April 1, 2016 at 9:15 am
Category Archives: Technology
March 22, 2016 at 3:25 pm
Teachers should be able to use laptops with interactive whiteboards
February 5, 2016 at 3:10 pm
Lack of insurance on laptops unacceptable – MUT directs all members not to pay any bills
Following maintenance issues related to new laptops, the MUT wrote to the Ministry for Education and Employment to state that it is unacceptable that the Ministry did not continue to build on the good practices which were developed throughout the years since the first laptops were provided. The Union referred to insurance, which is now […]
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January 11, 2016 at 4:00 pm
Update on the Distribution of Laptops in Gozo
The MUT received the following text from the Foundation for Tomorrow Schools regarding the distribution of laptops in Gozo. Dear Sir/Madam, As it was previously announced, the Ministry for Education and Employment is in the process of providing new laptops for Teaching Grades within state-schools. The mass roll-out is almost completed and therefore we are […]
read more »December 3, 2015 at 3:45 pm
Provision of laptops and all-in-one devices for Church School educators
The MUT wrote to the Church Secretariat for Catholic Education to request them to address at the earliest the laptops issue so as to bring all educators in Church Schools at par with colleagues in State Schools when it comes to technological resources. In State Schools, the Government has finally agreed to replace all teachers’ […]
read more »December 3, 2015 at 3:35 pm
Lack of CD/DVD drives on new laptops
Following feedback regarding the new laptops being distributed in State Schools, which do not have CD/DVD drives, the MUT communicated with the DQSE on this issue and was assured that it will be addressed accordingly. Currently, some textbooks and resources still make use of a CD or DVD and therefore educators need a means to […]
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November 25, 2015 at 4:20 pm
Distribution of new laptops to Teaching grades in State Schools
Union officials have just attended a demonstration session on new Laptops and all-in-one devices (desktop PCs). All teaching grades, including all KGAs and LSAs, will receive a new laptop whereas an all-in-one device shall be installed and connected to the interactive whiteboard in all classrooms. The MUT has been working incessantly in the past years […]
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November 25, 2015 at 4:00 pm
New Scientix publication
Scientix – the community for science education in Europe – has published all the main results and achievements of the second phase of the Scientix project. Click here for the publication.
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September 11, 2015 at 10:10 am
Schools not obliged to accept personal unofficial electronic devices
Given that there is no agreement on the matter, the MUT would like to notify all schools that they are not obliged to accept students’ personal unofficial/unauthorised electronic devices including tablets and mobiles. Any instances of pressure on Union members should be reported to the Union.
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