I have been reflecting on the class I am currently teaching and felt like students were in that Spring slump, and put into place some goals and reflection pieces for them. We have been working on planning a MakerSpace for our Bobcat iStudio and the students have been creating the activities, practicing their speech to…
I took four of my students from the BLHS BIT class to the GAFE Summit here in Kansas City. It was a two day conference, and I had three sessions that I presented for at the conference. I presented on new ways to engage students with online tools and creating a school and classroom of…
Our class was very fortunate to have John Vandewalle from Lumen Touch speak with my class about their Google 20% Projects and the improvements they needed to make in their projects, new ways to look at the project, and tips and tricks on presenting. He talked about the importance of “passion” for your project. If…
As I reflect on my first semester teaching a new class called Instructional Services and Support for high school students in grades 9-12 I feel like the students are achieving beyond my expectations for this class and the goals I had in mind. It is no longer about the goals I thought would be needed,…
I am writing this blog as our semester comes to an end in our Instructional Support and Services Class. I just finished reading the blogs of all the students in my class and am so proud of all they have accomplished and how much they have learned about their abilities and pushed themselves to think…
I took four of my students to the Greenbush Eudora Technology Conference in Eudora, Kansas. We held a session around our BLHS HelpDesk Class and what they are learning in our class. The first part of the presentation was around how we set-up the class, expectations, the blogs and where we are heading with the…
How to AirDrop This video explains how to AirDrop videos, documents and other items to another Macbook using the AirDrop function.
Self Service Portal This video explains how to access your Self-Service Portal so that you can download printers, new apps that are pushed out by the district. It is very important to full shutdown your computer so that updates can b e pushed out on a regular basis.
How to Create a Screencast This video explain how to create a screencast using Quicktime Player.
How to Charge Your Computer This video explains how to charge your computer so that you can keep your battery performing at the best level. Please remember to not charge your computer constantly.
During the week of September 15-18, our Instructional Support Class worked to deploy over 600 laptops to our 9-12 grade students at Basehor-Linwood High School. We have a supportive Board of Education that believes putting technology in the hands of our students i s a priority for student engagement and learning. By voting to rollout…
Our class has started our journey into the first year of implementation of a 1:1 Macbook Air computer for every student in our high school. We have started to look at tools to explore, helping on the first parent night to collect paper work and letting our parents know about the technology roll out. Students…
BL Innovative Help Desk (BLHSBIT) 