Edify EdTech Program: ITAU trains 128 schools in term one 2022

In first term 2022 alone, 128 schools have been trained on ICT Integration in teaching and learning, under the Edify EdTech program by ITAU in partnership with Edify on the Education Technology Programs and Activities.

About Edify

Edify is a non-profit organization with a mission to improve and to expand sustainable, Christ-centered education globally. Edify partners with entrepreneurs who offer quality Christ-centered education to children in underserved communities, and provides three key resources to help them improve and expand their schools.

The schools trained include the following:

1. Alpha Kids Care N/Primary School
2. Arise Junior School
3. Bright Future Junior School – Butambala
4. Bugabila Model Junior School
5. Buntu Bulamu P/S
6. Busoga Light College – Namulesa
7. Butembe Ss, Jinja
8. Buwenge Parents N/ Primary School
9. Central College Kamuli
10. Central College Kawaala
11. Champions Christian School
12. Cradle Land Nursey And Primary Sch
13. Crested Crane Education Services
14. Daystar Nursery And Primary School
15. Divine Hope N/P School
16. Divine Junior School Bukerere
17. Divine Touch Nursery And Primary School Along Katosi Road
18. Ebenezer Imani N/P School
19. Edmon Nursery And Primary School
20. Edusab Infant School
21. Elasto And Dorah N/P School – Kyetume
22. Elites Future Nursery And Primary Sch
23. Exodus Junior School (Nyenga)
24. Fairfield School
25. Fairmont High School – Mukono
26. Family Primary School
27. Gideon High School
28. Gilgal Nursery And Primary School
29. Global Education Center Kamuli
30. Godwin Infant School
31. Godwins Infant School
32. Golden Senior School
33. Good Heart N/P School Naminage
34. Good Samaritan Primary School
35. Happy Stars Nursery And Primary
36. Happy Years Primary School, Kabuusu
37. Healing Driven N/P, Jinja
38. Helm Ss Mukono
39. Hidden Treasure Community N/P School
40. Hilton High School
41. His Grace Kindergarten And Primary School, Kauga – Mukono
42. His Grace Nursery And Primary School
43. Homeland Junior School
44. Hope Community High School
45. Inland College Naminage
46. Innerman Primary School
47. Insight High School
48. Jinja Parents P/S
49. Jinja Parents Primary
50. Jinja Parents Ss
51. Jinja Parents Ss (Host Venue) 
52. Joy And Jolly Nur. & Pri  School
53. Joy Nursery And Primary School
54. Kampala Standards  N&P School
55. Kampala Standards N&P School
56. Katosi Winners Secondary School
57. Kawala College School
58. Kawempe Central Vision Primary School
59. King Of Kings Ss – Buyala
60. Kingdom Preparatory N/P School
61. Kitale Community School
62. Kitangala Nursery And Primary
63. Kitebi Bright Primary School
64. Kyabazinga College Kamuli
65. Lady Elizabeth Nursery And Primary
66. Light Africa Ss
67. Light Junior School – Buwenge
68. Little Cranes Primary Schoo
69. Lubiri Nabagereka Primary School
70. Lutengo United Ss
71. Lwanda High School
72. Merigen Nursery & Primary School
73. Meritah Christian Junior School
74. Mountain Climbers Preparatory School
75. Mpoma Girls Ss
76. Mpoma Royal College
77. Mpumudde High School
78. Mustard Seed Community P/S
79. Mustered Seed P/S Busota – Kamuli
80. My Age Nursery And Primary School
81. Nagalama Junior School
82. Najjanankumbi Young Christians School
83. Naminage Parents Nursery And Primary
84. Namungoona Parents Senior School
85. Nawampanda Parents Nursery And Primary School
86. Nawanyago College Kamuli
87. New Horizon Nursery And Primary Sch
88. New Treasure Junior School
89. Nsuube Sda Ss
90. Ntawo Trust N/P School
91. Ntenjeru Convenant Junior School
92. Ntenjeru Parents Hs
93. Nyanza High School
94. Omega And Alpha P/School
95. Omega Christian High School
96. Orion Junior School Kamuli
97. Oxford Junior School
98. Paul Mukasa S.S
99. Paul Mukasa Ss – Kigunga Campus
100. Prince Joseph Academy
101. Reminant Christian Junior School
102. Rhomu Care College
103. Rock Of Joy Nursery And Primary Schoo
104. Royal College Kamuli
105. Shalom Primary School
106. Smile Senior School – Seeta
107. Sonde Global Junior School Mukono
108. St. Andrew Model School – Ivunamba
109. St. Balikuddembe Sec. School
110. St. Charles Lwanga High School – Lubya
111. St. Charles Lwanga Primary School, Kanyanya
112. St. Consolanta N/P School Kisoga
113. St. Consolanta Nursery And Primary
114. St. Joseph Junior School Mukono
115. St. Joseph Katosi Ss
116. St. Joseph Pilot School
117. St. Kizito Primary School – Kawempe
118. St. Mark Cou Kikandwa
119. St. Martin Nagalama
120. St. Mary’S Katosi Ss & Primary
121. St. Peter’S College Buwenge
122. St. Peter’S College – Buweera
123. St. Peter’S Nantabulirwa P/School
124. Standard High School – Iziru
125. Top’S Junior School
126. Uganda Martyrs High School
127. Winston Standard Secondary School
128. Yana Community Ss Kamuli

