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 →
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 →
May sessions of the How Do I Do That program will continue to feature support for Student Digital Portfolios and Google Apps for Education. 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… Read more →
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.
Calculus teacher Brighid Boyle recently asked me if there was a way to superimpose graph paper over an image on an iPad so students could measure objects that they captured with the camera. After some research I came up with a solution thanks to this blogpost by Mr. Reisler. He suggests using the superimpose app ($0.99) to take an image… Read more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
