1. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has provided high-speed broadband connectivity (WAN) for your school and implemented a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) as part of the eLearning Game Changer roll-out.
2. The WAN and LAN enable internet access for your teachers and learners in all instructional areas at no cost to your school.
3. Social media applications such as WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook for teacher-andlearner collaborative work and knowledge sharing have been enabled on the WAN and LAN networks.
4. The LAN user statistics currently indicate that the WAN and LAN is underutilised.
5. Teachers and learners are encouraged to log on to the LAN using their smartphones, laptops and other devices, which will make teaching and learning by means of digital resources both possible and easier.
6. Information and an easy step-by-step guide on how to log on to the wireless LAN have already been shared with the eLearning champion at your school.
7. The guide on how to log on to the wireless LAN is attached to this minute.
8. Should you require further assistance with regard to allowing your teachers and learners to log on to the wireless LAN, please contact the LAN helpdesk or your district eLearning adviser.
9. The technical support contact details are as follows:

NAME TELEPHONE EMAIL
Schools IT service desk 021 900 7123 Schoolsit.servicedesk@westerncape.gov.za
10. The district eLearning advisers’ contact details are as follows:

DISTRICT PERSONNEL TELEPHONE EMAIL
Metro North Moederick Jacobs 021 938 3142 mojacobs@westerncape.gov.za
Metro East Jaco Joseph 021 900 7266 Jaco.Joseph@westerncape.gov.za
Metro East Sipho Didiza 021 900 7103 Sipho.Didiza@westerncape.gov.za
Metro South Deon Khan 021 370 2040 Deon.Khan@westerncape.gov.za
Metro South Trevor Francke 021 370 2058 Trevor.Francke@westerncape.gov.za
Metro Central Gail Valentyn 021 514 6967 Gail.Valentyn@westerncape.gov.za
Metro Central Husain Mollagee 021 514 6942 Husain.Mollagee@westerncape.gov.za
West Coast Horatio Hart 021 860 1200 HoratioWilfred.Hart@westerncape.gov.za
Eden and Central Karoo Eastern Roux 044 279 1681 Eastern.Roux@westerncape.gov.za
Eden and Central Karoo Samuel Bouwers 044 803 8385 Samuel.Bouwers@westerncape.gov.za
Overberg Simonette Du Plessis 028 214 7387 Simonette.DuPlessis@westerncape.gov.za
Cape Winelands Leonard Cloete 023 348 4609 Leonard.Cloete@westerncape.gov.za
Cape Winelands Harriet Lakey 023 348 4611 Harriet.Lakey@westerncape.gov.za
11. Your continued support is highly valued and appreciated.


SIGNED: BK SCHREUDER
ACTING HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2016:09:28

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