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Rockets Help Desk Goes to NaviSite!
On February 27, the Rockets Help Desk student techs along with other student leaders and our teacher, Mrs. Gallagher went to the NaviSite data resource center in Andover, MA. Mrs. Gallagher connected...
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Twitter Basics Tutorial
Twitter is an online social networking service that allows you to keep in touch with others. It's great for sharing your thoughts, talking to others, and seeing what others are doing. Twitter is useful...
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Supporting Technology Integration with a Student-Driven Help Desk
Julia Donohue & Megan Catalano, founding members ofRockets Help Desk and co-authors of the EdSurge article.In perhaps the article I'm most proud to be a part of to date, my Rockets Help Desk...
View ArticleGoogle Hangout with Catherine Carr
Last Friday afternoon, we interviewed Catherine Carr, CIO and Vice President of Marketing for Haiku Deck, through Google Hangout. From Reading, Massachusetts to Seattle, Washington we discussed the...
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We're Growing Thanks to the Reading Education Foundation
Rockets Help Desk student techs Megan Catalano and Julia Donohue co-wrote a grant for the Reading Education Foundation in January of this year. We just found out that the grant was fully funded, along...
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Rockets Help Desk at NE 1:1
When we get a chance to share our passion for student integration of technology in education, we love to go and share our views and the ways we carry them out. Rockets Help Desk recently took part in...
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A Class Full of Geniuses at Blue Ribbon
Recently, Rockets Help Desk presented at the Blue Ribbon Spring Institute that was held at our school, Reading Memorial High School. We presented with Andrew Marcinek and our teacher, Kerry Gallagher....
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A Beginner's Guide to Instagram
Instagram is a mobile-based photo sharing service, allowing users to post pictures and videos and share their ideas. What sets Instagram apart from others is that while you can view photos and videos...
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A Teacher's Guide to Pinterest Basics
Pinterest is an online inspiration board. While many people use it for recipes, fashion, or fitness, it has a lot of good ideas to find for classrooms as well. Educators can find creative lesson...
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iMovie Tutorial for iPad & Mac
When producing video projects for school, or even just for fun, it's great to have a simple editing tool for mobile devices. Apple's iMovie can be used on either Mac or iPad. This post includes...
View ArticleDear Ms. Neil
Dear Ms. Neil,I really appreciate what you wrote to us in your Dear RHD post. It means so much to me that you are inspired by what we do here at Rockets Help Desk. I'm so glad that you are eager and...
View ArticleInterview with Ms. Neil
We recently had the pleasure of engaging in an interview with Ms. Neil, a teacher from Florida who is looking to start up a help desk at her school. We talked about how Rockets Help Desk got started up...
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iMovie with Ms. Lynch
Last week, Ms. Lynch asked us to come into her entrepreneurship class to teach herself and the class how to use iMovie on a Mac. The students were using iMovie to make a video about their field trip to...
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Kahoot Tutorial
Kahoot is a great website that is used for fun classroom activities. The main purpose of kahoot is to make quizzes for a fun, competitive learning experience for all students, however you can also use...
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RHD is Back!
Rockets Help Desk is back in action and now we’re a class! Welcome Back! The new school year has brought many new things; including new people, new tech, and a new teacher. We have been redesigning our...
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Google Classroom: How to Sign-Up
Signing in and creating classes as a teacher:Creating a class is easier when you are using a computer not the app on your device.Login to google classroom using the account you want to be linked to the...
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Tech Integration Profile: Ms. Jones
Rockets Help Desk loves to identify when teachers use technology in their classes to benefit their students. This week we are focussing on Ms. Jones, a math teacher at Reading Memorial High School. She...
View ArticleDocScan HD
DocScan HD is an app that focuses on the scanning of all documents with any smart device, even if the document is not perfect. The app instantly allows you to scan multi-page documents and share them,...
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Reminding Edline 101
Remind is a great new tool being used in high schools. Remind can be used on a website or through an application on any device. Remind lets teachers connect with their students through their phones....
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Swivl
Swivl is a robotic platform which can be used for recording presentations or class lectures. Users can connect a smartphone or tablet, or a DSLR camera, and use the free Swivl app to record video of...
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