Back in March of 2015, StoryCorps was the winner of the annual $1 million TED prize. The company, founded in 2003 by Dave Isay, invested the prize money into the development a mobile app for iOS and Android. StoryCorps allows people to record interviews and upload them automatically to the StoryCorps website and the Library…
Editor’s Note: Over the past few weeks, Help Desk students have been able to experience Google Classroom from the teacher perspective. A classroom named “Student Genius Bar” was created and the Help Desk students were assigned the role of teacher for this class. Students then created basic tutorials (essentially flipped lessons) on how to use…
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on the blog of Timmy Sullivan. Everyone should have access to a green screen. For the second time since its installment in Burlington High School’s lower library, I used the green screen for an iMovie project. Why it has taken me so long to do so, I have no…
Since we have taken several weeks off from posting Extensions of the Week, this post is our “Chrome Extension Thanksgiving Mega Edition” and features 20 extensions for students and teachers to try. Enjoy! Chrome Tips Beta– Beginner to advanced tips to help you get the most out of Chrome Explain and Send Screenshots- Capture a webpage,…
Apple or Samsung? You be the judge! In Help Desk Live-Episode 29 BHS Help Desk senior Josh Boulos (team Apple) and Burlington’s Speech and Language Pathologist Colleen Jenkins (team Samsung) go to head to head in a “battle of the wearable tech.” Find out the features and benefits of the iWatch and Samsung’s watch and…
In Help Desk Live: Episode 28 our guest, teacher, author, and blogger Starr Sackstein, shared with us her philosophy on student grading and homework. Starr has written extensively on this talk and her approach to teaching has received a lot of attention in the world of education. Talking with Starr on Help Desk Live was…
Help Desk Live episodes 25, 26, and 27 focused on the importance of digital citizenship and various ways students can leverage digital tools to create a positive and impressive digital footprint. If you are an educator, parent, or administrator dedicated to digital citizenship education, all three episodes are worth watching, especially if your school is…
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