Editor’s Note: This post was authored by first-year Help Desk staff member Mira Mehdi, BHS Class of 2015. In addition to her involvement in the Help Desk, Mira is also a part of the BHS TED-Ed Club. Mira is an enthusiastic student who is proving to be a tremendous asset to the Help Desk program.…
Join us for Help Desk Live episode six on Friday, March 14th from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. We are very excited to have the opportunity to talk with Paige Woodard who is a member of Don Wettrick’s Innovations Class. Not only is Paige a tech-savvy teen, she is on a mission to…
Google Apps for Education just keep getting better… Google recently announced a new feature in Google Docs and Sheets called “Add-ons.” This post focuses specifically on Add-ons with Google Docs. With Add-ons, which can be found between the Table and Help menus, users are now able to add a whole assortment of organization, productivity, and…
Vine for the Classroom: As I pointed out in my previous post covering Instagram in the classroom, there are many creative ways teachers can use various social media tools to motivate and engage their students. Today’s post covers the tool Vine. Vine is Twitter’s micro-video social network and is known primarily as an entertainment app,…
On Thursday, March 6th, three Burlington High School Help Desk students, juniors Nathan Rippin, Mira Mehdi, and Danny Piotti, had the opportunity to attend their first multi-Chamber of Commerce networking event at the Burlington Marriott Hotel. The evening began with a social media workshop led by a panel of experts and was designed to help…
Join us Friday, March 7th from 11:30 to 12:00 p.m. for Episode 5 of Help Desk Live! In this week’s episode, show hosts will be Nathan and Amit. Our focus will be on Google Glass in educaiton. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to talk with three Google Glass Explorers and learn how they…
Learning Online. These two words often carry a negative connotation, and it is not uncanny to see people shy away from what may be a very useful way of education, not to mention a way that is up and coming this century. Enrolled in two online classes, Economics and Statistics, I would truly like to provide a true…
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