Monica Burns
Latest articles by Monica Burns

Class Tech Tips: eCoach Course Builder to Bring Lessons to Life
By Monica Burns published
eCoachis an online platform that lets teachers turn lessons they’ve already created into online courses.

Class Tech Tips: Free Animal Preservation Lesson Plans & Teaching Resources From We Are Teachers
By Monica Burns published
The folks atWe Are Teachershave released new animalpreservation lesson plans, printables and teaching resources.

Class Tech Tips: Playground Physics from the New York Hall of Science
By Monica Burns published
Designed for middle and high school students, Playground Physics helpsusers explore physics in the real world.

Class Tech Tips: CanaryGrading: Review & Grade Student Work Anytime
By Monica Burns published
CanaryGrading makes it easy for teachers to review student work at anytime since it’s fully functional even when no network connection is available.

Class Tech Tips: Turn Assessments into Fun Classroom Quizzes with Quizalize
By Monica Burns published
Quizalizeis a great online tool that lets teachers turn quick classroom quizzes into exciting multi-player games.

Class Tech Tips: 3 Screencasting Resources for the Flipped Teacher
By Monica Burns published
Teachers looking to flip their classrooms can explore a variety of tools.

Class Tech Tips: The World Factbook: Informational Text & Research iPad App
By Monica Burns published
If you grew up using encyclopedia books to find information for a research report you’ll definitely appreciateThe World Factbook 2015 HDapp.

Class Tech Tips: Plum’s Creaturizer from PBS for Elementary Story Prompts
By Monica Burns published
It’s a great tool for pushing students to be creative and tell stories to one another.

Class Tech Tips: iPads in Space! Stephen Hawking’s Snapshots of the Universe
By Monica Burns published
Stephen Hawking’s Snapshots of the Universeis a terrific iPad app for students.

Class Tech Tips: Personalized K-8 Curriculum from MobyMax
By Monica Burns published
MobyMaxoffers a integrated curriculum covering reading, writing, vocabulary, language, math, fact fluency, number sense, science and early reading.

Class Tech Tips: Zoom In: 18 Free History Lessons with Primary Sources
By Monica Burns published
TheZoom Inonlineplatform features 18 skill-focused, document-rich lessons that address every era of U.S. history.

Class Tech Tips: Grammarly’s Online Plagiarism Checker for Teachers & Students
By Monica Burns published
Grammarly has a plagiarism checking service available for teachers and students

Class Tech Tips: Kinvolved: Messaging and Attendance Reporting App for Schools and Families
By Monica Burns published
With Kinvolved teachers can send home information on student attendance that keeps parents informed and kids accountable.

Class Tech Tips: Free Virtual Visit with Author Kate Messner on Oct. 20th
By Monica Burns published
New York Times Notable authorKateMessnerwill virtually visit classrooms through a special Google Hangout.

Class Tech Tips: Vibby: Highlight, Share & Discuss Any Video
By Monica Burns published
Vibby lets teachers quickly locate and play the parts of a video clip that are most relevant and helpful for their students.

Class Tech Tips: Teachwise Inspire: Teacher-Reviewed Lesson Plans & PD Resources
By Monica Burns published
Teachwise Inspire is an online tool for educators that provides easy, affordable access to classroom resources and professional development on-demand.

Class Tech Tips: Questbase Online Tool: Organize, Manage & Deliver Assessment
By Monica Burns published
QuestBase is anassessment toolthat letsteachers create online quizzes, tests and exams.

Class Tech Tips: Edusight: New Standards Based Classroom
By Monica Burns published
Edusight is a standards-based portfolio to help teachers document student learning with grades, notes, photos, and audio/video comments.

Class Tech Tips: Lyrics2Learn - Boost Comprehension with Music-Friendly Lessons
By Monica Burns published
If you’re looking tocapture your students attention while building core literacy skills, you’ll want to check out Lyrics2Learn.

Class Tech Tips: Math Game-Based Learning with Prodigy - Free Learning Tool
By Monica Burns published
As teachers, we know there is no better time to motivate and empower students than at the beginning of a new school year.

Class Tech Tips: Cashtivity - QuBowl Online Quiz Bowl Platform
By Monica Burns published
QuBowl is an online Quiz Bowl training platform that uses analytics to help students and teams train more effectively.

Class Tech Tips: Edusight Notes for iOS: Standards Based Portfolio
By Monica Burns published
Edusight is a standards-based portfolio to help teachers document student learning with grades, notes, photos, and audio/video comments.

Class Tech Tips: Action Graphing: Math & Physics iPad App
By Monica Burns published
Gamification is a powerful way to engage students in the scienceand math classroom.
Tools and ideas to transform education. Sign up below.


