Over the past several weeks, Help Desk students have been working on creating their digital career portfolios. Since the majority of Help Desk students are preparing to graduate and are heading off to college in the fall, I wanted to ensure they would be leaving Burlington High School with their first professional resume as well as…
Mark Babbitt, owner of YouTern and The Savvy Intern served as our guest on Help Desk Live episode 10. YouTern is one of the world’s first online recruiting companies dedicated to helping young talent leverage social media to build their personal brands. Part of the company’s mission is to help young talent “become highly employable by connecting them to…
Yesterday, Google introduced Docs and Sheets as standalone apps for it’s Drive productivity suite for iOS. Google Slides are reported to be coming soon. Here are some of the early reviews from the app store: “Not very good” “Still lacking major features” “Still no way to edit tables or images” “OK but not anything groundbreaking”…
After a three-week hiatus due to the New England 1:1 Summit and school vacation, Help Desk Live is back for episode 10. Join us this Friday, May 2nd at 12:00 p.m. as we talk with Mark Babbitt, CEO and founder of YouTern, a nationally-recognized company focused on helping young talent become highly employable through connecting them…
Join the BHS Help Desk and members of the Burlington Public Schools EdTech Team at Marshall Simonds Middle School on Thursday, May 8th from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. as we host the next Parent Tech Night, “Putting Your Best (Digital) Foot Forward.” This workshop will help parents and students learn how digital tools can be…
authored by: BHS Help Desk junior Danny Piotti One of the advantages and most exciting aspects of 21st century teaching and learning is the influx of free, high-quality online resources for students and teachers. These resources help promote self-directed, lifelong learning and when a student has their own device, as we do here in Burlington, learning…
“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…
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