Edify Ed Tech Program Outcomes

The following are the target outcomes and strategies set out under the program

Training Areas

• Creation of Digital Content using a variety of applications such as:
• Using Microsoft Word to create text documents such as lesson notes, examinations, and quizzes, schemes of work, lesson plans, and school circulars. Participants were taught the basics of formatting text, inserting shapes, diagrams and pictures and inserting tables.
• Using Microsoft PowerPoint and other tools to create lesson presentations in various subjects. Participants created slides, inserted illustrations, applied design themes, transitions and animations and run a slide show.

• Communication and collaboration using Google tools such as:
• Gmail where participants created email addresses to be used for follow up sessions with the facilitators.
• Google Drive where participants were introduced to cloud storage of their work.
• Google Docs which participants used as an alternative word processor to share and edit documents.
• Google slides which participants used as an alternative presentation software processor to share and edit slides.
• Google sheets which participants used as an alternative spreadsheet software processor to share and edit worksheets.
• Google classroom where participants created a class, added students and created assignments, exercises and quizzes using forms. They also learnt how to add materials to classroom work in form of files stored on Google drive or the computer, links and YouTube videos.

• Use of Digital Libraries: ITAU has provided and installed digital libraries in the Edify partner schools and trained the teachers and students how to use them for research. Digital libraries include Britannica, Encarta and Wikipedia Offline

• Use of Online Digital Libraries / Resourceful Websites like the NCDC Publications (ncdc.go.ug/publications) – for curriculum support materials, such as New Curriculum and  from NCDC website, Sharebility Uganda Public repository / digital library of documents (papers, notes, etc crowdsourced from distinguished schools and institutions) sharebility.net among others

• Edify Internet In a Box: Edu websites accessed via  Offline LAN or hotspot). Contact Edify Uganda office on how / when to access the devices. Link to Internet in a box online: http://iiab.live/edify-africa

• Use of Kolibri software to Build own custom School Digital Library. Kolibri Software can be installed offline as a custom offline digital Library with a schools’ computer lab – See instance  at  elearning.nacsu.org.

• Reference to the ICT Integration Framework in the new curriculum
• Access the Internet for research using a variety of online and offline resources used in the classroom such as school websites, learning portals, wikis among others.
• Use their smartphones as access points or hotspots on the laptops and desktops in order to access the Internet.
• Search for learning materials such as videos, images and lesson notes and download the material on their computers for use in their lessons.

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