The document discusses how Pula Madibogo Primary School in Limpopo Province leveraged technology and innovation to improve its educational approach. It describes how the school started farming and herbal medicine projects to teach skills and generate funds. It also explains how the principal encouraged educators to use tools like Microsoft PowerPoint, photo galleries, and online collaboration to engage learners. While implementation challenges existed, technology helped improve learner outcomes, communication with parents, and positioned the school as a leader in comprehensive learning. The principal advocates that all educators embrace change and redefine their teaching methods for the digital generation.

1. LEVERAGING INNOVATION FOR A
COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING APPROACH
By Phuti Ragophala
Former principal Pula Madibogo Primary School
Limpopo Province
phuthi.ragophala@gmail.com
Skype ID: phuthi6

2. OVER VIEW OF THE SCHOOL
 The school started in 1966
 Built in a semi rural area with 1324 learners from
grade R to 7 using only 20 classrooms with 35
educators(ratio:66 per class)
 Three phases: Foundation, Intermediate and senior
doing various learning areas, projects and activities
to augment their learning
 Celebrating 50 years anniversary this year

3. BRANDING: EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION
 Farming: Through skills acquired from FTFA we
started Greening projects to supply the community,
instil farming skills to learners, fight poverty. Main
aim :To re assure community that they can produce
their own food without relying on hand-outs from
municipality: Not to beg for food
PULA MADIBOGO FARMING PRIMARY SCHOOL

4. IKS ON MEDICINAL HERB MAKING
 Through skills acquired from FTFA and UNILIM
Learners learnt how to use green herbs to make
ointment: Harvesting, mixing, coocking,packaging
and labelling and sell to augment school funds, gain
knowledge and career choice
PULA MADIBOGO MEDICINE PRIMARY SCHOOL

5. TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY
 Through the skills from the then MASTEC
,Microsoft ,School Net and COZA CARES I
encouraged educators to redefine primary school
teaching and learning approaches by using
technology.
PULA MADIBOGO TECHNOLOGY PRIMARY SCHOOL

6. VARIOUS LEVELS OF INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Production through steam, fuel and electricity, electronics and cyber

7. CHALLENGES
 Limited physical resources; Classrooms, admin blok etc
 Inaccessibility of school information by parents and
learners
 Lack of support from Department of education with
regard to E learning
 Lack of interest of learners in voluntary reading
 Learners inability to spell words correctly
 Absent seem and drop outs
 Lack of love towards education by learners
 Educators who do not want to do things differently:
very rigid to the traditional way of teaching and learning

8. OBJECTIVES
 Vision of school ” Make very child a star”
 To groom global leaders through reading project
 To expose learners to global world through technology
 To augment learners skills and learning through
technology tools and collaborate with their peers
globally
 To encourage parents to support their school
 To encourage educators to transform teaching and
learning through technology tools
 To encourage innovative and creative minds in learners
that will lead to independent learning
 To equip learners with survival skills that will be of
benefit to secure their future careers
 To partner with NGO’s for skill acquirement

9. EVOLUTION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING

10. DIGITAL TEACHING AND LEARNING
 We are in a digital era teaching digital generation
 The question is are educators ready to transform
teaching and learning using technology tools?
 Survey: How many of you are in the following social
media?
 Whats app
 Email adress
 Facebook
 Twitter
 You Tube
 Sway.com
 One Note

11. Some of the Microsoft free resources to be used in class to simplify
teaching and learning.
PPT
PHOTO
GALLERY
AUTO
COLLA
GE
MICROS
OFT
WORD
Changed how learners perceive education, unlocked their creativity

12. IMPLEMENTATION DEEP
Educators (not in the same level) Learners
workshops
IMPLEMENTATION DEEP
Educators who cannot keep up the pace of using technology
tools in class in this digital era

13. SOUND LIKE A JOKE BUT ITS TRUE

14. HOW I USED TECHNOLOGY TOOLS TO LEVERAGE
INNOVATION FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING
APPROACH .

15. ICT WORKSHOPS
 Limpopo is the only province that is not
coordinating E learning. Reasons???
 Group of schools who engaged NGO”s to be
trained in technology gadgets to acquire and learn
how applications can be used in class to leverage
innovation in teaching and learning.
 Coza cares
 SchoolNet
 Microsoft
 Transferred skills to educators and learners to
make teaching and learning more vibrant and
lively,fun.

16. TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS CREATED
 Reading on Skype to instil the love of reading
 Collaboration of knowledge on Skype
 School website accessibility of info by public and
parents
 Blog expose, share good practices
 On line studies for self empowerment
 Sway to archive educators and learners projects
 White space board for spelling –fun in learning
 Red Critter to control attendance, award virtual
badges and accolades

17. LINKS
 www.pulamadibogoprimary.co.za
 http://itandiksproject.blogspot.com/
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUCxHCO7Th4
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO9FAcPLa60
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QnjoaQqfqI
 https://education.microsoft.com/Status/Public?token=51b5408d
 https://www.facebook.com/phuti.ragophala
 https://www.facebook.com/Pula-Madibogo-Primary-School-
634785329865333/
 https://sway.com/my
 https://redcritterteacher.com/dashboard#main-view


18. TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE MADE IN LEARNERS EDUCATION
 Learners can use technology tools to research for their assignments
and project
 No more relying on teachers knowledge only
 Once a month they read on Skype to people outside and they love it
 Got used to different languages and tone on skype
 Learners confidence very high
 Once a week the elder once teach the younger once in media Lab.
Groomed leaders.
 Educators augment their teaching and learning approach by using
technology tools
 Communication with parents is done through apps:Whatts app and
school face book, is faster,cheaper
 Analysis of results is done through white space boards and over head
projector
 Migration of learners form rural schools to town has been drastically
decreased due to the type of teaching and learning we offer at our
school
 The school is now a school of choice

19. REPLICABLE/SCALABLE
 We are a mentoring school in many projects:
Greening, IKS in medicine and Technology
 Workshops
 Seminars
 Blog access
 Social media: face book, school websites
 Webinars: I often present on webinars
 Word of mouth

20. LESSON LEARNT
 Learners results can be improved through
technology tools: reading, spelling, confidence etc
 Technology project created young leaders/teacher
 Learners learn through creating knowledge not by
absorbing it
 Learners learnt that they are not alone in the globe(
using skype)
 Long distance can be shortened by using skype.
 Parents way of communication with school has
improved( use whats app or school face book)
 Educators way of teaching has also improved
because of the skills they acquired from technology
tools.

21. PERSEVERANCE AND PERSISTENCE
Do not allow challenges to limit your potentials.
One day you will reach your destination

22. NTA Adjudicator
national level
SACE, SABC 2,
MICROSOFT and
CPSI ambassador
DWS
Principal
Deputy principal
HOD
Educa
tor
Private
teacher
Self growth through partnership!

23. BATHO PELE PRINCIPLES
Information
Value for
MoneyRedress
Batho
Pele
Courtesy
Openness &
Transparenc
y
Consultation AccessService
Standards

24. WAY FOWARD AND WORDS OF
ENCOURAGEMENT TO EDUCATORS
 To start doing things differently: To redefine
teaching and learning
 Creative and innovative way of doing things
 Move with time
 Willingness to change
 Flexibility in teaching and learning
 Acknowledge the Team work spirit of educators,
innovative thinking and going beyond the call of
duty.