Easy EdTech Podcast with Monica Burns

In this episode, Fred Fransen, CEO of Certell, joins to discuss how to support teachers with classroom management, engagement, and actionable data collection. You'll also hear how the Poptential curriculum has formative assessment seamlessly integrated and allows students to self-assess in real time! Show notes: https://classtechtips.com/2022/11/13/classroom-management-bonus/ Sponsored by Poptential: https://poptential.org/ Follow Certell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CertellOrg Follow Monica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classtechtips/ Take your pick of free EdTech resources: https://classtechtips.com/free-stuff-favorites/

In this episode, Instructional Specialist and author Miriam Plotinsky, joins to unpack the term choice-based instruction and share tips for being a hover-free teacher. You'll also hear about her new book Teach More, Hover Less, How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom as well as some of her favorite techy tools and strategies for empowering students. Show notes: https://classtechtips.com/2022/11/07/Choice-Based-Instruction-188/ Sponsored by Pikmykid: https://www.pikmykid.com/ Follow Miriam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mirplomcps Follow Monica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classtechtips/ Get access to lots of free EdTech resources: https://classtechtips.com/free-stuff-favorites/

In this episode, Sydney Clermont, Senior Director of Customer Success Operations at Pikmykid, joins to discuss how EdTech can be used by a school or district to help promote school safety. You'll also hear how Pikmykid empowers schools in all areas of school safety including parent engagement and communication, streamlining daily processes, emergency document storage, and lots more! Show notes: https://classtechtips.com/2022/11/06/promote-school-safety-bonus/ Sponsored by Pikmykid: https://www.pikmykid.com/ Follow Pikmykid on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pikmykid/ Follow Monica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classtechtips/

In this episode, math educator and author, Allison Dillard, joins to discuss how to help students overcome math anxiety in any classroom. You'll also hear how to leverage technology to start conversations with students about their feelings regarding math, take what you learn into your planning, and get a picture of student thinking. Show notes: https://classtechtips.com/2022/11/01/math-anxiety-187/ Sponsored by Monica's Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ClassTechTips Follow Allison on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allisonlovesmath/ Follow Monica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classtechtips/ Get access to lots of free EdTech resources: https://classtechtips.com/free-stuff-favorites/

In this episode, I share four ideas to replace a traditional teacher book club for professional learning this school year! You'll also hear why you might want to switch up how you learn from teacher books to a few alternatives. And I have a few ideas and recommendations to get you started! Show notes: https://classtechtips.com/2022/10/25/teacher-books-186/ Sponsored by Talking Points: https://talkingpts.org/monica/ Follow Monica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classtechtips/ Get access to lots of free EdTech resources: https://classtechtips.com/free-stuff-favorites/

In this episode, education consultant and fellow FETC featured speaker, Andre Daughty, joins to discuss the impact of teaching and learning with movies in the classroom. You'll also hear about our upcoming speaking sessions at the National Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) and some thoughts about the evolution and future of EdTech. Show notes: https://classtechtips.com/2022/10/18/movies-in-the-classroom-185/ Sponsored by TalkingPoints: https://talkingpts.org/monica/ Follow Andre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andredaughty Follow Monica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classtechtips/ Get access to lots of free EdTech resources: https://classtechtips.com/free-stuff-favorites/

In this episode, Sebastian Laxell, founder, creator and CEO of Whiteboard.fi, shares how digital student whiteboards can transform your formative assessment routine. You'll also hear how to use digital whiteboards with students independently to gather actionable data to support individual learners in your class! Show notes: https://classtechtips.com/2022/10/16/student-whiteboards-bonus/ Sponsored by Whiteboard.fi: https://whiteboard.fi/ (use code MONICA25 to get 25% off all plans) Follow Whiteboard.fi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhiteboardFi Follow Monica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classtechtips/

In this episode, I share five creative activities for kids you can use to incorporate technology in any classroom. You'll hear how you can adapt these activity ideas to fit your students' needs plus how to access the free, customizable templates I made to help get you started! Show notes: https://classtechtips.com/2022/10/11/creative-activities-for-kids-184/ Sponsored by Hāpara: https://Hapara.com/monicaburns/ Follow Monica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classtechtips/ Get access to lots of free EdTech resources: https://classtechtips.com/free-stuff-favorites/

In this episode, Assistive Technology Director, Dr. Kirsten Kohlmeyer, joins to discuss the power of accessibility and text-to-speech tools in classroom environments. You'll also hear plenty of digital resources to check out for text-to-speech options, audiobooks, and more! Show notes: https://classtechtips.com/2022/10/04/text-to-speech-tools-183/ Sponsored by Hāpara: https://hapara.com/monicaburns/ Follow Monica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classtechtips/ Get access to lots of free EdTech resources: https://classtechtips.com/free-stuff-favorites/

In this episode, Shannon Buerk, Founder and CEO of engage2learn, joins to unpack the idea of competency-based learning and how we can leverage technology to make professional learning the most effective it can be. You'll also hear about her new book titled Connect the Dots: Utilize Education Intelligence to Accelerate Growth, Retain Talent, and Optimize Outcomes. Show notes: https://classtechtips.com/2022/10/02/elevate-teachers-bonus/ Sponsored by engage2learn: https://engage2learn.org/ Follow Shannon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShannonKBuerk Follow Monica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classtechtips/