Students from Burlington High School in Massachusetts and Seabury Hall, located in Maui, Hawaii will be hosting a Google Hangout Thursday, November 7th from 1:40 to 2:10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Co-moderators, Nikhil Thakkar and Jasmine Doane, both of whom have been involved with TED, will facilitate a discussion centered around what it is like to…
…we miss you Senior Help Desk Bloggers Shams and Marko present the results of the survey they conducted comparing iOS 6 to iOS 7. Shams: Marko and I were assigned the special task of creating and pushing out a wonderful survey on iOS 7 to the students and faculty at BHS, as well as local…
I’m proud to introduce Senior Blogger Dora Kadish, our resident Evernote genius. In this post, she shares some practical tips on how to use Quick Notes in Evernote. 7 Sure Is The Magic Number… I am sure you all are eager to have the newest versions of everything. And, luckily for you compulsive note-takers, Evernote…
Senior Help Desk Blogger Nick Merlino makes his debut post by providing an excellent overview of how teachers can use the tool Remind101 to improve student and parent communication. With parent-teacher conferences right around the corner, now is the perfect time to integrate this meaningful technology. Please remember the Help Desk is open all periods…
Editor’s Note: In December of 2012, Help Desk blogger Tyler Desharnais authored an excellent post titled “The New Chromebook v. the iPad” which was quite popular. The post was shared via Twitter 126 times, Facebook 18 times, LinkedIn 5 times, and has had 4,062 views (and climbing) since it was first published, making it the second most…
Blogs & Websites: Help Desk has researched and compiled a list of the top blogs and websites you should bookmark, subscribe to, and follow as a high school student. The information and resources on these blogs will not only help you become college and career ready, they will provide you with valuable insights; allowing you…
GOOGLE SCHOLAR: Educators across all content areas realize it is critical for students to be able to conduct effective online research. When students are assigned a research project for their classes, most go straight to Google. A better strategy, and one more suited for academic purposes, would be to help your students learn to use Google…
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