Yesterday, Google announced two new features in Docs that many students and teachers will be happy about. 1. Docs users now have the ability to customize how headers and footers appear on the first page of their documents. Students can now easily follow the academic formatting guidelines required by their teachers; whether it be MLA,…
I’m excited to announce that the BHS Help Desk will take part in this year’s Digital Learning Day, a joint effort with the Alliance for Excellent Education, on Friday, March 13th. Our digital learning activity, which we’ve added to the official DLD site, places the spotlight exactly where it belongs…on students! It’s inspiring to hear how teachers…
Second semester is in full swing at BHS and I’m pleased to introduce one of our newest Genius Bar staff members. Below you will find Sid’s bio, a highly entertaining introductory video he created using the tool Plotogan (stay tuned for a tutorial on how this app) , and his debut screen cast on the soon-to-be-released…
Last Chance to Purchase Insurance for Your iPad this School Year is February 28th! Did you miss your chance to insure your iPad this past fall? Luckily, you have a second chance! The GoCare portal is open once again for BHS students from now until February 28th. It is important to note that this is…
The BPS Edtech team is excited to announce our next Tech Savvy Parenting night, “Branching Out with STEM.” This is the third installment of our Digital Bootcamp Series and this time our focus is on STEM – science, technology, engineering and math. Members of the BPS Edtech team, along with BHS Help Desk students, will…
On Friday, February 6th, BHS Help Desk students Jyhmon Moodie and Manas Purohit traveled to Medfield High School with Diana Marcus, Burlington Public School’s Mobile Learning Coach and led a session at Medfield’s 3rd annual Digital Learning Day Conference. This free, full-day professional development conference, a primer for the official Digital Learning Day on…
On behalf of the BPS Edtech Team, it gives me great pleasure to announce that we will be holding the 2nd annual New England Student Showcase (NESS) as part of this year’s New England 1:1 Summit. All who attended the inaugural NESS last year agreed that it was one of the highlights of the Summit.…
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