This past weekend, BHS students Cat Hoyt, Kristin Johnson, Mira Mehdi, and Kelsey O’Brien represented the Burlington High School Help Desk program and attended EduCon 2.7, one of the country’s most prestigious educational conferences, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Shortly after presenting on Augmented Reality in the Classroom with Mira at the MassCUE conference back in October,…
Editor’s note: The post below originally appeared on BHS Help Desk Senior Cat Hoyt. At the end of the post, I have embedded the video which Cat created for her 20% time project. I am incredibly proud of the initiative Cat took to create this video. She dedicated many hours of filming and editing to…
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the blog of Mira Mehdi, a BHS senior and second year member of the BHS Help Desk. Mira, along with her three female Help Desk colleagues; Cat, Kristin, and Kelsey will be presenting next weekend at EduCon in Philadelphia. Their EduCon conversation topic, “Closing the Gender Innovation Gap:…
Jr.Tech and several Massachusetts businesses are hosting a Girls STEM Summit on June 14, 2015 at Regis College. The event features presentations and sessions for female students in grades 8-12 interested in science, technology, engineering, and math. Please see the flyer below for more details. This event typically sells out months in advance, so visit…
Burlington Public Schools is excited for next week’s Hour of Code. The Hour of Code is a global event designed to inspire students of all ages to learn the basics of computer science through engaging and interactive coding tutorials. The BPS Edtech team is encouraging teachers and students throughout the entire district to complete at…
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…
On behalf of the Burlington Public Schools Edtech Team, I’d like to extend an invitation to you and the stakeholders of your school community to visit our 1:1 Apple Distinguished high school on Thursday, November 20th. To best prepare for the day, we ask that you RSVP via Eventbrite by clicking on this link. When…
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