Teens, Online Reputation and Social Media

All BHS students, faculty, staff and administration are encouraged to participate in the Digital Citizenship Twitter chat every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. EST. Chats are moderated by a team of educators who are dedicated to digital citizenship education. Join us as we discuss ways to integrate current…

Applying Filters & Labels in Gmail

Staying on top of email can be challenging for everyone. Fortunately, Gmail provides a way for you to keep your inbox organized and ultimately down to zero. Google Filters: Applying filters in Gmail allows you to automatically label, archive, delete, star, or forward your mail. Here are the steps to apply a filter: Step 1: With…

Help Desk Live-Episode 2

Help Desk Live-Episode 2 aired on Friday, February 7th and was co-hosted by first year Help Desk staff members Mira Mehdi and Danny Piotti. The episode focused on the importance of digital citizenship education and featured our first guest, Dr. Marialice Curran. Like Dr. Curran, Burlington Public Schools believes the best approach to help students…

Help Desk Live: Episode 1

Help Desk Live Help Desk Live-Episode 1 Friday, January 31st Show hosts Amit & Harsh discussed their Individual Learning Endeavor which was to modernize the BHS Robotics Club website. Although we did run into the problem of not being able to share our screen, Amit and Harsh did an outstanding job explaining the technical aspects of building the…

BHS AP World History: Mongol Trial Through Glass

Ashay Lokhande and Michelle Sahagian both had the opportunity to wear Google Glass as they performed a cross examination of witnesses and delivered the closing argument during Ms. Fishel’s AP World History Mongol trial project. When I entered Ms. Fishel’s class with Glass and asked who wanted to try it, almost every student in the…