{"id":410015,"date":"2018-03-15T12:38:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T12:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=410015"},"modified":"2018-03-16T06:09:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T06:09:10","slug":"ghanaian-blackboard-ict-teacher-gets-standing-ovation-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/ghanaian-blackboard-ict-teacher-gets-standing-ovation-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaian ‘blackboard ICT teacher’ gets standing ovation in Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"
33-year-old Richard Appiah Akoto, an ICT pupil teacher at Betenase M\/A Junior High School at Sekyedomase in the Ashanti Region, who went viral on social media last month after he posted photos of himself improvising by drawing the entire Microsoft Word window on a blackboard to enable his pupils understand how the software functions, received a standing ovation when he\u00a0appeared on stage at the Education Exchange conference in Singapore.<\/p>\n
Richard Akoto, was in Singapore on the ticket of Microsoft as part of the global technology giant’s support for him after he went viral earlier this year.<\/p>\n
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The event brought together over 400 educators and school leaders from 91 countries to discuss the role of technology in education.<\/p>\n
The Vice President for Worldwide Education at Microsoft, Anthony Salcito, praised Richard Akoto for overcoming major obstacles to help his students.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour work has really inspired the world. It really shows the amazing innovation and commitment and passion that teachers have for helping their students get ready for the future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Richard Akoto said he was excited about the support being provided by Microsoft, adding that it was refreshing he was no longer going to the blackboard to teach ICT in his school.<\/p>\n