BHS Anatomy Teacher Julie McKinney Goes Digital with Book Creator!

October’s Teacher Profile is Science teacher Julie McKinney-Carey. I’ve had the pleasure to work with Julie over the past two years and have seen her curriculum and instruction become more digital during that time. Last spring, Julie first started experimenting with curating digital resources to build her own Anatomy textbook. With the help of her…

Create a Digital Gallery of Student Work with Padlet for iOS

Last year we brought you the post, Paperless Presentations with Padlet. At the time, Padlet was only available via the web however this past August Padlet launched its free iOS application. It’s now even easier for students to post their creations from other apps onto a teacher created Padlet wall. Several Burlington High School teachers…

Chrome Extensions of the Week- Week of Oct. 26th

What are Chrome extensions and why should I try them? 1. Chrome extensions are an excellent way to extend the functionality of your Chrome web browser. 2. Extensions can be accessed and added to Chrome through the Chrome Web Store. 3. Extensions are FREE and do not require IT support. 4. Extensions can be easily…

Donny & Kevin Take on Gillette!

Editor’s note: The following post originally appeared on the blog of BHS senior Donny Boermeester and BHS junior Kevin Lynch. Help Desk Takes on Gillette ​On, Wednesday October 21 2015 Ms. Scheffer took me and another student of the Burlington Help Desk, Kevin Lynch, to Gillette Stadium to present our student run Genius Bar at the…

Chrome Extensions of the Week- Week of Oct. 19th

What are Chrome extensions and why should I try them? 1. Chrome extensions are an excellent way to extend the functionality of your Chrome web browser. 2. Extensions can be accessed and added to Chrome through the Chrome Web Store. 3. Extensions are FREE and do not require IT support. 4. Extensions can be easily…