Digital Content Platforms
Digital Content Platforms
To log into the GDE Content website:
For more information on GDE Content:
https://www.eselearning.org/digital-content-platforms/gde-content-mysdlr
To log into Pocket Schools Live Lessons:
You can also view and download Pocket Schools' Live Lessons Broadcasts on the Phakama Research YouTube Channel:
Book Dash: https://bookdash.org/
Book Dash is a South African non-profit that creates and shares free, children’s books. Their mission is to ensure every child owns books by making beautifully illustrated stories available in multiple South African languages.
Access Free Books: Visit bookdash.org to read, download, or print books for free.
Open Licence: All books are published under a Creative Commons licence, allowing schools and educators to freely print, copy, and distribute them without restrictions.
Promote Reading: Use the books in classrooms, libraries, and reading clubs to foster a love for reading.
Support Literacy: Integrate Book Dash stories into lesson plans, storytelling sessions, and home reading programs.
Encourage Multilingualism: Books are available in several South African languages, supporting inclusive and mother-tongue education.
African Storybook: https://www.africanstorybook.org/
African Storybook is a digital initiative that provides free, open-access picture books for early reading in African languages. It supports literacy development by offering thousands of stories that can be read online, downloaded, printed, or adapted.
Access Multilingual Books: Visit africanstorybook.org to find stories in over 200 African languages, including isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sepedi, Setswana, and more.
Open License: All books can be freely printed, copied, translated, and distributed, making them ideal for schools with limited resources.
Support Literacy: Use stories in classrooms, libraries, and reading clubs to build foundational reading skills.
Digital Integration: Share books via Microsoft Teams or Google Classroom, One Drive or Google Drive, or integrate them in lessons.
Create & Adapt: Teachers can create their own stories or adapt existing ones to suit local contexts and learner needs.