50 Check-In Questions for Students + Free Google Form
Try these 50 check-in questions for students, sorted into daily, weekly, and after-break sets, plus a free reusable Google Form to customize.
Technology Made Easier for Teachers
Find the meaningful moments to use technology in your classroom, whether it's working behind the scenes to save you time or in the hands of your students.
Hi! I'm Monica.
My goal: To make technology easier for you and help you find the moments where it makes a meaningful difference for your students.
I’m a former classroom teacher, and now I spend my time helping educators like you make technology easier. Sometimes that means tools that work behind the scenes to save you time in a low- or no-tech classroom. Sometimes it means choosing the right moment for students to create, collaborate, or show what they know with a digital tool. Either way, the goal is the same: technology that fits your classroom instead of taking it over.
Whether we’ve met at a conference or special event, you’ve followed along with my EdTech tips for years, or simply stopping by for the first time today, I’m so glad you’re here!
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'Monica's knowledge of the intersection between pedagogy and technology is top-notch'
“We have had the pleasure of working with Dr. Burns for both regional workshops and conference keynotes. Her facilitation style is both reassuring and welcoming for all who work with her, and her knowledge of the intersection between pedagogy and technology is top-notch. Her message and vision, that our profession will recognize that we have to deeply understand the purpose of implementing a technology tool before we utilize it (the idea of focusing on tasks before apps), is a foundational one for all at this time.”
– Fred Ende, Director of Curriculum & Instructional Services, PNWBOCES
Edtech tools & resources
Looking for the right moment to bring in technology? Explore each category for EdTech ideas you can use tomorrow, with or without a device in every student's hands.
Class Tech Tips Blog
Each week you'll find new blog posts with lesson ideas, time-saving tools, and ways to make technology easier in your K-12 classroom, whether your students are on devices every day or only once in a while. The search bar on the blog is your friend, too!
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Easy EdTech Podcast
Every Tuesday I share a solo episode or talk with an expert about making technology easier for teachers. Expect practical ideas for finding the right moments to use digital tools, plus behind-the-scenes strategies for busy educators. Follow along on your favorite app!
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EdTech Books by Monica
My books and quick reference guides take a deeper dive into finding the meaningful moments for technology in every classroom, including the 2nd edition of EdTech Essentials for ASCD, updated for the age of AI.
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Weekly Newsletter
Every Monday I send tips, tools, and lesson ideas for making technology easier, with or without a device in every student’s hands. Get on the list and you won’t miss a thing.
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Free Stuff & Favorites
Free guides and templates to make technology easier, plus a look at my must-have EdTech items and favorite books, products, and extras for you to explore.
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Workshops & events
As an EdTech consultant and workshop facilitator, I travel around the world (on airplanes and through Zoom) to help educators make technology easier and find meaningful moments to use it with students. Learn how to bring me to your next event.
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Blog
One Cart for Your Whole School: Ordering School Supplies for Everyone in Your Building
Ordering school supplies for a classroom, library, after school program, or whole building? See how educators in every role can save time.
Podcast
Digital Check-Ins and the Collective Joy Framework with Kimberly Tsai – Easy EdTech Podcast 394
Explore how Kimberly Tsai helps teachers bring more joy to schools with daily habits, time-saving tech, and digital check-ins.
3 Ways to Turn Rough Notes into Classroom Resources with AI – Easy EdTech Podcast 393
Turn rough notes into classroom resources with AI, using practical prompts to create rubrics, newsletters, and slides in your voice.
Workshops & Events
Have Monica speak at your next EdTech event
Are you with a school, district, or organization looking for an EdTech expert who makes technology easier for teachers? Bring Monica to your next event to lead a workshop, facilitate a session, or deliver the keynote. Every session is built around practical strategies educators can use tomorrow, in classrooms with lots of tech and classrooms with hardly any.
Weekly EdTech Tips
Want technology to feel easier this school year? I'll send you tips, tools, and lesson ideas every Monday.
- A weekly roundup with new blog posts, new episodes of the Easy EdTech Podcast, and more!
- Updated calendar with invitations to free webinars and special EdTech events.
- Quick tips and lesson ideas for finding the right moments to use technology, from behind-the-scenes time savers to student-facing activities.
'A MUST-read for every educator's professional toolbox'
“EdTech Essentials: The Top 10 Technology Strategies for all Learning Environments by Monica Burns removes all of the clutter of what’s out there and available for teachers and students. Monica shares tons of ideas that put students first in both face-to-face and online learning spaces. This book is filled with practical ideas, resources, classroom examples and reflection opportunities. Readers are sure to walk away with a filled tool belt to help students become more productive, collaborative and innovative. A MUST-read for every educator’s professional toolbox!”
– Dr. Natasha Rachell, Digital Learning Specialist, Atlanta Public Schools