ICT PRACTICALS

The centre encourages schools within the community to hold practical sessions of their normal school ICT period here. This measure goes a long way to support schools who have no computers to aid the teaching of ICT. We believe that this avenue offers the chance for most of the students to see a computer the first time or having first time access to it .Tutors of ICT come along with their students according to a specially designed schedule. It is evident that student interest in the subject soars tremenduosly when they are sitting infront of a computer rather than studying it in the classroom.Various challenges such as securing transpotation for school situated far away from the centre,need to be addressed in the near future.

PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE BY DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION.

The district director of education in smock and the district education training officer in white pay a visit to the centre during training session.

TEACHERS PAYING ATTENTION TO COMPUTER LECTURES.

REPORT ON A FIVE DAY TRAINING ON ICT FOR J.H.S TEACHERS AT THE DAMONGO COMMUNITY INFORMATION CENTRE

REPORT ON A FIVE DAY TRAINING ON ICT FOR J.H.S ICT TEACHERS AT THE DAMONGO COMMUNITY INFORMATION CENTRE

The Damongo Community Information Center has successfully organized a one week ICT training for Junior High School ICT teachers.
Five schools were chosen within the Damongo township; Presby, Jakpa, Jafo, Yabum and Canteen Junioe High Schools.
The teachers were taken through five programs. These included Introduction to computer, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power point and Internet Orientation.
At the end of the training, each teacher was awarded with a certificate of participation.
At the closing ceremony, The District Coordinating Director, Mr. Inusah Yarifa, the Information Officer, Mr. Alhassan Misuna and Representatives from the District Education Service graced the occasion.
The Coordinating Director of the district assembly advised teachers to make the centre a knowledge bank. He urged them to frequently visit the centre to sharpen their ICT skills and also to seek knowledge.
The district director of education also advised the teachers to transfer the knowledge gained to their students. He mentioned that funds will be solicited from various NGOs to purchase computers that will be given to each school so they will be able to do ICT practicals. He concluded by thanking the District Assembly for supporting the training.
By Ewuntomah malik joe (CIC Manager).

Capacity building workshop

A one week capacity building on business planning workshop organized in Bolgatanga upper east region, by the International Institute of communication and development(IICD) an international NGO.Participants were drown from the Districts that have community information centres that already exist,the workshop took place in Bolgatanga community information centre.
The community information centre managers were taking through on how to prepare business planning document for their CICS in other to be able to sustain their centres in the near future.Certificates were issue to participants through the regional minister,Hon.Kofi Athor(chief exercutive of GIFEC and some coordinators of GIFEC.

ICT TRAINED DISTRICT ASSEMBLY STAFFS

A six member commitee from the distrct assembly are under going a two days refresher training.
Participants were taking through the following softwares,introduction to computer,microsoft word and internet access,this participants are the deputy cordinating director,enviromental health officer,gender desk officer,asistant district information officer,and community water and sanitation officer.