Great Saturday in Burlington

Great Saturday in Burlington

Learning in Burlington means much more than test scores or academic achievement. Burlington students have many opportunities beyond the classroom that provide incredibly valuable life experiences. These experiences often help Burlington students grow as citizens and young adults. I am always proud of our students’ accomplishments in the classroom or on athletic teams but events like those being held on… Read more →

BPS Student Digital Portfolios

BPS Student Digital Portfolios

Imagine years of collecting all the great work that students produce and then hanging them on the fridge, keeping them in a binder, or storing them in a drawer.  Often these artifacts are lost, ruined, or hidden away forever. Now imagine saving all those accomplishments and memories in a digital format that can be shared at any time through an… Read more →

The iPad in Italia

The iPad in Italia

Signora Hoerle’s students  have been creating some great productions using the iPad in her Italian classes. Her projects and assessments have students creating and demonstrating their understanding of the Italian language by creating vignettes that tell a story, reflect on a theme or share a poem. Below are a few of her student projects that incorporate the iPad and several apps.

First Graders Pick Best Apps

First Graders Pick Best Apps

I recently asked Mrs. Guanci’s class at Pine Glen Elementary School to help me find the best apps for learning in first grade. Students in the class created awesome Explain Everything videos describing their selections. Thank you to Mrs. Guanci and her class as well as Dan Callahan, Pine Glen Instructional Technology Specialist, for all their help creating the videos… Read more →

Subtext app update

Subtext app update

The social reading application, Subtext, recently added new features to its iOS application. Subtext allows teachers and students to read books on the app as well as upload ePub (and PDF files coming soon). Teachers and students can also pull articles from any website on the web and save them to subtext. This feature only brings in the text and… Read more →

Massachusetts Digital Publication Collaborative

Massachusetts Digital Publication Collaborative

There is a growing buzz in the education community about the possibility of moving away from traditional textbooks. While the objective seems clear as to why we should be making this move, the question of how to transition this great shift remains. Educators creating their own digital resource for the classroom possesses great value, but at this point there are… Read more →

How Do I Do That? April 2013

How Do I Do That? April 2013

April sessions will feature support for Student Digital Portfolios. All BPS students need to have digital portfolios set up by the end of the school year. Our team will provide support for set up and initial student postings. Each week we will be visiting a different school in Burlington. Join members of the BPS EdTech and IT Teams for technology… Read more →

Early Update About 1:1 At MSMS

Early Update About 1:1 At MSMS

Marshall Simonds Middle School in Burlington is 1:1 with iPads. About 860 students in grades 6-8 have been using iPads in the classroom since January. Teachers and students at MSMS were recently asked about how the 1:1 program is developing. Here are some of the early updates about the 1:1 environment and a current top ten list of MSMS apps…. Read more →