Month: Sep 2013

Very interesting article I found the other day. Worth a read. CAT and IT teachers in South Africa have so much we should be instilling into our students. We should be equipping them with the […]

I was given a link by another educational professional to a very interesting page showcasing hundreds of useful tools for teachers – many of them completely free to use. There are indeed MANY resources available […]

As part of my initiative to increase the awareness of the essential subject that I believe Computer Applications Technology is, I have decided to make a short video to go along with my “Why CAT?” […]

I thought I should share: Received via Gary Blieden/Mike Chiles: Hi everyone Just in case you didn’t see this. Dear All There has been some discussion on this list on the “designated list of subjects”.  

One of the biggest challenges facing many CAT teachers is the issue of the ‘theory’ and the consistently lower marks achieved by students as compared to the ‘practical’ papers. I have taught CAT for a […]

If you remember the early South African days (or should I say daze) with Microsoft Windows post-Windows 3.1 and DOS start-up screens where the CLI was your best friend only if you actually knew DOS […]

There is a new Grade 10 CAT Theory and Practical paper available in the Tech Teachers shared folders. Yet again, much thanks for Verona R for the material!

As a CAT teacher, one tends to focus primarily on Operating Systems such as Microsoft Windows. Teachers who are Mac users are far and few between, nevermind Linux! I use Windows, Mac and Linux. When […]