This week I’m very proud to be highlighting four members of the BHS Help Desk. Jhymon, Mehul, and Demetrios are first year, talented and motivated members of Help Desk and they are excited to be a part of this year’s team. All three of these students are interested in helping teachers and students with technology…
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…
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…
Today’s Help Desk Team Member Spotlight is on four seniors who are new to the BHS Help Desk program. I am pleased to introduce Dipen Patel, Nikhil Thakkar, Michael Seleman, and Manas Purohit. All four of these students are eager and excited to help students and teachers with any and all technology issues they may be experiencing,…
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.…
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…
“Fantastic to see student work and what better advocates to use a resource in class than to hear from the students who are using them. It’s a great learning experience for the students involved as well. I know the team from my school (Thornton Academy, Saco, ME) discussed that one of our goals for next…
Burlington High School Help Desk 