S.M NIMORUNDSINI: technologically wise

S.M NIMORUNDSINI: technologically wise: helping schools became technologically wise. what can we do to help learners to be technologically wise at schools, especially rural scho...

technologically wise

helping schools became technologically wise.


what can we do to help learners to be technologically wise at schools, especially rural schools.going to school every day means that you are going there to add on the knowledge you already have, since schools based in rural areas have less access to computers, as a future teacher what can you do to improve those schools.

Nimorundsini Sibongile

ICT barriers at schools in South Africa

Technology keeps on improving whilst ICT at schools is poor especially at rural areas schools.There are barriers that prevent students coming from rural areas to be competent when it comes to using computers.Some schools have lack of reliable access to electricity, making it impossible to have computers that can function during school hours. 

During my school days at primary we never had access to computers only our teachers used them to print out assignments and other things. When I went to high school there were computers but we never took attending their classes seriously.

Some of the barriers of ICT are: crowded classrooms, limited technology infrastructure(especially internet access), inadequate training and language of instruction most likely to the younger ones at rural areas. The government must make an effort  to supply schools with computers for easy access to the outside world.  

my schooling at Inkomazi Secondary School.Mpumalanga-a journey continued

My schooling at Inkomazi Secondary schooling, Mpumalanga-a journey continued.

My schooling took place at Inkomazi secondary school at Mpumalanga province in a village called Mangweni. Mangweni is a small rural village where they still follow tradition but as time goes on things change as the use of technology around the whole village.

I started attending school at Phambanisa Primary School in 2001at the age of seven and matriculated in 2011 at Inkomazi Secondary School, I did seven subjects which are: Tourism, Agricultural science, Life science, Mathematical literacy, Life orientation, Isiswati and English. In our classroom we where fifty-eight which made it easy to study than when you're crowded in one class. Being in grade twelve was amazing,I really enjoyed it very much.  

The technology that we used was in the computer lap, no class had any technology like computers we all used the same computers as from grade eight to twelve. Sometimes they will be stolen and sometimes we will not attend computer classes as many of us thought it will not be serious.