Videos
Tech-Time : Fibre vs Copper
Why is fibre better than copper in an all-out head-to-head showdown? If it’s that much better, why don’t we use it everywhere?
Month: Aug 2015
CAT
Free posters for August
Every month for 2015, two new bonus posters for members become available to download. They are full colour, high quality, printable up to A3. The posters are available as a Bonus Pack for non-members of […]
CAT
‘Excel’-lent site for CAT teachers
A colleague on the CAT & IT Teachers Facebook group shared a site for Excel resources. I checked out the site and it’s very good. A worthwhile resource for teachers and students alike. It covers […]
Videos
Tech-Time : Repetitive Strain Injury or RSI
Computer-caused RSI (repetitive strain injury) can be a real pain. What can be done to fix it?
Blogging Course (series)
About Blogging : For Teachers – Part 2 of 10
There are two choices for the teacher here. Paid and free. Each have their own pros and cons. Below I cover both options. For this course, I will focus on creating a FREE blog so that anyone going through this course can put into practice the principles we will cover together. […]
Matthew's Blog
Some practical uses for QR codes
I plan to use QR codes soon, more for implementation and to bring a functional aspect to my teaching. Here are some uses for QR codes from the QRStuff web site. Granted I would not […]
Matthew's Blog
Matthew Hains a finalist in the CoZa Cares/ISPA Superteacher competition
Earlier this year I entered the CoZa Cares/ISPA Superteacher 2015 competition. I have been notified that I have been chosen as one of the ten finalists! I am very honoured and excited just to have […]
CAT
Grade 7 CAT PowerPoint Activity
I created a “memory game” in PowerPoint for my Grade 7’s. The objective is to use animations, animation triggers and the selection pane to create the game. […]
Matthew's Blog
M@tt’s @pps – Free Android Apps for CAT and IT teachers
For all my apps that I create, you can now bookmark and go to http://apps.techteachers.co.za I am a Computer Applications Technology and Information Technology teacher. I have been teaching CAT for a few years and, […]
Matthew's Blog
C.A.T. Terminology App
At last! It is here! Although initially planned as a Windows software application, my recent venture into the untested waters of mobile app development led me to the conclusion to adapt the collaborative project (put […]