Matthew's Blog
File sharing revamp coming soon…
Good news! I will be revamping the access to the shared files soon. Teachers will be able to access the shared files on the Tech Teachers web site without having to go to Copy.com. There […]
Month: Feb 2014
Matthew's Blog
Social Media Guard…
Use this video to make a point on Social media and how ‘social’ it really is… What would your students say?
CAT
Mom, this is how Twitter works…
Twitter is indeed a powerful tool. I am beginning to realise its potential as an educational facet. In the article below, Jessica Hische explains in layman’s terms all about Twitter! Below is a link to […]
Videos
Tech-Time : Cloud computing
Cloud Computing – How it all works A basic but easy to understand video on cloud computing. [techtime]
CAT
Laserjet versus Inket
I still have students who seem to get confused between laserjets and inkjets. Here is one video that can help explain the differences in an easy-to-understand manner.
Matthew's Blog
Security update for the website
Due to an incredible flood of comment spam coming in at the moment (I guess the site is getting popular!), I am only allowing registered members (who are logged in) to be able to comment […]
Matthew's Blog
Digital You infographic (video)
Recently I have been doing some research into how teenagers are using social networking (Facebook and Twitter mainly). I have been focusing specifically on South African youth. The results that I am discovering are shocking […]
Matthew's Blog
Tech Teachers Shared Folders
5.3 Gigabytes of files so far, over 1200 files available…all free for teachers to use. [sc:copycom ]
Videos
Tech-Time : How does the Internet work?
James May finds out how exactly the internet knows where to send you. [techtime]
CAT
Computer basics
If you get some new Grade 10 students just starting CAT and they’ve not had much exposure to computers, operating systems or basic concepts of ICT, then check out http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computerbasics Don’t assume previous knowledge with […]