New Thutong Educational Portal
Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 1 Apr, 2008The Thutong educational portal has been redesigned. The new portal was launched on Monday 31st March 2008 by the National Minister of Education.
The portal was first developed in 2003; this project seeks to provide a starting point for the South African schools communities to access the Internet.
The redesigned portal has four primary sections:
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Curriculum - this is the core of Thutong, providing access to a wide range of resources, tools and services through carefully constructed and managed Learning Spaces.
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Professional Development - the section focuses on providing educators access to resources, tools and services that are designed to facilitate their ongoing professional development.
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School Administration - supports school administrators by providing access to resources, tools and services for the community.
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Management - focuses on supporting school managers broadly. The primary focus though is on supporting the implementation of the new Advanced Certificate in Education for School principals.