Follow the link below for a great list of the best augmented reality apps available. We’ve already waxed lyrical about Aurasma but here you’ll find quite a few more that could inspire and amuse! Enjoy! http://emrefirat.edublogs.org/2014/07/26/augmentedreality/
Humanities Handbook
Handbooks are coming out thick and fast as we approach the final straight in the Taccle 2 project. The Humanities book has just come back from the layout artist and we are happy to share a downloadable pdf version with you. As with the other books, at some point in the future we intend updating Full Article…
Solar Roadways
Aled, one of my teacher friends who reviewed the STEM book, pointed out that the ‘E’ bit (for Engineering) was a bit under represented on the website and in the book. (Aled trained as an engineer and now teaches Design and Technology which was why he felt aggrieved). By way of reassurance to Aled and Full Article…
STEMbites
We really like a new series of on-line STEM resources called STEMbites. Andrew Vanden Heuvel has created them by wearing Google glasses to ‘see’ the world in terms of the maths and science in his environment. They are best suited to 11 – 14 year olds but simple enough for primary children as long as Full Article…
STEM Handbook
The 3rd in our TACCLE2 series of books “E-Learning for Teachers of STEM” is now ready in its English version. This book is targeted specifically at secondary school STEM teachers. We believe it is one of the first that addresses the specific needs of those teachers wanting some practical ideas on how to introduce and Full Article…
iPad Orienteering with Klikaklu
As teachers, we don’t often associate IT with PE. This guest post comes from Ben Wiggins and shows you how. “Our Grade 2/3 composite classes have been involved in an iPad pilot project this year. Each class has 6 iPads in class which they can bring to specialist lessons such as PE. In PE we Full Article…