Teachers from Invisible Children Uganda partner schools were
given an opportunity to acquire new computer knowledge, skills
and working methods through a one week computer training at
Sacred Heart School. The training, conducted this week by
Schools for Schools (S4S), is designed to support teachers and
build their capacity to help students. Computer applications
like Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint presentations, Word and
internet use were the main topics of the training. Opening
presentations and graphs he created during the training, Okot
Peter, a teacher of agriculture at Anaka Secondary School, tells
how the training has been beneficial to him. “My work is going
to become much easier,” he says. “I am now able to produce and
conduct my lessons using PowerPoint, design the class list and
present graph illustrations of how my students are performing.”
By equipping teachers with this knowledge, they can use it to
raise academic standards in the classroom. S4S partners with 11
schools in northern Uganda to build