SchoolNet Uganda Activities

Helping schools to enhance the teaching and learning process using Information Communication Technology (ICT) through provision of affordable computers, ICT for Education advise and sensitization, technical capacity building and support, teacher pedagogical professional development and support, local education content development, school networking and school international linkages for project-based learning

A Science Teachers’ and Laboratory Technicians’ Science Equipment Workshop was held at Kings College Budo

ing’s College Budo inviteds teachers of Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Lab Technicians to  a Science Laboratory Equipment residential workshop scheduled which took place from the 24th  to 27th August 2009 at the school. Participants were trained in skills of building, use, repair and maintenance of science Lab equipment. Participants were encouraged to bring along  any equipment [...]

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Participation of SchoolNet Uganda members in International workshops, conferences and competitions

Allow me to share the little I know about our family involvements in international workshops, conferences and competitions. I hope this will act as an inspiration to all of us to do what we are doing with our hearts and not with our hands and to take up the opportunities as they surface on our [...]

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Workshops for Science laboratory Equipment: Use, Care and Construction from locally available materials and crafts.

Workshop Venues: Three workshops targeting Physics and Biology teachers and laboratory technicians  each lasting four days will be conducted at: Workshop 1:  (Aug 17- Aug 20), 2009 at Muntuyera High School Kitunga, Ntungamo. Workshop 2: (Aug 24- Aug 27 ), 2009 at  Kings College Budo. Workshop 3: (Aug 31 – Sept 3), at    Gulu University [...]

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The ICT in Education Training Workshop for School administrators held (11th -15th) May 2009 at the Computer Refurbishment and Training Centre located at Kyambogo College School.

SchoolNet Uganda in partnership with Kyambogo College School and the Ministry of Education and Sports organized and conducted a 5-day non-residential ICT in Education Training workshop for school administrators. The workshop was held at the recently completed Computer Refurbishment and Training Centre from 11th -15th May 2009. This workshop was the first of the series of [...]

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A Uganda- AYV team qualifies for the Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) Summit to be held (July 29-Aug 2), 2009 at Stanford University in Stanford, California, USA

We at SchoolNet Uganda are happy to share with you the good news that one of the twelve Adobe Youth Voices (AYV)–Uganda teams which entered the AYV summit competitions following the competition announcement of our mailing list, qualified for the summit which will be held in California, USA. Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) is a global [...]

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The World Starts With Me (WSWM) Mid-Term Review Meeting for 2009 Project Cycle held at Gayaza High School (18 – 19) .May 2009.

 As part of WSWM implementation and monitoring exercise, SchoolNet Uganda organized a 2-day residential mid-term review meeting for the WSWM 2009 project cycle which was held at Gayaza High School from Monday 18th to Tuesday 19th May, 2009. Participants reported on the afternoon of Sunday 17th May, 2009 and departed on the morning of Wednesday 20th May, [...]

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The Uganda National Education Forum

It was a great exciting moment yesterday (30th March 2009) at Hotel Africana when innovative teachers and innovative schools were awarded with laptops, projectors and Smart Boards by Microsoft Innovative Teachers Forum. Innovative Teachers’ Competition Teachers were required to exhibit an innovative lesson or project they had carried out with the students. The judging criteria [...]

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Interactive Digital Educational Software now available at SchoolNet Uganda

SchoolNet Uganda has partnered with Learnthings (www.learnthings.co.za ), a South Africa based education content development factory to provide schools, students and parents with affordable interactive subject-based educational content. Most of us (schools and individual teachers and parents) have invested in buying computers however computers are just tools and we cannot and will not get returns [...]

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A 2-day Residential Sensitization Workshop for 50 new schools joining the WSWM 2009 Project Cycle was held at MUZARDI (DFI) Mukono ,(15-16)th Dec 2008

 As one of the activities to kick-start the WSWM 2009 Project cycle, a sensitization workshop for the 50 new schools joining the WSWM 2009 Project cycle was held at MUZARDI (DFI) Mukono (15-16)th Dec , 2008. Participants were expected to arrive on the evening of Sun 14th Dec 2008 and depart on the morning of Wed [...]

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Final Call for Joining the WSWM Project 2009 Cycle

This is a final call for new schools to join “The World Starts With Me” WSWM Project 2009 Cycle which commences January 1st, 2009 to December 31st, 2009. The WSWM is a Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights project supported by World Population Foundation (WPF) and implemented by SchoolNet Uganda. More about the WSWM project can [...]

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AWARDS

Over the years, SchoolNet Uganda has received a number of International and national awards for its contribution to ICT4D. Some of the awards are:

  1. Stockholm Challenge Finalist
  2. The Golden Nica Award by Prix Ars Electronica
  3. ICT Capacity Development Award by Uganda Communication Commission
  4. The Uganda Annual Best FOSS Integration Case Award, 2005