Donny & Kevin Take on Gillette!

Editor’s note: The following post originally appeared on the blog of BHS senior Donny Boermeester and BHS junior Kevin Lynch. Help Desk Takes on Gillette ​On, Wednesday October 21 2015 Ms. Scheffer took me and another student of the Burlington Help Desk, Kevin Lynch, to Gillette Stadium to present our student run Genius Bar at the…

Free App Friday: “How Hudl Changes the Game”

Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on the blog of BHS Help Desk senior Josh Boulos Hudl is an app that allows teams to watch film on their performance which ultimately contributes tremendously towards team improvement. It allows players to even trim plays and make their own highlights which is exactly what I did to…

Zap! Boom! Pow! A Book Creator iOS Update

On October 11th, Book Creator released a relatively significant update to its iOS application. Here in Burlington, teachers of many content areas and grade levels love Book Creator as it lends itself well to project-based learning, and they are very excited about this update! From high school level Anatomy courses to fifth-grade social studies classes, Book…

Free App Friday: Google Keep

So far, our Free App Friday series has featured the video creation app Adobe Clip and the organizational app 30/30. Today’s Free App Friday recommendation is the device agnostic and super awesome Google Keep. “Your thoughts, wherever you are” The web version of Keep has been available for awhile, but it’s now available for both…

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…

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on boulostech.weebly.com, the blog of BHS Help Desk senior Josh Boulos. Book Creator Tutorial Steps Book Creator is a foundational app for Burlington High School students that allows users to easily make fun books fast and efficiently. It is a versatile app that can be extremely helpful for students…