Why we should use social media in education
My tutorial on why and how to set up and use Gmail. Download the powerpoint presentation from
An example of a blog being used to distribute educational tutorials
An example of a teacher posting notes and news for parents
An example of a inspirational blogpost
You can use this tool to create a backchannel for classroom discussions. Only participants who have been given the URL can participate so it is quite private. It has a facility where you can publish the entire conversation as a PDF which means that you will ahve a record of the conversation, No registration required making it easy to start the conversation.
This is a discussion group for all South African Mathematics teachers seeking support in the implementation of the new FET mathematics, mathematics literacy and advanced programme mathematics curricula.
If you are a maths teacher, you can join by sending an email to the community facilitator Stephen Sproule.