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…
Last Friday, January 22nd Help Desk seniors Timmy Sullivan, Josh Boulos, Don Boermeester and junior Kevin Lynch traveled to Harvard Business School in Cambridge where they had the privilege to participate in Learn Launch’s Classrooms of the Future, a showcase of sixteen schools delivering progressive and unique learning opportunities for students. Timmy Sullivan encouraged conference attendees to…
Recently, Help Desk students were assigned one of their last major projects for the first semester. The project, “There’s An App For That,” asked students to select a specific content area and research a minimum of five, free iOS applications that teachers or students could integrate in the classroom for teaching and learning. Next, 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…
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…
In Help Desk Live: Episode 28 our guest, teacher, author, and blogger Starr Sackstein, shared with us her philosophy on student grading and homework. Starr has written extensively on this talk and her approach to teaching has received a lot of attention in the world of education. Talking with Starr on Help Desk Live was…
Help Desk Live episodes 25, 26, and 27 focused on the importance of digital citizenship and various ways students can leverage digital tools to create a positive and impressive digital footprint. If you are an educator, parent, or administrator dedicated to digital citizenship education, all three episodes are worth watching, especially if your school is…
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