Ron Reed, Exec Producer, SxSw Edu on the Microsoft/Mac Book conundrum when you have Bill Gates speaking at your event (3:28) Interview with former NYC public school teacher Monica Burns @classtechtips of classtechtips.com on placing the task before the app and promoting deeper learning with technology. Engaging methods and tools for using scannable technologies like virtual reality, QR codes and augmented reality within the classroom in an accessible way ‘beyond the headset.’ What are the opportunities and risks of an open educational resources policy? Content creation tools which demonstrate student understanding Monica’s journey from chalk boards and overhead projectors to training on tech How to engage in ‘disruptive education’ whilst also ‘respecting the process’ and time needed for change to happen; which models are modernising education?

1. #21 with Monica Burns, ClassTechTips.com with Guest Appearance
from Ron Reed, Executive Producer, SxSw Edu
‘On placing the task before the app’ show notes and further reading
TX: August 2016
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6. WHAT’S IN THIS EPISODE?
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• Ron Reed, Exec Producer, SxSw Edu on the Microsoft/Mac Book conundrum when you have Bill Gates speaking at your
event (3:28)
• Interview with former NYC public school teacher Monica Burns @classtechtips of classtechtips.com on placing the task
before the app and promoting deeper learning with technology.
• Engaging methods and tools for using scannable technologies like virtual reality, QR codes and augmented reality within the
classroom in an accessible way ‘beyond the headset.’
• What are the opportunities and risks of an open educational resources policy?
• Content creation tools which demonstrate student understanding
• Monica’s journey from chalk boards and overhead projectors to training on tech
• How to engage in ‘disruptive education’ whilst also ‘respecting the process’ and time needed for change to happen; which
models are modernising education?

7. SAMPLE QUOTES
• ON MAKING VR ACCESSIBLE: ‘How are you going to translate this into a tool for teaching and learning when schools don’t have
enough money for every student to have the devices you would like them to have’?
• ON WHAT MATTERS: “It’s more than just the technology…it’s so much about the pedagogy and the best practice.’
• ON SUSTAINABILITY AND EDUCATION CO-INCIDING: ‘Part of the funding for iPad purchases… came from this mission to be
more eco-friendly and paperless.’
• ON OPEN EDUCATION: ‘Whenever you have an open library…quality control can be an issue.’
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8. FURTHER READING
• Monica’s Book on Scannable Technologies: http://buff.ly/2bw9tNa
• Virtual Reality:
• Nearpod: https://nearpod.com/nearpod-vr
• Google Cardboard: https://vr.google.com/cardboard/
• Lit World: http://www.litworld.org/wrad/
• ISTE: http://www.iste.org/
• Apple Distinguished Educator: http://www.apple.com/education/apple-
distinguished-educator/
• Edutopia: https://www.edutopia.org/users/monica-burns
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