Amy M. Burns

Elementary Music Technology and Integration

Amy M. Burns has taught PreK-grade 4 general music for over 25 years at Far Hills Country Day School (FH) (https://www.fhcds.org/). She also teaches grade 5 instrument class, directs the FH Philharmonic, is the Performing Arts Department Manager, and teaches privately in the after-school conservatory after being the director for over 20 years. She has authored four books and numerous articles on how to integrate tech into the elementary music classroom. She has presented many sessions on the topic, including four keynote addresses in TX, IN, St. Maarten, and AU. She is the recipient of the 2005 Technology in Music Education (TI:ME) Teacher of the Year, the 2016 New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA) Master Music Teacher, the 2016 Governor’s Leader in Arts Education, and the 2017 NJ Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year Awards. Her most recent publication, Using Technology with Elementary Music Approaches (2020), published by Oxford University Press (OUP) is available from OUP and Amazon. Burns is also the Community Coordinator for Midnight Music (MMC) at https://midnightmusic.com/, the General Music Chair for NJMEA Board of Directors, and the Elementary Music Consultant for MusicFirst (https://www.musicfirst.com/), a company built by music educators for music educators, dedicated to helping music teachers and their students make the most of technology in the classroom.

Tech Tip #7: 123apps.com

July 17, 2023  /  Amy M. Burns

Here is the 7th tech tip in the series of 7 Tech Tips in 7 Days! This is the free website 123apps.com.

Have you ever needed a one-stop shop of audio, video, image, doc, and converter tools that is web-based, free? Take a look at 123.apps.com!

  1. Audio Tools: The website provides several audio editing tools, such as audio cutter, audio joiner, audio converter, voice recorder, audio extractor from video files, and more. These tools allow users to trim, merge, convert, record, and extract audio from different formats easily.

  2. Video Tools: This site offers a range of video editing tools, including a video cutter, video converter, video recorder, video compressor, and more. Users can trim, convert, record, and compress video files without the need for complex software installations.

  3. Image Tools: One can find various image editing tools on the website, such as image converter, image resizer, image compressor, and more. These tools enable users to convert image formats, resize images, and compress them for optimized storage or web usage.

  4. Document Tools: 123apps.com also provides document-related tools like PDF converter, PDF merger, and PDF splitter. These tools allow users to convert, merge, and split PDF files with ease.

  5. User-Friendly Web-based Interface: The website offers a simple and intuitive interface, making it easy for users to navigate and utilize the tools efficiently. The tools are designed to be accessible and usable for both beginners and experienced users.

It's important to note that while 123apps.com provides convenience and basic editing capabilities, the features and functionalities may be limited compared to professional editing software. Nevertheless, the website can be a useful resource for quick and simple multimedia editing tasks without the need for complicated software-based programs.

This site offers a lot of convenience, especially when you need to perform one of those items quickly. The free version is very fast but has limitations. However, I tend to visit this site often for when I need one of the 50 tools it offers, especially if I only have access to my Chromebook to perform the task.

Check back weekly this summer to see more resources for the elementary music classroom!

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