Teacher Laptop Initiative
latest news & developments
Laptops just ornaments for Eastern Cape teachers who are not trained to use them
The department of education has spent about R260-million on laptops with the expectation that the technology would be used for administration.
Rescue plan for teacher laptop project in the works
The education department is drafting a new plan to equip teachers with laptops after funding for the initial project was spent on salaries instead.
Gauteng teachers get connected
Gauteng provincial education minister Barbara Creecy this week handed out cellphones to principals and officials, in a bid to improve communication.
Training part of the teacher laptop initiative
<strong>Heins Worst</strong> of the Education Labour Relations Council answers questions about the Teacher Laptop Initiative.
Raising quality
<strong>Nicola Jenvey</strong> reports on an initiative to put technology into school classrooms.
Teachers still lack laptops
The government’s promise to provide every teacher with a portable computer has not yet materialised, writes <b>Thabo Mohlala</b>.