Free App Friday: MyHomework

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the blog on BHS Help Desk senior Don Boermeester  MyHomework The app MyHomework in my eyes is the best planner app in the app store to this date. It works for Mac, iPad and iPhone and some other devices. I have three teachers that use Classroom and another…

Student Blogs 2015-2016

Help Desk students are responsible for maintaining their own personal blogs which feature reflections on the skills and knowledge they are developing throughout the course. Student blogs also contain educational technology training resources, app reviews, and individual learning endeavor updates. Please take some time to explore the blogs of the Help Desk students. They look…

Help Desk Team Member Spotlight: Nick and Josh

I’m pleased to introduce senior Josh Cyr and sophomore Nick Whitney, two new members of the Help Desk program. Below you will find their bios and introduction videos. Please stop by the Help Desk period 6 to meet Josh and Nick in person. They are eager to provide their assistance to any teacher or student…

VOTE BURLINGTON FOR THE FOLLETT CHALLENGE!

Editor’s note: The post below originally appeared on BHS Help Desk Senior Cat Hoyt. At the end of the post, I have embedded the video which Cat created for her 20% time project. I am incredibly proud of the initiative Cat took to create this video. She dedicated many hours of filming and editing to…

Engaging Learners Beyond the Screen with Osmo

This post originally appeared on TJ Horgan’s blog Osmo, a unique gaming accessory for the iPad, was created by Tangible Play, Inc. in 2014, and that is exactly what Osmo is. Osmo uses groundbreaking reflective artificial intelligence technology and is the epitome of tangible play, as it introduces kinesthetic learning opportunities for developing minds and closes…

Sharing our 1:1 Story & the “F” Words We Live By

Yesterday, BHS opened it’s doors to approximately 75 visitors from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Educators, administrators, department chairs, and IT professionals joined us to learn about our 1:1 environment and the “F” words we live by.  Foresight, Financial, & Future Patrick Larkin, Burlington Public Schools Assistant Superintendent of Learning, provided our guests with background…