Welcome to Burlington High School

The Burlington High School Help Desk is very excited to have educators from all across the country visit our school as a part of this year’s New England 1:1 Summit. Guests will have the opportunity to observe our 1:1 teaching and learning environment while school is in session. There will be approximately 100 visitors joining us…

Google Drive Signature

As part of Tuesday’s tech tip I have put together a Google Drive signature tutorial. This tutorial covers the step by step process of how to set up a signature in your mail account. The advantages of having an automatic signature in Gmail are: Allows you to look professional Gives people a better feel for who…

Tech Talk 1: Introduction to Evernote

Click here to watch a video on how to create notes in Evernote. For written instructions on how to create and edit notes, click the image below. From a student perspective, Evernote is a great way to store notes in the cloud, and the fact that my notes can be accessed from any web-enabled device is a…

Aurasma, Google Glass, & iMovie App Smash

Working with augmented reality and Google Glass to create innovative, digital products for both the BHS Fashion and Art Show was amazing. It gave the end user an exciting, interactive experience. And the finished projects were even better than I had hoped. Combining the physical and digital worlds For the Art Show, I worked with an app…

Help Desk Live Episode 9: Student Tech Teams

Join us for Help Desk Live Episode 9  today from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. as we talk student-run tech teams. Our guests will be Cyndy Engvall who serves as the Tech Integration Specialist at Grafton High in Grafton, Massachusetts, along with her student Jessica who serves on the Grafton High Tech Force. This episode will give…

Important Messages From Chris Brogan

Tuesday, April 1st Chris Brogan spent the entire day at Burlington High School. During each of the seven periods he presented, Chris spoke to an audience of approximately 75 to 100 students. This was the second year in a row I had the chance to hear from Chris and observe first hand the impact he…

Help Desk Welcomes Chris Brogan

I am thrilled to announce that Chris Brogan (@chrisbrogan) will be spending the entire day at Burlington High School on Tuesday, April 1st. Chris is a sought-after nationally known keynote speaker, business consultant and a New York Times bestselling author. In 2012, Forbes noted that Chris’s blog, chrisbrogan.com, was ranked in the top 5 of…