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Help Desk Hours of Operation
Location: Frank Haney Student UnionMonday - Thursday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Phone: 662.720.7585
SMS/Text: 662.212.5948
Help Desk
Contact Information
Charlotte Tennison
Administrative Assistant
Associate Vice-President of Student Services
Email: cwtennison@nemcc.edu
Phone: 662.720.7772
Carlena Benjamin
Instructional Technology
Email: cmbenjamin@nemcc.edu
Phone: 662.720.7221
Creating with Purpose
At Northeast, technology can empower students to think critically, collaborate meaningfully, and express their learning in creative ways. Explore student-centered approaches that promote agency, innovation, and active engagement through purposeful technology integration. By designing opportunities for creation rather than consumption, educators help students develop the skills and confidence needed to communicate, problem-solve, and succeed in an ever-changing world.
Drawing
Drawing is a powerful tool for learning because it helps students visualize ideas, organize thinking, and make deeper connections with content. Whether sketching anatomy, annotating a text, solving a math problem, or brainstorming ideas, drawing encourages active engagement and supports creativity, critical thinking, and student agency. With iPad, students and instructors can use markup and digital drawing tools to interact directly with content, provide feedback, and capture thinking as it happens.
The student example above is from an assignment in Dr. Morgan Rick's U.S. History II class. Students were tasked with creating a sketchnote analyzing World War II and the Cold War.
Video
Student-created videos provide powerful evidence of learning because they require students to move beyond memorization and demonstrate true understanding. Whether students are producing explainer videos, tutorials, reflections, or demonstrations, they must organize their thinking, communicate clearly, and apply their knowledge in authentic ways. Using Apple technology, students can seamlessly capture, edit, and publish creative multimedia projects across devices, making it easy to turn ideas into polished, authentic learning experiences.
In the example below, students in an Anatomy and Physiology class utilized the green screen functionality in iMovie to create a video demonstrating their understanding of tissue types and organ systems.
Voice
Voice is a powerful part of the learning process because it allows students to express understanding, creativity, and emotion in authentic ways. Through audio recordings, music creation, and verbal reflection, students can communicate ideas beyond traditional written responses while building confidence and creative expression. In activities such as exploring mixture chords in GarageBand, students are actively experimenting, creating, and refining their learning through sound and collaboration. Apple tools like GarageBand and Voice Memos make it easy for students to capture, edit, and share high-quality audio, transforming student voice into a meaningful and creative part of the learning experience.