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February, 2002
In this edition
Uganda
Teachers Attend International ICT Workshops
Local Workshops in Mwiri, Ntare,
Rotarian
Vernon Baptiste visits Uganda Schools (30th Jan-4th Feb)
Mengo
Senior School in International ICT Documentary
WorLD
Teacher wins The International Poet of Merit Award
International
Cultural Exchanges.
Announcement
and Appeal for articles
Upcoming Events
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Editorial Message
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We would like to thank all those who have contributed news from your
schools to this newsletter. Without you, this newsletter cannot be. We
would like to add another dimension by sharing instructional strategies
and resources you are finding particulary useful. We also believe that
we should be able to reach out to the other stakeholders, by making a copy
of this newsletter that can be printed out. We welcome suggections from
you all.
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Uganda
Teachers Attend International ICT Workshops
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* Mr. Lawrence Senkubuge, one of the pioneer teachers of WorLD in Uganda and an ICT coordinator at King's College Budo is in South Africa for an 8-week Internship on 3-Dimensional Imagery and Virtual Reality. The internship is taking place at Naledi 3-D factory. Naled 3D is a company that specializes in the innovation of simulating real life situations by use of complex modeling software. Details http://www.naledi3d.com
* Ms. Lucy Banda, coordinator Global Teenager Project attended a 2-week Johan Kooij Fellowship Training in the Netherlands form 4th to 14th February 2002. The workshop focussed on Technical (ICT) training and project management/long term planning. It was attended by 17 Global Teenager Country Coordinators. http://www.iicd.org/globalteenager Workshop Details at http://www.iicd.org/news/
* Mr. Moses Kafeero attended a 2-week Africa-USA AIDSWEB Cultural Exchange On HIV/AIDS in Washington, DC, 14-28 th February 2002. Mr. Kafeero, together with teachers from Namilyango and Kings' college Budo has been working tirelessly on the WorLD Aids project involving students in investigating practical ways of responding to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa using Information and Communication Technologies. The overall goal of the exchange was to expand and develop a model of Internet-based HIV/AIDS Education with African schools and U.S and support a dynamic and meaningful HIV/AIDS dialogue among US. and African educators and their students and peers worldwide. Details: http://www.iearn.org/aids
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Local ICT Workshops
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Professional Development of teachers continues
with school-based workshops. These are facilitated by school coorsindators
and WorLD graduates.
Busoga College Mwiri
At Busoga College Mwiri there was an ICT Teachers'
workshop 4-6 March, 2002. The theme was 'ICT in the Classroom'
with emphasis on the use of the Internet and e-mail. 35 teachers
out of a staff of 55 attended. The National Co-ordinator SchoolNet and
the GTP Co-ordinator facilitated at the workshop together with our own
teachers.
Reports. Mugoya Henry Mwondha, ICT Co-ordinator-
Mwiri
Gaba Community Church School
Gaba community Church school held ICT sensitization
workshops for teachers, students and community leaders from . The workshops
were facilitated by Mr. Ayub Kalema Golooba, Mr. Allan Stevens from Sawtry
community College and Mr. Timothy from UK. Gaba community Church
school has a nursery, an Infant center, a clinic, a primary
school and secondary school, and a community church. The teachers
are very enthusiastic to collaborate with teachers from Uganda and
around the world. Their computer lab of Pentium class computers is
accessible to the community. They have installed timing software to enable
them allocate time to users.
Ntare School
At Ntare School in western Uganda, there is serious training
going on for students (100 in number) in computer skills and the response
is very good, unlike before. Winfred, the ICT coordinator of the school
attributes this increased interest to the fact that the school has recently
been connected to the Internet. Training for this group will end at the
close of this term and another will be recruited next term. Reports Winfred
Mwebaza" <[email protected]>
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Rotarian
Vernon Baptiste visits Uganda Schools (30th Jan-4th Feb)
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Rotarian Vernon Baptiste from the Rotary Club of Pasadena,
California visited Ugandan schools to witness the school use of Information
and communication technologies. His tour took him to Mengo Senior School,
Nabisunsa Girls School, Makerere College Schools and Busoga College Mwiri.
