Training Day: 7

Langa, day seven. Since teachers have completed the questionnaires, and watched the introductory videos, we proceeded with a recap on the previous module. We started off with MS Word - the majority noted that they were not experts in this program, so I kept things simple. I focused on basic formatting and editing, which included: typing, paragraphs, spacing, text effects, inserting clipart/pictures, keyboard shortcut, print preview, saving, and exiting. Even though it was dreadfully hot - aircon not working - teachers were patient and seemed to cope well. I devised a small 'test' in which I asked teachers to repeat everything I taught them without any assistance. And hey presto, they managed to do this extremely well.

That was it for the hour. I'm still deciding whether to continue with the MS Office package, or just move on to the internet training. In my opinion, our teachers are not quite ready to tackle advanced internet capabilities...and we need to keep this in mind. But at the same time, there are awesome tools out there, of which could be quite valuable for teachers. I guess we'll see how it goes.