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Very Hungry QR Caterpillars
Here are a series of QR codes to print out and stick into the story book of Eric Carle’s Very Hungry Caterpillar. Scan each one as you read the page to see videos of caterpillars munching leaves, gigantic vegetables and beautiful butterflies. Download the pdf
angelarees
Welcome to the Taccle2 website!
Welcome to Taccle 2 – the site has: Free downloads of the 5 step-by-step guides to integrating ICT and e-learning in your classroom: primary education, maths, science and technology, key competences, arts and culture and humanities. Free downloads of the popular E-learning Handbook for Classroom Teachers produced by the Taccle 1 project. Hundreds of ideas and Full […]
Jenny Hughes
Gamification
I’ve always loved designing and playing games as a way of helping teachers and pupils learn new skills and knowledge. I used to particularly enjoy designing and running management games which sometimes ran for the whole duration of a 3 or 4 day residential course and were based on a simulated timescale, an imaginary location, Full […]
Jenny Hughes

Getting ready for the holiday break – Looking forward to next year
In my recent posts I have summarised the results that have been achieved for the EU-funded project TACCLE 4 CPD from the perspective of vocational education and training (VET). In addition I have provided insights into the work with Open Educational Resources (OER) as support for vocational teaching/learning arrangements. Altogether I have been relatively pleased […]
Pekka Kamarainen
Highlights in the TACCLE 4 CPD project – Working with the theme “Open Educational Resources (OER)”
In my previous posts I have presented results that have been achieved in the EU-funded project TACCLE 4 CPD. I have drawn attention to the reports that have focused on promoting digital competences of teachers and trainers in the field of vocational education and training (VET). With this post I want to shift the emphasis […]
Pekka Kamarainen
Presenting my contributions to TACCLE4 CPD project – Part Six: The complete set of reports is available on ResearchGate
During the last few weeks I have worked hard to finalise my deliverables for the EU-funded project TACCLE4 CPD. The project develops models for continuing professional development (CPD) to promote digital competences of teachers and trainers. The acronym TACCLE stands for “Teachers’ aids on creating contents for learning environments”. The current project is already the […]
Pekka Kamarainen

TACCLE3 CODING Conference
Originally posted on Ange's Scribbles: On October 6th 2017 we are organising the Taccle3 project’s final conference in the Flemish Parliament in Brussels. If you: • Want to learn more about ‘computational thinking’ and the link with coding, • Listen to some motivational speakers • Participate in hands-on workshops full of practical class room…
Painting with sound
Babi2.0 playing with Singing fingers. Took her a minute to work out she needed sound and contact with the touch-screen to be able to draw. Maximum cuteness points for her song though!
Ozobots
The girls got the chance to play with some Ozobots recently. They respond to the colour and path of whatever line you place them on, so they will move along the path and change colour or direction depending on the colours they pass over. The bots come with some pre-printed cards and you can download […]