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…
One of the best parts of running the BHS Help Desk is seeing student genius in action. Daily, I get to witness my students demonstrate their critical thinking skills by solving real problems and observe them communicate effectively with their peers and teachers. But students in the Help Desk do much more than just solve…
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the blog of Mira Mehdi, a BHS senior and second year member of the BHS Help Desk. Mira, along with her three female Help Desk colleagues; Cat, Kristin, and Kelsey will be presenting next weekend at EduCon in Philadelphia. Their EduCon conversation topic, “Closing the Gender Innovation Gap:…
Today’s Help Desk Team Member Spotlight is on senior TJ Horgan. TJ brings technology experience and knowledge to Help Desk as well as strong leadership skills. He is currently the President of the Student Council Executive Board, the National Honor Society and is also the Editor-In-Chief of the BHS paper “The Devil’s Advocate.” He’s also…
Mira is entering her second year as a member of the Burlington High School Student Technology Integration and Innovation course. She joined the program last January and quickly established herself as the resident iMovie expert. In addition, she experimented with Google Glass, the augmented reality app Aurasma, and offered her perspective on Chrome versus Safari.…
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…
In addition to the bi-monthly “How Do I Do That Sessions?” the BPS EdTech team is offering a new program for all Burlington Public School teachers to earn three hours of in-service credit: the App Explorer Challenge. The first challenge is to learn the iMovie iPad app. Completed projects are to be submitted to District Technology…
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