Innovate with Lessons to Transform Learning in the Classroom by Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen In “Innovate with Lessons to Transform Learning in the Classroom” primary teachers Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen provide a complete selection of clearly laid out engaging open-ended lessons to change the way you use iPad in the classroom. By simply downloading a few basic, open-ended creation apps, your students will engage in the learning process and demonstrate their newfound knowledge in the way that works best for them. In addition, throughout the book Karen and Kristen provide beginner and advanced lessons and quick tips and practical suggestions to make the integration of iPad go as seamlessly as possible. This beautifully laid out book also features downloadable task cards, student generated examples and extension ideas to use with your students. Whether you have access to one iPad for your entire class or one for each student, these lessons will help you transform learning in your classroom.
To say innovate is to stretch the truth to the point of breaking. The content itself is too repetitive to be useful. It feels as if this is a fleshed out powerpoint from an Early Childhood teaching conference.
A terrific guide for elementary teachers getting started with classroom iPads. Concrete projects are laid out step-by-step with everything you need to get started. Ideas for integrating the technology into math, literacy, science and social studies are included, and things are open ended enough that teachers will be able to jump off and use their own content. I love that the emphasis is on using open-ended creative apps. I'm looking forward to using this book with my teachers in the fall.