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:
- Alpha Kids Care N/Primary School
- Arise Junior School
- Bright Future Junior School – Butambala
- Bugabila Model Junior School
- Buntu Bulamu P/S
- Busoga Light College – Namulesa
- Butembe Ss, Jinja
- Buwenge Parents N/ Primary School
- Central College Kamuli
- Central College Kawaala
- Champions Christian School
- Cradle Land Nursey And Primary Sch
- Crested Crane Education Services
- Daystar Nursery And Primary School
- Divine Hope N/P School
- Divine Junior School Bukerere
- Divine Touch Nursery And Primary School Along Katosi Road
- Ebenezer Imani N/P School
- Edmon Nursery And Primary School
- Edusab Infant School
- Elasto And Dorah N/P School – Kyetume
- Elites Future Nursery And Primary Sch
- Exodus Junior School (Nyenga)
- Fairfield School
- Fairmont High School – Mukono
- Family Primary School
- Gideon High School
- Gilgal Nursery And Primary School
- Global Education Center Kamuli
- Godwin Infant School
- Godwins Infant School
- Golden Senior School
- Good Heart N/P School Naminage
- Good Samaritan Primary School
- Happy Stars Nursery And Primary
- Happy Years Primary School, Kabuusu
- Healing Driven N/P, Jinja
- Helm Ss Mukono
- Hidden Treasure Community N/P School
- Hilton High School
- His Grace Kindergarten And Primary School, Kauga – Mukono
- His Grace Nursery And Primary School
- Homeland Junior School
- Hope Community High School
- Inland College Naminage
- Innerman Primary School
- Insight High School
- Jinja Parents P/S
- Jinja Parents Primary
- Jinja Parents Ss
- Jinja Parents Ss (Host Venue)
- Joy And Jolly Nur. & Pri School
- Joy Nursery And Primary School
- Kampala Standards N&P School
- Kampala Standards N&P School
- Katosi Winners Secondary School
- Kawala College School
- Kawempe Central Vision Primary School
- King Of Kings Ss – Buyala
- Kingdom Preparatory N/P School
- Kitale Community School
- Kitangala Nursery And Primary
- Kitebi Bright Primary School
- Kyabazinga College Kamuli
- Lady Elizabeth Nursery And Primary
- Light Africa Ss
- Light Junior School – Buwenge
- Little Cranes Primary Schoo
- Lubiri Nabagereka Primary School
- Lutengo United Ss
- Lwanda High School
- Merigen Nursery & Primary School
- Meritah Christian Junior School
- Mountain Climbers Preparatory School
- Mpoma Girls Ss
- Mpoma Royal College
- Mpumudde High School
- Mustard Seed Community P/S
- Mustered Seed P/S Busota – Kamuli
- My Age Nursery And Primary School
- Nagalama Junior School
- Najjanankumbi Young Christians School
- Naminage Parents Nursery And Primary
- Namungoona Parents Senior School
- Nawampanda Parents Nursery And Primary School
- Nawanyago College Kamuli
- New Horizon Nursery And Primary Sch
- New Treasure Junior School
- Nsuube Sda Ss
- Ntawo Trust N/P School
- Ntenjeru Convenant Junior School
- Ntenjeru Parents Hs
- Nyanza High School
- Omega And Alpha P/School
- Omega Christian High School
- Orion Junior School Kamuli
- Oxford Junior School
- Paul Mukasa S.S
- Paul Mukasa Ss – Kigunga Campus
- Prince Joseph Academy
- Reminant Christian Junior School
- Rhomu Care College
- Rock Of Joy Nursery And Primary Schoo
- Royal College Kamuli
- Shalom Primary School
- Smile Senior School – Seeta
- Sonde Global Junior School Mukono
- St. Andrew Model School – Ivunamba
- St. Balikuddembe Sec. School
- St. Charles Lwanga High School – Lubya
- St. Charles Lwanga Primary School, Kanyanya
- St. Consolanta N/P School Kisoga
- St. Consolanta Nursery And Primary
- St. Joseph Junior School Mukono
- St. Joseph Katosi Ss
- St. Joseph Pilot School
- St. Kizito Primary School – Kawempe
- St. Mark Cou Kikandwa
- St. Martin Nagalama
- St. Mary’S Katosi Ss & Primary
- St. Peter’S College Buwenge
- St. Peter’S College – Buweera
- St. Peter’S Nantabulirwa P/School
- Standard High School – Iziru
- Top’S Junior School
- Uganda Martyrs High School
- Winston Standard Secondary School
- Yana Community Ss Kamuli
Edify Ed Tech Program Outcomes
The following are the target outcomes and strategies set out under the program
| Outcome | Sample Strategies |
| School has a functional computer lab | Edify EdTech Loans for ICT lab establishment, Computer care & maintenance strategy e.g ICT Clubs, provision of support to lab attendants e,g sharing of software and technical trainings |
| School teachers develop local e-content for teaching and learning | Content creation trainings, sustainability through continuous practice e.g teachers type own schemes, exams, class registers, lesson notes/slides every term |
| School is e-learning and e-communication ready | Establishment of School websites, Kolibri digital library, eLearning Training (Teachers know how to use Google Classroom, Zoom, YouTube, etc) |
| School uses technology in administration | Foundational trainings for school leaders, School ICT Policy in place, has computer based system for managing admissions, reports, accounts, etc. |
| School integrates ICT in classroom teaching and learning | ICT Integration Trainings, reference to ICT Integration framework in New Uganda Lower Secondary Curriculum, Class use of projectors, tablets, smartphones, internet, SmilePi/Internet-In-a-Box, offline digital libraries and other information sources. |
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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