Help Desk Live-Episode 31

We were thrilled to have Stephanie Iacadoro (@Mathiacadoro) as our guest for Help Desk Live-Episode 31. Stephanie serves as the Mathematics Supervisor for grades 6-12 in a 1:1 environment in Duxbury Public Schools. In this role, Stephanie supports the development and revision of curriculum in alignment with the Common Core and Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. She provides teachers…

January Teacher Profile-Mr. Rob Parkin

I am pleased to feature Mr. Rob Parkin, a member of the BHS Social Studies Department, as our Teacher Profile for the month of January. Mr. Parkin teaches U.S. History- Early American History and Contemporary American History- as well as International Studies. Mr. Parkin offers his students challenging, project-based learning opportunities. He frequently integrates a…

Meet the 2016 Help Desk Staff

I am thrilled to introduce the newest Help Desk staff members! Learn more about these student geniuses and how they can assist you with all your technological needs! Chandler Joyce-Class of 2016 My name is Chandler Joyce and I am a senior at Burlington High School. This is my first semester being involved in Help…

December Teacher Profile-Renee Dacey

We are pleased to feature World Language Department Head Renee Dacey as our Teacher Profile for the month of December. Mrs. Dacey has been teaching in a 1:1 iPad classroom for the past four years. Thanks to her leadership, the entire World Language Department at BHS has embraced using the iPad in the classroom and…

Free App Friday: StoryCorps

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…

Google Classroom Tutorials for TEACHERS by STUDENTS

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…

My Experience Green Screening

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…