Category Archives: Weekly Reflections

Hour of Code Reflection: Challenging the Way You Think

This week millions of students and teachers alike logged into the Hour of Code website and completed several coding tutorials. The concept behind that was that by encouraging participation in just one hour of coding we not only demystify what this scary … Continue reading

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11/20 1:1 Tour Reflection

On November 2oth about a hundred or so people came far and wide for a tour of Burlington High School to see all of the ways that we have successfully integrated technology into the curriculum. Members of the Help Desk … Continue reading

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Weeks of 10/27-10/31 – 11/24-11/25 (Eighth- Twelfth Weeks)

These past five weeks I have been working really hard on my Individual Learning Endeavor. This is why I have not been updating my weekly reflections continuously. I am creating three short videos and entering them into contests to promote … Continue reading

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Week of 10/20 – 10/24 (Seventh Week)

Yesterday I attended the MassCUE tech conference alongside many of my fellow Help Desk Members. Our job at the conference was to act as standby “tech help” for people attending the conference. However, since most people attending an enormous technology … Continue reading

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Week of 10/13 – 10/17 (Sixth Week)

As you may have noticed, this week i transferred all of my weekly reflections into blogposts and put them under a weekly reflection category instead of just adding them chronologically to the bottom of a weekly reflection page. I’m finding … Continue reading

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Week of 10/6 – 10/10 (Fifth Week)

Iv’e been sharing a solid portion of the work I’ve completed in Help Desk to my twitter account. It’s pretty cool the recognition that you get by putting yourself and your work out there. Many times I have been retweeted … Continue reading

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Week of 9/29 – 10/3 (Fourth Week)

On Thursday of this week I participated in a Google Hangout alongside Mrs. Scheffer. The purpose of the hangout was to discuss technology integration in school and compare and contrast student-run Help Desk classes. Mrs. Scheffer was the facilitator for … Continue reading

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Week of 9/22 – 9/26 (Third Week)

This week I have helped students and teachers with a variety of problems. On monday, Mrs. Price from the foreign language department came down to Help Desk with a problem with her computer. Every single tab, window and screen was … Continue reading

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Week of 9/15 – 9/12 (Second Week)

This week I have helped many students with small problems with their iPads. Again, I’ve noticed that a lot of students come down to help desk without having tried to restart their iPad or updating the software. I think one … Continue reading

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Week of 9/8 – 9/12 (First Week)

First week of Help Desk done. I feel like I’ve learned so much already. Being a part of such an innovative idea and working alongside such intelligent people is for sure proving to be very beneficial. Having been reduced to the only … Continue reading

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