He interviewed teachers, students and administrators. He, together with
renown reporter Victoria Wilson Dalla are making a documentary about the
use of ICT in Uganda.
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Mengo
Senior School in International ICT Documentary
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On 15th February 2002, Mengo Senior school students and
teachers of ICT participated in an international ICT documentary being
developed by IDRC (International development Research Center) Canada. The
documentary is being developed by Mr. Roger Bill of Sussex place
Inc., from Newfoundland. <http://www.sussesplace.com>.
They interviewed and covered students working on the following projects
: Sustainable development, Global teenager, HIV/AIDS, and The MengoEye
http://www.angelfire.com/ak4/mengoss/mengoeye/(a
school newsletter)
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WorLD
Teacher wins The International Poet of Merit Award
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Mr. Anthony Ndawula, a teacher at Makerere College School
has won 'The International Poet of Merit Award' after submitting
a collection of his poems on The International Library of Poets website.
The award winning poem, "The Rib" was reviewed by a jury of International
poets. Mr. Ndawula has been invited to present his poetry and receive the
Award at The International Society of Poets' Spring Convention and Symposium
to be held March 1-3, 2002, at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando,
Florida. Details: http://www.poetry.com/poetscorner/index.asp
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International
Cultural and ICT Exchanges.
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There was once a fear among many that use of ICT would
create an isolated world, where people will increasingly live an
artificial life and forget about human contact. The skeptics are being
proved wrong by the evidence of communities reaching out to each other
and people establishing meaningful, value added relationships through ICT.
Read on
Ntare School has just been hosting a group of 19 (nineteen) students and teachers for one week, from two secondary schools in Denmark, namely Rodovre Gymnasium < http://www.rg.dk> and Niels Steensens Gymnasium. In December 2001, the Headmaster, Mr. Stephen Kamuhanda and three (3) teachers visited Denmark and established links with these schools and in turn an exchange program was opened. The main purpose of this trip was to exchange ideas and learn more from Uganda's education system reports, Winfred Mwebaze
On 21st February, Nabisunsa Girls' school recieved Mr. and Mrs. Berntsen who are visiting Uganda as a result of the School's collabortion with Ullern school. Mr. Berntsen is the Chairman of the riendship organisation "Venner av Uganda " ( Friends of Uganda ). 'Our students had a lot to share with the couple', reports Kiganda A. <[email protected]>
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Announcements
and Appeal for articles
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The Computer Club of Iganga Secondary school has just
instituted. They would like to collaborate with Computer clubs in other
schools. Please share with them projects and project ideas. E-mail to Mr.
Kakungulu Alex - School coordinator at <[email protected]>
Namilyango College Students are working on a Newsletter
(The Awakener ) which will be published
once a month. You are invited to send article to Olivia
<[email protected]>
The Chairman of the Computer club of Busoga College Mwiri, Mr. Wanyama Bernard <[email protected]> is spearheading an initiative to link the chairpersons of computer clubs around Uganda. Please send him the name and address of the chairperson of your school computer club.
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Upcoming Events
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Fifteen (15) students from King's College Budo will for
two weeks from 4th -18th March be on a student exchange tour with a school
in South Africa. They will see, learn and experience they way a school
in South Africa operates. They will cover all aspects including the use
of ICT in schools. A reciprocal tour by a group of South African students
will follow. Reports Lawrence Ssenkubuge <[email protected]>
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Dugaha SS (Hoima) will be holding a School based
Phase 1 training workshop for its teachers from 26 -28 th March.
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Kibuli Secondary School will be holding an ICT exhibition
and science show on 30th March 2002. This will coincide with the finals
of the Inter-house drama & music competitions. Reports Richard
Richard Walugere" <[email protected]>
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