis on utilization, support & feedback from schools) Dinaledi Grant

Provision of ICT infrastructure to schools Continued… Programme2012/13 Targets 2012/13 Achieved 2013/14 Targets 2013/14 Budget 4. All Principals having Cellphones/Tablets for increased communications and incident reporting Upgrading from Cellphone to Tablets Principals & 50 Principals from New schools R 15 Million 5.ICT Center established in Tshwane South District in partnership with DBE and Vodacom (PoC) Tshwane South District YesTraining on Usage & Sustainability programme R x PoC Schools provided with Interactive Board, Laptop, data projector, curriculum content and 3G Connectivity solution New schools Vodacom Budget

Provision of ICT infrastructure to schools Continued ……. Programme2012/13 Targets 2012/13 Achieved 2013/14 Targets 2013/14 Budget 7.Complete the Gauteng Online rollout to all Public schools with internet connectivity for learner use 636 Outstanding Schools out of a total of 2300 public schools None636 Outstanding Schools out of a total of 2300 public schools GPG Treasury Allocation 8.Provide all 2300 Public Schools with Computers, printer for admin and relevant software i.e. SASAMS 2300 with computers & relevant software 2300 Publics with computers for general admin 1705 Using SASAMS 250 New schools having computers for Admin & using SASAMS R 3 Million

Connectivity to Schools Programme2012/13 Targets 2012/13 Achieved 2013/14 Targets 2013/14 Budget schools with functional s 1489 active e- mails for Principals s to be activated for principals Same budget as per Activity No Administration2300 Cellphone to Principals 2063 Cellphones for Principals All 2300 Public connected Same budget as per Activity No Teaching and Learning 2300 Public Schools 1564 Public Schools through GoL (Emphasis on GoL Utilization Strategy) 636 Public Schools to be provided with GoL infrastructure GPG Treasury Allocation

Provision Of Digital Content To Schools: e-Learning Programme2012/13 Targets 2012/13 Achieved 2013/14 Targets 2013/14 Budget 12.Provided e-Lesson activities for Maths and English in GET : Grade 7,8 &9 Grade 4,5 & 6 to support GoL utilization All Public schools (2300) All Public schools (1564) with GoL Monitor & Support Grade 7,8 & GPLMS Schools (Grade 4,5 & 6) Nil R Provide grade 10 Learners and educators with individual & supplementary e-Resource Packs for Maths and Physical Science. New Initiative (focus on usage of mobile devices i.e.Cellphones) 1950 learners, 30 Educators & 20 Subject Specialist R1 Million 14. All Public Schools provided with Question Banks to enhance assessment practice Monitor & Support (reporting on feedback from schools) Nil

Provision Of Digital Content To Schools Continued…. Programme2012/13 Targets 2012/13 Achieved 2013/14 Targets 2013/14 Budget 15.Provided all 110 Dinaledi schools with digital educational content for Maths, Physical Science, Life Sciences and English First Additional Language 110 (Updates) Dinaledi Grant 16.Provision of Maths and Physical Science content for the PoC Schools (Emphasis on getting familiar with what the content entails, encourage & support schools to use it) 20 10Vodacom partnership & Univ of Pretoria

Training of Teachers in ICT Integration: e-Learning Programme2012/13 Targets 2012/13 Achieved 2013/14 Targets 2013/14 Budget 17.Provide Basic ICT Integration skills training for educators Basic: 1600 Educators Basic: 1686Initial: 1800 Educators Revised: 1440 R Provide Intermediate Training for ICT integration for educators and SMTs Intermediate: 5000 Educators Intermediate: 6165 Initial: Educators Revised: 1560 R Provide Advanced training for ICT integration for educators and SMTs with emphasis on Gateway Subjects & Google Mapping Advanced: 500 Educators 1500 SMTs Advanced: 2020 educators 1595 SMTs Initial: Educators & SMTs Revised: Educators & SMTs R

Research ; Development & Sustainability Plans….e-Learning Programme2012/13 Targets 2012/13 Achieved 2013/14 Targets Budget 20.Develop an online monitoring ( M & E) tool for the utilization of ICTs in schools 300 UP Schools developing their own ICT Plans and policies Online monitoring tool developed and piloted in 37 Schools across 5 Districts More than 450 schools have ICT Plans and policies in place and 50% of those are UP Schools 58% of schools using GoL Labs Train 100 school ICT Coordinators on the M & E tool Administer the M & E tool in 100 Priority Schools 30% of all Schools Schools developing their own ICT Plans and policies 100% Timetables for GoL Usage R

Research ; Development & Sustainability Plans….e-Learning Programme2012/13 Targets 2012/13 Achieved 2013/14 Targets 21. Advocacy & Incentive Programmes 1183 UP Schools 951 ICT EXPO participants Participation in NTA Placed 862 ETs in UP Schools District ICT EXPO Targets: 320 Participants per District Increased participants on NTA Thutong Registration & Usage Project under review

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Public Partnerships Projects (PPPs) ….e-Learning /Innovation Programme2013/14 TargetsBudget 1.Old Mutual : Data Projector & Digital Content for Maths, Physical Sciences, Languages 25 Public SchoolsPPP(Visibility of usage & innovation) 2.Dimension Data: Provide Mobile Laboratories to schools to complement GoL 11 Public SchoolsPPP 3.Peermont Group Provide Tablets to enhance curriculum delivery peermont Group: Case Study at Sunward Park Secondary School on the usage of Tablets for teaching and learning purposes PPP/School based ICT initiative 4.Google SA Mapping Programme320 Public SchoolsPPP 5. Imfundo SA & Oracle: Educational use of Intel Tablets & Cellphones 11 UP schools in JHB SouthPPP 6. School to School Partnership: Hartfield Christian School & 3 UP Schools in Soweto sharing resources and Digital Content 3 active schools & 10 New Schools PPP

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