Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Google Chrome extensions


  1. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/counting-games-finger-cou/iokoeiklbcoaekfaibeiogojlbpncehf?
  2. http://www.junauza.com/2012/09/best-kid-friendly-google-chrome-apps.html


                                  The reason I chose this chrome extensions

The extension provides kids with learning opportunity while they are enjoying themselves. The site consists of not only numeracy practices but also cognitive development games like puzzles. This free application makes it easier for the grade R learners to learn counting. Teaching children how to count up to 9, Math Counting Puzzle is a simple game that the learners will find useful and fun enough to stimulate them to learn and enjoy counting.

It also contains some of the useful tips and games for a reception year teacher to utilize in daily basis when engaging with the children in class. All the extensions allows you to download, this is very cost effective because the teacher would have to use internet in order to access the after downloading. There are also word puzzles and color in apps in the extensions which proves to be doing all in one. This will help the teacher’s time frame since he/she would not have to navigate many sites trying to find educational resources. If the teacher wants to present a lesson on fine motor skills, the link provides with activities to do to promote the development of fine motor skills. This is a child friendly chrome extension and easily accessible download options.

Monday, 18 August 2014

My Schooling at Engabezweni Secondary School, Mpumalanga

 My Schooling at Engabezweni Secondary School,              Mpumalanga
Badplaas is a small town, established in 1876, and is located on the seekeoeispruit in the foothills of Dhlomodhlomo Mountains (place of much thunder) where sulphur springs delivers +-30 000l of hot water (@+-50 degrees Celsius) per hour. The town is dominated by SiSwati speaking people of about 40% of the total population.   
  

I started schooling at Amanzi Primary School in a village called Vygeboom Dam in Badplaas. I did my primary education at Amanzi from grade R to grade seven (7). Then I moved to Izithandani Intermediate School that is where is did my grade eight and grade nine. From Izithandani I moved to Engabezweni Secondary School where I did my grade 10, 11 and 12 (matric), both schools are situated in Badplaas.



My matric subjects were as follows
v  English First Additional Language
v  Siswati Home Language
v  Mathematics Literacy
v  Geography
v  Tourism
v  Life Orientation
v  Agricultural Sciences

There computers on the school’s computer lab but they were only used by those who take Information Technology as a subject, other than that there wasn't any other technological means for learners to use in their academics.



My favorite subjects at school was Agricultural Sciences and Geography. i enjoyed doing those two subjects. 
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