STEM vs STEAM – What are they anyway?

Picture from https://www.globalstudentnetwork.com/steam-ideas-homeschool/ I first came across STEM in 2014 as the word started to appear here in Western Australia as well as other parts of the world via education and politics. Referring to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, it is an attempt at an a combined philosophy, emphasis and focus in keeping with the overall…

ICT Capabilities – Skills and Terminology

ICT Capabilities Skills P-6 Document in PDF format I have taken the approach that I  need to cover the ICT Capabilities in the curriculum first and then move into Digital Technologies after giving the students the basic skills to operate the technology they are learning about. This document is part of that philosophy. I am…

Write zeroes to drive

If you have to send a hard drive somewhere for repair or dispose of it and you can still access it is sometimes needed to quickly clear off the data on the drive. One way to do this is format a drive and writing zeroes to it. In Vista or Windows 7 this is now…

Youtube Safe Mode

  Youtube has implemented an option to opt in to a Safety Mode which should make it a bit easier to use in a school environment. See more details  here: http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/02/safety-mode-giving-you-more-control-on.html  

Time for a new WordPress version and theme upgrade

Really got to update this more often. As an ICT teacher at two primary schools I need to make an effort to use current technology more I guess. Must say WordPress is very impressive though. Well done to those involved. I have just upgraded this site to the latest version of WordPress and given it…