The department of education has spent about R260-million on laptops with the expectation that the technology would be used for administration.
The education department is drafting a new plan to equip teachers with laptops after funding for the initial project was spent on salaries instead.
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/ 28 October 2010
Gauteng provincial education minister Barbara Creecy this week handed out cellphones to principals and officials, in a bid to improve communication.
<strong>Heins Worst</strong> of the Education Labour Relations Council answers questions about the Teacher Laptop Initiative.
<strong>Nicola Jenvey</strong> reports on an initiative to put technology into school classrooms.
The government’s promise to provide every teacher with a portable computer has not yet materialised, writes <b>Thabo Mohlala</b>.