Monica Burns

Educational Consultant, Founder of ClassTechTips.com

Dr. Monica Burns is a curriculum and edtech consultant, Apple Distinguished Educator, and founder of the blog ClassTechTips.com. As a classroom teacher in New York City, Monica used digital tools to create an engaging, differentiated learning experience to meet the unique needs of her students. Monica started her blog in 2012 to help make edtech easier for fellow educators and launched the Easy EdTech Podcast and her membership site Easy EdTech Club to support educators who want to simplify and streamline technology integration.

Monica has led workshops and webinars and provided keynote presentations to teachers, instructional coaches, administrators, and tech enthusiasts at numerous national and international conferences including SXSWedu, ISTE, FETC, and EduTECH. Monica is the author of Tasks Before Apps: Designing Rigorous Learning in a Tech-Rich Classroom (ASCD), two quick reference guides for ASCD on distance learning essentials and classroom technology tips, and several other publications.

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Field Trips
6 Free Resources for Virtual Field Trips
Teachers can use panoramic photos and videos of locations all around the world to make lessons more engaging.
Teacher Development
Using a Portfolio to Document Remote Teaching Experience
Teachers are learning a lot this year, and keeping a portfolio will help when it’s time to reflect on that learning.
Student Engagement
3 Participation Strategies for Live Video Instruction
Most teachers develop ways to encourage classroom participation, but may not yet have ones for distance learning. These are easy to use anytime.
Mobile Learning
Using Math Apps to Increase Understanding
These 10 free or low-cost apps turn learning math into a game.
Technology Integration
5 Apps for Making Movies on Mobile Devices
Every year at Hollywood award shows, we see fantastic movies celebrated for their rich storytelling and dynamic performances. Your students can become moviemakers, too, thanks to some powerful apps for mobile devices. With these tools, your children can take videos and edit their work to make professional quality movies using iOS devices (iPads and iPhones) and Android tablets.
Technology Integration
6 Free Online Resources for Primary Source Documents
The Common Core Learning Standards describe the importance of teaching students how to comprehend informational text. Primary source documents are artifacts created by individuals during a particular period in history. This could be a letter, speech, photograph or journal entry. If you're looking to integrate social studies into your literacy block, try out one of these resources for primary source documents.
Teacher Wellness
Reboot: 5 Resources for Teacher Inspiration
Whether snacking on TED-Ed videos, reading with purpose, checking into a smile backchannel, or chuckling at hashtags and memes, you're never far from relief and inspiration.
Apps
6 Exciting AR Apps for Student Learning
Using augmented reality apps like Quiver, Elements 4D, and Aurasma, you can engage students with learning materials that spring to life in three-dimensional overlays.
Mobile Learning
14 Virtual Tools for the Math Classroom
Edutopia blogger Monica Burns presents a wealth of iPad apps to transform daily math lessons for elementary students.
Formative Assessment
Tech-Based Formative Assessment
Check for understanding in a meaningful and sustainable way with these assessment tools.
Technology Integration
6 iPad Apps for Creative Writing
Edutopia blogger Monica Burns, recognizing that written storytelling doesn't come easily to every child, has hunted down six iPad apps that will bring fun and creative challenge to learning this essential real-world skill.
Literacy
Cultivating a Love of Reading in the Digital Age
Four tips for taking advantage of apps and other tools to encourage students to read.
Apps
10 Free Apps and Tools for Starting Out (and Staying) Organized
Choose from among these options—all free!—to develop a system for staying on top of student work, lesson plans, and resource ideas.
Mobile Learning
Resources for Using iPads in Grades K-2
Looking for advice on integrating iPads in K-2 classrooms? In this curated guide, we've compiled resources to help you find apps, learn about best practices, and explore ideas for engaging activities.
Classroom Technology
Putting Learning First With New Tech Tools
Five areas you can focus on to ensure that the digital tools transforming education serve your learning objectives.

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6 Free Resources for Virtual Field Trips