Wise words

Wise words from a computer man for the world of life.

Jobs

I keep hearing about people who have lost their jobs. I heard about three more people high up in the business world recently who just lost t...

Letter from Sandra

This letter is for certain schools. It contains information about invoices and payments and only applies to some schools. They know who the...

Grade 11 Paper 2 Theory Memo

Grade 11 Paper 2 Theory Memo English Memo Afrikaans Memo

Grade 11 Paper 1 Practical Solutions

Grade 11 Paper 1 Practical Solutions English marksheet Afrikaans marksheet Solutions

Grade 11 Paper 2 Theory

Grade 11 Paper 2 Theory English question paper Afrikaans question paper

Efficiency

I am amazed at how technology and the World Wide Web have changed our lives. We are now celebrating 20 years of Internet in South Africa. ...

Gr 11 Practical Paper 1 Errrata

Errata - Use the same password you used for the practical paper

Gr 10 Theory paper 2 Memo

Gr 10 Theory paper 2 Memo English memo Afrikaans memo

Gr 10 Practical

Errata - have a look Use your password for the CAT Gr10 Prac MEMO to open

Word form fields and Fields

A question was posed on the Comp-Studies mailing list about - a Word query where a person wants sections of text that are duplicated in a d...

ICT and teachers

I have just seen the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers. Take a look - http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002134/213475E.pdf ...

Gr 10 Nov Exam Paper 1

Gr 10 Nov Exam Practical Paper 1 English marksheet Afrikaans marksheet Eng / Afri solutions

Gr 11 Practical Paper 1

Gr 11 Practical Paper 1 Data files English questions Afrikaans questions To the teacher

Gr 10 Theory paper 2

Gr 10 Theory paper 2 English questions Afrikaans questions

Gr 10 Nov Exam Paper 1

Gr 10 November Practical examination Data files English question paper Afrikaans question paper To the teacher

Exam time

Exam time in the CAT laboratory is a good time for checking the system – replace or refresh the image, check that the required features of t...

Courses offered

These grand courses are offered by UCT School Development Unit in December - Internet Basics, Google Earth for Educators and Interactive Whi...

2011 Final matric exam Question 7 Access

In a previous posting I indicated that one should go over old examination papers before the big exams. I will now add go over old examina...

Laptops and mobility

Laptops are mobile and allow one to work where ever. Family men have to work but also want waves so this man has the laptop with him while w...

Examination papers

I have noticed on a number of social networking services that people are busy setting their November exam papers.  The CAT teachers could us...

Comments on 2011 CAT Matric paper

One of the benefits of this blog is that you can comment Anonymously or by using your name.    How did the examinations go? How did the Sept...

Blackberry

Latest information for CAT learners  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI  Have a smiling day

Guide to using Email

We teach such a useful subject! This week the local librarian was telling everybody about her fear of an assessment which she will be doing ...

Computer Applications Olympiad

I had the pleasure of attending the awards evening of the Computer Applications Olympiad at Kelvin Grove Newlands tonight. The finalists wer...

Computer Applications Olympiad

Today are the finals of the Computer Applications Olympiad! Good luck to all contestants!

AUP for Social media

Our learners will probably be going into a world where social media is available from their office computer.  Their office/employer may not ...

2011 Census and the PAT

I have just started working for StatsSA on the 2011 census. It is a month of hard work doing training and then making contact with the respo...

Grade 10 textbook

Hoping that everybody is buying the best textbook for their needs. - Here is an advert .

Searching in Windows 7

Here is a screencast (video) in MOV (8 MG) and WMV (6 MG) file format on doing a search in Windows 7. Here is a different screencast in th...

Gr 12 September Theory memo

Grade 12 - 2011 September Theory memo English and Afrikaans

Gr 12 September Theory

Gr 12 September Theory Question paper English and Afrikaans

Samples from new CAT Gr 10 textbook

Samples from new CAT Gr 10 textbook: Computers, part of your life Contents per term ( Eng / Afr ) Table of contents ( Eng / Afr ) Module 1...

Gr 12 September Memo

Paper 1 Memo CAT marksheet , RTT marksheet Solutions

Do not judge a book by its cover

I had a bad day. I went decided on retail therapy to improve matters – I wanted an e-reader. The bad day continued. I went to computer sho...

Errata

Rekordeksamen: Errata by AFR data: Maak Vraag 4 se datalêer OpeDag reg.  Data-werkblad, Sel C11 moet Mnr Wilson wees en nie Mev Wilson nie..

Procedural memory

For a CAT practical examination the skills examined should have been converted into procedural memory in the minds of the learners. Proced...

2011 September Matric exams

2011 Paper 1 English question paper , Afrikaans question paper , Data files , To the teacher

Computational thinking

Some time ago on the CompStudies mailing list CAT and IT teachers were encouraged to join the  Computer Science Teachers Association ( CSTA ...

Gr 10

Full ordering details of the new Gr 10 CAPS edition of Computers, part of your life textbook.

Power of social networking sites

Social networking sites can keep one up to date on what is happening. I have watched events in Egypt, England and Libya this year and know t...

New books

New Grade 10 book cover! The CAPS edition!

Google Translate

I love Google Translate!  When I was overseas walking the Camino I met many people from Sweden, Germany, Spain, France, Korea and Holland. I...

Social media

I wish that all CAT teachers discussed this with their learners – good article called ' To Teens, Tweens and the People Who Love Them: I...

Internet access on Camino

Maybe you wondered why I have been so quiet recently. I have been busy walking from St Jean Pied de Port in Southern France to Santiago de C...

