Guest Blogs
Success with MS Teams
How can I, lonesome ICT teacher, in a school where paper and tradition are king, inspire teachers to use and love the MAGIC of Microsoft Teams – or even any software? This has been my […]
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Matthew Hains selected as MIE Expert for 2018-2019
Matthew Hains from Saheti School Johannesburg Selected as Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert Recognized as global leader in using technology to transform education 07/08/2018 – Johannesburg – Saheti School Matthew Hains was announced today as a Microsoft […]
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Windows 3.1 and DOS 6 Virtualbox image
If you use Virtualbox, here is a cool disk image to use to show your students how life was like before Windows 95 came along! The best part is showing your students how life was […]
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Matt demos Kodu on Microsoft Virtual Academy
I had the privilege again of being invited to present another course on the Microsoft Virtual Academy site. The topic was about using Kodu to teach young children programming. Along with the very competent Megan […]
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Microsoft Office and portal access FREE for students
Microsoft South Africa and 2enable are partnering up to offer all South African school learners (ages 8+) free access to Microsoft Office across all your devices as well as 1TB of OneDrive. Share your schoolwork […]
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Some basic Word skills (Grade 8)
Here is a PowerPoint file I made using the OfficeMix add-in. The aim was to show my Grade 8 students some basic skills in MS Word that they will need. I created a video for […]
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Learning advanced skills through PowerPoint
I will be attending the Microsoft E2 Hack The Classroom Educators Exchange Summit in Toronto, Canada, next week! It’s a massive event with over 300 educators from around the world all being exposed to new […]
Videos
Tech-Time : Microsoft Hololens Explained
The Microsoft Hololens has been causing a fair amount of buzz over the recent months. Is it all it’s cracked up to be or is it all hype? This video takes a look at a […]
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Windows 3.1 Virtualbox image
If you use Virtualbox, here is a cool disk image to use to show your students how life was like before Windows 95 came along!
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WITs’ response to the DBE
In an earlier post, I posted the DBE’s response to criticism on the Delphi and MS only route that they have decided to follow. On the ITweb web site was a post on the response […]