DBE & IEB PAT 2023 Ideas

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The 2023 CAT PAT topics have been announced (although they are not yet available on the DBE portal). I am sure every effort will be made to make at least the Grade 12 topics available at the beginning of the first term.

Don’t delete your 2022 PAT folder — there is so much reusable material for this year!

In this post:

• DBE Grade 12
• IEB Grade 12
• Grade 11
• Grade 10

DBE Grade 12 Topic: The Impact Of Instant Messaging On Our Daily Lives

Investigate how instant messaging impacts ONE of the following areas of daily life on a national, provincial, local or school level:

• Business and the world of work
• Academic institutions such as schools, colleges, or universities
• The management of personal life

The PAT document then goes on to supply the following list to start your research:

1. What The Future Holds for Instant Messaging (IM) Platforms – Overview https://4i-mag.com/what-the-future-holds-for-instant-messaging-im-platforms-overview/
2. Government Gazette Vol 672 No 44651 1 June 2021. Act No 19 of 2020. Cybercrimes Act, 2020 into effect 1 June 2021. https://gazettes.africa/archive/za/2021/za-government-gazette-dated-2021-06-01-no44651.pdf
3. Government Gazette Vol 390 No 18491 5 December 1997. Act No 75 of 1997. Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997. https://www.gov.za/documents/basic-conditions-employment-act
4. The Benefits of Instant Messaging in the Workplace https://www.alert-software.com/blog/the-benefits-of-instant-messaging-in-the-workplace
5. The Disadvantages of Instant Messaging for Business Communications https://www.alert-software.com/blog/disadvantages-of-instant-messaging-for-business
6. Effects of Text Messaging on Academic Performance https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285839820_Effects_of_Text_Messaging_on_Academic_Performance
7. Do People Actually Care About Data Privacy in Messaging Apps?https://blog.rescuetime.com/workplace-communication-survey/
8. Your Technology Is Tracking You. Take These Steps For Better Online Privacy https://www.npr.org/2020/10/09/922262686/your-technology-is-tracking-you-take-these-stepsfor-better-online-privacy
9. Text Messaging Parents to Boost Student Performance https://blogs.iadb.org/ideas-matter/en/text-messaging-parents-to-boost-student-performance/
10. An exploratory investigation of the use and effects of academic instant messaging groups among university students
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10639-021-10631-y
11. Advantages and Disadvantages of Instant Messaging – Pros & Cons Unveiled https://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/104224/
12. Effects of using mobile instant messaging on student behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement: a quasi‑experimental study https://educationaltechnologyjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41239-021-00306-6
13. 7 Reasons to Use Instant Messaging in the Workplace https://www.brosix.com/blog/work-instant-messenger/
14. These WhatsApp messages can land you in trouble at work in South Africa https://businesstech.co.za/news/mobile/583898/these-whatsapp-messages-can-land-you-introuble-at-work-in-south-africa/
15. Potential Uses for Chatbots and Instant Messaging Apps in Teaching and Learning https://www.emergingedtech.com/2020/06/potential-uses-chatbots-instant-messaging-appsteaching-learning/
16. Towards Compliant Instant Messaging in the Classroom https://www.emergingedtech.com/2020/11/towards-compliant-instant-messaging-in-theclassroom/
17. Think hard before you hit ‘share’ – it’s your responsibility https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2021-10-28-think-hard-before-you-hit-share-its-yourresponsibility
18. Why You Should Never, Ever Use WhatsApp for Business Communication https://www.beekeeper.io/blog/why-you-shouldnt-use-whatsapp-for-business-communication/
19. The Effects of Instant Messaging on Distance Learning Outcomes http://ijbhtnet.com/journal/index/243
20. WhatsApp in the workplace – What’s an employer to do?
    https://realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk/2020/11/26/whatsapp-in-the-workplace-whats-anemployer-to-do/
21. WhatsApp for work: A useful tool or yet another invasion of our private lives?
    https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-02-22/whatsapp-for-work-a-useful-tool-or-yetanother-invasion-of-our-private-lives.html
22. The New Age of Workplace Communication Could Be Instant Messaging https://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/2021/10/29/the-new-age-of-workplace-communication-could-beinstant-messaging/

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