CAPS documents

The CAPS documents are being uploaded and the CAT CAPS is there.  Go to  http://www.education.gov.za/Curriculum/CurriculumAssessmentPolicySt...

How to teach in a CAT lab – how not to tire yourself

I have had the pleasure of observing a number of CAT lessons and reading what CAT teachers think of CAT. These comments are based on this. ...

Swamped by trivia

I have realised that my email life is becoming too busy. I realise that I have subscribed to too many mailing lists. In the last few days I ...

Online world

Being on ADSL or permanently linked to the Internet you can watch amazing things. Many people have signed the online petition South Africa: ...

Self marking quiz

Here are two self marking quizzes - maybe you could copy the idea and let your learners make one, learning IF, sum and percentage - Adams a...

Grouping WordArt and a picture

To group WordArt and a picture In Shapes, in the Illustrations group on the Insert tab, select a New Drawing Canvas. Paste the required ...

News from the Department of Basic Education

Have a look at the May 2011 Curriculum News from the Department of Basic Education and join the Department on Facebook - go to DBE SA on Fac...

Thinking and computer screens

I belong to a number of mailing lists and on one recently there was a discussion of digitising textbooks. In the light of that I wish to mak...

2011 Municipal Elections

I am so impressed with the web site of the IEC which covered the local government elections www.elections.org.za I followed the results by ...

Successful schools

Teachers please read this article -  http://www.mckinsey.com/App_Media/Reports/SSO/Worlds_School_Systems_Final.pdf  - How the world's be...

Best practices

What are best practices for a CAT teacher? I identified a few areas that I think are important such as Classroom management, Time management...

Time management

Time management is essential to a CAT teacher so a calendar is needed. Letting certain people know your appointments is useful, as well as s...

Planning

I have the pleasure of coaching some CAT teachers. One of the tasks I gave them was to create an assessment calendar for themselves. Key con...

PATs in 2011

I have just seen that the Gr 10 and 11 PATs have been uploaded. Look at http://www.thutong.doe.gov.za/computerapplicationtechnology/Home/Blo...

Setting tests and exam papers

Many teachers are busy setting tests/exams during this break. Many people cannot express themselves in words/text on a page. May I make a ...

Mailmerge with Access

Here is the PPT in 2003 and zipped for this work. This is a continuation of a previous posting on Gr 12 PAT and Access . Database Create ...

Office 2010

I have to upgrade from Office 2007. I have been online and phoning around looking at prices for Microsoft Office Professional 2010 and have ...

Gr 12 PAT and Access

For the Gr 12 PAT in 2011 learners have to collect some information via a survey. It is suggested that all survey information be designed to...

Teacher activity no 4 - Creating a self marking quiz

The awards for Teacher activity no 4 - Creating a self marking quiz - go to the teachers Melanie Mare of Hoerskool Pietersburg and Carmenn...

Teacher activity no 5 – Assessment calendar

A teacher needs to manage their time very well. Excel and Word have a variety of calendar templates available installed or online. In this a...

2003, 2007 and 2010

Schools and teachers are going to have to change to Office 2007 or 2010. One will have to upgrade. Those using 2003 – well … books are not g...

Living and the PAT process

I have had a most entertaining time the last few days with my niece visiting from New Zealand. She is doing her PhD on Amnesty (of the TRC)...

Internet access in rural America

An interesting link discussing Internet access in rural America.  I thought that the world's largest economy would have good access ever...

Input device

We saw a fingerprint identification login system at Ocean Basket today. Next time you are there watch the till / point of sale (POS) area a...

Teacher activity no 4 - Creating a self marking quiz

Learners love doing quizzes and testing themselves. Such quizzes are useful in that learners can redo them until they know the material. In ...

Teacher activity no 3 - Labels with a graphic and text

Be ing able to quickly create labels to affix to property is very useful in a school where rooms are regularly checked for the contents. Thi...

E-tags

This story in The Times of 5 February 2011 tells how e-tags will be used on cars to generate funds and pay off road improvements. I have nev...

Grade 12 Updated data file and solutions

Updated data file and solutions for CAT 3, 1st Edition, Chapter 1.2 (Buying a computer) ComputerAdverts 2011 1_2 SolutionsNotes 2011

Girls shine in Olympiad

Half of the medal winners at the South African Computer Applications Olympiad were girls – beating more than 6 000 participants countrywide....

What school reform can learn from the rhythm method in sex

Report on Jonathan Jansen on 'What school reform can learn from the rhythm method in sex' – lecture at UCT 2 February 2011 These ar...

Teacher activity no 2 - Posters for managed environment

Clear posters/instructions are an essential part of any managed environment. This activity will help create those posters for cleaning dutie...

Awards for Teacher activity no 1 - Identifying Learners

The awards for Activity Identifying Learners go to the teachers Barbara Anyster of Worcester Secondary School and Johan Barkhuizen of Goodwo...

Bad PowerPoint

I attended what should have been a riveting lecture this evening. The speaker gave a Powerpoint presentation. He looked at the screen and no...

Teacher activity no 1 - Identifying learners

Knowing learners’ names is an essential tool for an effective teacher. There are many ways to learn names - this activity will help you put ...

NSC exam timetable 2011

Here is a copy of the exam timetable for NSC for 2011 http://www.education.gov.za/Curriculum/Exams/NSC%20Nov%202011%20Exam%20Timetable.pdf ...

Unemployment and CAT

After the matric results were released this year there was much talk of how the young people will not be able to get jobs, and that matric d...

Facebook page

A page has been created on Facebook for Study Opportunities.   Go to the page and then click 'Like'. It is so nice to see the Profil...