

Burned Out and Logged On: The Untold Struggles of a CAT Teacher
We teach learners how to survive the digital world. But who helps us survive it?As CAT teachers, we often carry more than just lesson plans. We carry cables, crash reports, forgotten passwords, corrupted files, broken printers, and late-night panic messages from learners who “swear they saved their PAT.” We’re the
Introducing JARVIS: Your Personal CAT Theory Assistant
Meet JARVIS, an intelligent and supportive virtual assistant purpose-built to help South African high school students master the theoretical side of Computer Applications Technology (CAT). Whether you’re in Grade 10, 11, or 12, preparing for an upcoming test or tackling exam revision, JARVIS is designed to guide you — step
Assessments That Don’t Suck: Creative PAT Ideas That Still Meet the IEB Standards
Let’s be honest—by the time we reach Term 2 and learners hear “PAT,” half the class has already mentally checked out. For many learners, the Practical Assessment Task (PAT) feels like a never-ending mountain of Word reports, Excel sheets, and Access databases that somehow manage to drain the joy out
Welcome to our newest blogger: Ruval Gouws
Little Bytes is proud to add a new teacher to the site whose passion for CAT, technology and education knows no bounds! Ruval Gouws is a dynamic Computer Applications Technology (CAT) educator with over a decade of experience teaching across South Africa and the Middle East. Grounded in the IEB