Notability: More Than Just Notes

Help Desk Live Episode 22 features Ginger Labs, makers of the app Notability. Join your host, BHS junior and first year Help Desk staff member Timmy Sullivan, and learn why Notability is so much more than a simple note taking app!

Translate, Thesaurus & Hello Sign: 3 Simple Docs Add-Ons

Editor’s Note: I’m pleased to introduce Nick Whitney’s first post and screencast on the Help Desk blog. In his first screencast, Nick demonstrates three different Add-Ons for Google Docs. I’m super proud of the time and effort Nick put into this assignment. The final result clearly demonstrates his commitment to producing a high quality and…

Learning About Makerspaces from the Pros on #DLDay

Editor’s Note: The Burlington High School Help Desk’s Official Digital Learning Day activity was Help Desk Live-Episode 21 and featured makerspace experts Laura Fleming and Diana Rendina. Senior Cat Hoyt, a first year member of the Help Desk, facilitated the conversation.  As predicted in a previous post, “Amplifying Student Voice on Digital Learning Day,” Cat did an outstanding job leading…

RECOGNIZING NATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

The following post originally appeared on the blog of Siddhartha Srivastava March 8th, 2015 was International Women’s Day. Women are an inherent part of our society and have made significant contributions to many different industries, but some people don’t understand this fact. I encountered one of those people on Facebook on this past Sunday night.…

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…

Amplify Student Voice on Digital Learning Day

I’m excited to announce that the BHS Help Desk will take part in this year’s Digital Learning Day, a joint effort with the Alliance for Excellent Education, on Friday, March 13th. Our digital learning activity, which we’ve added to the official DLD site, places the spotlight exactly where it belongs…on students! It’s inspiring to hear how teachers…