This is a description of four sites that are useful for South African educators to join.

2. How to join the
Partners in
Learning Network
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3. Benefits
• Over 4 million teacher users from around the
world
• Great resources, downloadable free
tools, discussions, activities, tutorials etc.
• This is where you need to apply to become a
Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and
upload a learning activity etc.

4. Go to http://www.pil-network.com/
Click here
to join

5. Choose one of the signing in methods
You can
also select
‘Create
one’

6. Fill in the details
Complete
the blocks

7. Go to your profile and fill in what
is necessary
Click on the drop
down menu and
complete your
profile

8. Follow their other social networking
links to find great resources
• ‘Like’ them on Facebook here
• Follow them on Twitter @PiLNAfrica

9. How to join
SchoolNetSA as a
member
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10. Benefits
• Be first in line to receive information about
educational opportunities and training for
teachers.
• You’ll receive SchoolNet’s monthly newsletter
• You will be able to participate in SchoolNet’s free
online courses on topics relevant to teaching
using technology.
• Have you signed up for the SchoolNet Conference
in Bloemfontein in July?
• Have you signed up for the Google summit in
Cape Town in September?

11. Go to http://www.schoolnet.org.za/
Click here
on ‘Sign
up’

12. Follow the prompts
Follow the
prompts

13. Follow SchoolNet’s other social
networking links to find great
resources
• Subscribe to their blog for teachers
• ‘Like’ them on Facebook here
• Follow them on Twitter @SchoolNetSA

14. How to join Twitter
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15. Benefits
• Twitter is a must for all teachers everywhere. There are
many educators from around the world who
network, chat, share ideas and resources, collaborate
and support each other on Twitter. You can choose to
follow people that interest you.
• This post has a lot of info for teachers - Why Teachers
Should Join Twitter…What I have Learned as a
Twitter Newbie
• There is a 4 min video on How to use Twitter (how to
join etc) on the next slide

16. Sign-up at https://twitter.com/

17. How to join
Vodacom’s Digital
Classroom
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18. Benefits
• Vodacom is currently providing ICT centres
around the country where teachers can have
access to computers
• Vodacom is busy putting together links to all
kinds of useful resources for teachers.

19. Go to http://digitalclassroom.co.za/
Click here
on ‘Sign
in’ to
register

20. That’s it! Happy joining!