City’s library wants youth to win this month
JOBURG – The learners have to follow the stated rules of the competition which will run until 25 June.
The City of Johannesburg Library and Information Services is launching a competition for Grade 12 learners. This forms part of the City Library’s June Youth Month celebrations while also promoting digital inclusion.
MMC for Community Development, councillor Margaret Arnolds said that to participate, Grade 12 learners should make a short video demonstrating how they teach their parent, grandparent or senior relative to use tablets, smartphones or computers for various purposes such as reading, doing online transactions, socialising, or surfing the internet, among other things.
Arnolds said the competition is part of their digital literacy programmes to promote collaboration and harmony within family units using technology at home.”Senior citizens play a huge role in raising children and continue to raise grandchildren in most households.
They have introduced youth to various opportunities and ensured that their children are not only safe and healthy but are also educated and skilled in various ways,” Arnolds said.
She added that the concept of distance learning is most likely to continue and there will be an increase in the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) at home.
The MMC said, “This period of transitioning to a ‘new normal’ requires libraries to play a bigger role in assisting communities to use the internet, and ICT tools as part of social distancing and self-paced individual learning and working from home.”
The winners of the seven best videos will each receive a tablet sponsored by the MTN Foundation. The tablets will make a difference in learners’ e-learning at home and used to teach other family members digital skills.
How to participate:
- Send your video with your contact details and name via WhatsApp number 081 287 4795 or via WeTransfer (www.wetransfer.com) to email jeff.nyoka@yahoo.com
- Videos must not be more than four minutes, and less than 350mb
- The competition is open to Grade 12 learners only
- Participants will confirm school names on receipt of submission confirmation
- The competition will run from 1 to 25 Juneq Videos can be in any official South African language
- Videos have to demonstrate how a senior citizen learns to use technology with the help of the Grade 12 learner
- Videos must be audible and visually clear
- The seven winners will be announced on 30 June this year.
Details: City of Johannesburg Facebook www.facebook.com/JoburgLibraries/
