Selfie – word of the year
It was recently announced that the word of the year 2013 is selfie. What is a selfie? It is defined by the Oxford Dictionary Online as: … a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a…
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There Was a Teacher
With apology to Sir J C Squire, I reworked his poem, There Was an Indian, as follows: There Was a Teacher There was a teacher, who had known no change, Who taught content within her comfort reach Using books. She…
CAPS: using cell phones to assist teachers and parents
As thousands of young South Africans start a 13 year journey from which they will emerge in 2025, the question on many lips is: will the outcome be any different from the class of 2011 as yet another adjustment is…
SMS speak translator
If your teenage son sends you a text message and you don’t understand his SMS speak, there is hope. Go to this translator, type in the obscure message, and you’ll have it translated! Perhaps easier than learning to decipher it…
Communication trends
Technology accelerated the pace of globalization – the result is a much smaller world, they say. The advance of technology made travel easier and communication faster, so that the illusion of a smaller globe is created. It seems as if…
Mobile phones for teaching?
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How can I cope with cell phones in my classroom?
When the use of cell phones in the classroom becomes a problem – because its use is viewed as distracting to learners – some schools ban its use altogether. You can imagine how learners resist this restriction. Most learners in…
I am not so young anymore – won’t it be difficult for me to become skilled in the use of classroom technology?
If you are a senior teacher you may be concerned that your ability to acquire new skills – particularly technology skills – is not what it used to be. “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks – I am…
Did you know young children are sexting?
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SMSing while you walk may land you in the dwang
Be careful where you click is sound advice for people who surf the web. Be careful where you step is likewise good advice for people who are writing an SMS while walking in the street. A teenager in New York…
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