Coming soon
I have had a nice tech detox for some time. You may have noticed from the lack of regular content on the site. But I will be back soon.
Transforming My Classroom
My classroom is the place where I spend the most time at school. I want it to be an environment that is engaging, inspiring, interesting and interactive. I also want it to be a place where I feel happy and confident. I initially tried to “brighten up” my classroom with a bunch of posters on … Read more
Learn about Algorithms: A Content Pack for Teachers and Learners
Algorithms are covered in Computer Applications Technology in IEB schools. It is included in the Subject Assessment Guidelines document for Grade 10. I have created a content pack for teachers and learners, covering algorithms. It consists of interactive PowerPoint presentations, videos, templates and tasks. I have included everything in a download in my shop. Here is … Read more
NEW Excel posters for your classroom or lessons
I have redone all my Excel posters and added some new ones too! This set now has 55 Excel functions that your students can learn and use in their work. All posters are high-quality, printable up A3 and look great when laminated. Each poster has a function explanation, layout example, a screenshot example and a … Read more
A different approach?
I thought I’d try something a little bit different in regards to a practical assessment. I wondered what it would be like to have my students choose what skills they would prefer to be assessed on, instead of me giving them specific instructions. I have yet to mark the results but I really wanted to … Read more
Using the Flash Fill tool in Excel
Definitely a time saver and a neat feature called Flash Fill! In Excel, you can suggest a pattern and then use the Flash Fill tool to learn from that pattern and continue on down a column. See the video below how it works.
My Presentation at Schoolscape Premier (March 2022)
I had the privilege of being a speaker again at the Schoolscape Premier conference this year where I presented briefly on the application called Canva. It was a live stream while I was running on battery during load-shedding! Anyway, Canva is a fantastic application and the premium features are free for education. Canva will let … Read more
SIERRA : The Grade 11 CAT Notebook is here!
The next notebook, after TRINITY, is here! The CAT Grade 11 Digital Notebook is a OneNote notebook that can be used by students and/or teachers who are interested in doing CAT…differently. The idea for creating a notebook such as this was based on the following principles: Learners become responsible for their own learning The teacher … Read more
Let’s Talk About Computer Applications Technology
The first open, online, discussion of its kind goes live on Thursday at 19:00 (GMT). If you have not registered to be a part of it, please do so here. All teachers who have registered will be emailed with two links. One link to be a part of the chat via a MS Teams meeting, … Read more
Ticks and Crosses in MS Word
A macro for teachers to create ticks ✔ and crosses ❌ in MS Word Marking digital documents is great. No paper, no pen or pencil necessary. But it does help if we can at least draw a tick or a cross symbol. Now, not everyone has a touch screen with a stylus and can make … Read more