I am pleased to announce the BPS Edtech November Tech Savvy Parenting Night: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH 5:30-7:30 Converting to the Cloud Converting to the Cloud is the November BPS “Digital Bootcamp Series” event and is designed to educate K-12 parents on the latest trends in educational technology. MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR: Tuesday, November 18th Library Commons…
Thanks to Google Forms and Google Spreadsheets, as well as two powerful Add-Ons in Forms, teachers can now schedule parent/teacher conferences in minutes. Not only does using Google Apps save you paper, it is much more organized and efficient. The video tutorial embedded below walks you through the process, start to finish. If you prefer…
A new component to the BHS Help Desk curriculum (introduced last year) is the Individual Learning Endeavor, or the 20% time project. Inspired in part by Google’s 20% time project, as well as the pilot program at Monument Mountain Regional High School in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the ILE allows Help Desk students to devote 20%…
The iOS 8.1 upgrade for the iPad 2 and 4 is now available for all students and teachers at BHS. It’s important to update your device since most apps are looking for updates to meet iOS 8.1. The failure to update may start to cause issues with apps and functionality. The Help Desk is open every…
Confidence to Connect Last Thursday, ten BHS Help Desk students attended the annual Mass CUE Conference at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. For most students, this was the first time they had ever attended an educational technology conference. Based on their reflections of the day (linked at the bottom of this post) as well as…
I am proud to put the spotlight on the final three members of the 2014-2015 Help Desk team. Please meet BHS seniors Nathan Rippin, Kelsey O’Brien, and Prateek Rana. Each of these exceptional students brings a unique skill set to the BHS Help Desk, but a few things they have in common are a willingness…
Presentation season for Burlington High School Help Desk students has begun! Our first presentation, “Utilizing Student Genius: Creating a Student Tech Team,” was Saturday, October 18th at Edscape 2014 in New Milford, New Jersey. Three senior members of the Help Desk, Michael Seleman, Manas Purohit, and Nathan Rippin, attended the conference and represented the BHS…
Burlington High School Help Desk 