Connected Educators Connecting Students

Today marks the official start of Connected Educator Month. Over the next 31 days, educators across the globe can participate in a wide variety of online professional development activities. However, I would argue that one of the most important, meaningful, and effective ways to truly become a connected educator is through face to face learning. Twitter chats…

Help Desk Team Member Spotlight: TJ Horgan

Today’s Help Desk Team Member Spotlight is on senior TJ Horgan. TJ brings technology experience and knowledge to Help Desk as well as strong leadership skills. He is currently the President of the Student Council Executive Board, the National Honor Society and is also the Editor-In-Chief of the BHS paper “The Devil’s Advocate.” He’s also…

Help Desk Team Member Spotlight: Mira Mehdi

Mira is entering her second year as a member of the Burlington High School Student Technology Integration and Innovation course. She joined the program last January and quickly established herself as the resident iMovie expert. In addition, she experimented with Google Glass, the augmented reality app Aurasma, and offered her perspective on Chrome versus Safari.…

Help Desk Team Member Spotlight: Hammad Sadiq

This year’s Help Desk staff is, in a word, amazing. I have sixteen students who are already exceeding my expectations. I am confident we will have a very successful first semester in terms of assisting students and teachers with integrating technology in the classroom. Over the next several weeks, I’ll be featuring Help Desk students…