Purpose of the Student Tech Team
THE GOAL
The primary goal of the Student Tech Team is to foster the natural technical skills of our students and provide an opportunity to use those skills in service to their classmates in all grade levels.
WHO ARE OUR THE STUDENT TECH TEAM MEMBERS?
The Student Tech Team will be comprised of a selection of 3rd-5th grade students who will be trained to provide technical support in their classrooms. Ideally, we will identify 2-3 students from each classroom so that students can work together as a team to provide technical support within their classrooms.
WHAT DOES THE TECH TEAM DO?
The Tech Team Committee Members will provide training and on-going support and supervision to the Student Tech Team members as the students provide technical support to teachers and students in the school.
Examples of support that may be provided by the Student Tech Team members are:
HOW CAN I JOIN THE STUDENT TECH TEAM?
Interested students may submit an application to become a Student Tech Team member. Students must have a basic knowledge of computers and be willing to commit to twice-weekly lunch recess training meetings.
Applicants will need to provide recommendations from two staff members acknowledging positive classroom behaviors both academically and socially, a willingness to learn, and a willingness to help others. Applicants also will need to write and submit a two paragraph explanation of why they will be a good Tech Team member and why it’s important to use their skills and talents to support their community.
Team members will be selected by the Tech Team Committee Members and approved by the principal of Griffin Elementary
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I'M SELECTED FOR THE STUDENT TECH TEAM?
Students will be assigned to specific teachers/classrooms for on-going duties, such as routine maintenance and cleaning of equipment. Other tasks may be assigned on a case-by-case basis. The nature of the service request and the student's level of expertise in a particular skill will be taken into account when assigning a student to provide support for a technical issue.
Initially, the weekly team meetings will be devoted to hands-on training in the computer lab. The Tech Team will be trained not only in technical skills, but also in customer service skills, with an emphasis on character fitness and appropriate behaviors and attitudes required of a Student Tech Team member will be responsible for ensuring that a student achieves the appropriate skill level in technical support and customer service prior to sending the student to respond to technical support calls unsupervised.
Spontaneous on-the-spot service in the context of supporting the classroom teacher during the normal school day may occur without the Tech Team Committee supervision. Team members will be trained to report to the Tech Team Committee for support when initial classroom support efforts are not immediately successful.
The Student Tech Team will maintain individual detail logs of their activities as well as a shared team log in which information regarding all issues is reported including:
Staff members will be invited to provide informal verbal and formal feedback via survey when a Student Tech Team member provides support in their classroom, with the goal of evaluating the student's skills, attitude, and professionalism.
This year Ms. Cun, and Ms. Duran will be available to offer additional opportunities for the Student tech team to learn more in-depth skills and work with them in a small-group basis.. If this is something your child would be interested in and available to do, please see Mrs. Duran or Ms. Cun for more information.
THE GOAL
The primary goal of the Student Tech Team is to foster the natural technical skills of our students and provide an opportunity to use those skills in service to their classmates in all grade levels.
WHO ARE OUR THE STUDENT TECH TEAM MEMBERS?
The Student Tech Team will be comprised of a selection of 3rd-5th grade students who will be trained to provide technical support in their classrooms. Ideally, we will identify 2-3 students from each classroom so that students can work together as a team to provide technical support within their classrooms.
WHAT DOES THE TECH TEAM DO?
The Tech Team Committee Members will provide training and on-going support and supervision to the Student Tech Team members as the students provide technical support to teachers and students in the school.
Examples of support that may be provided by the Student Tech Team members are:
- Routine Updates of the iPads
- Supporting other students in the development of their Creativity projects on the iPad
- Supporting other students in the usage of different applications on the iPad
- Supporting teachers during technology integrated CCSS lead lessons
- Trouble-shooting and resolving basic application issues (Google Apps, iMovie, notability, etc.)
- Trouble-shooting and resolving basic network issues
HOW CAN I JOIN THE STUDENT TECH TEAM?
Interested students may submit an application to become a Student Tech Team member. Students must have a basic knowledge of computers and be willing to commit to twice-weekly lunch recess training meetings.
Applicants will need to provide recommendations from two staff members acknowledging positive classroom behaviors both academically and socially, a willingness to learn, and a willingness to help others. Applicants also will need to write and submit a two paragraph explanation of why they will be a good Tech Team member and why it’s important to use their skills and talents to support their community.
Team members will be selected by the Tech Team Committee Members and approved by the principal of Griffin Elementary
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I'M SELECTED FOR THE STUDENT TECH TEAM?
Students will be assigned to specific teachers/classrooms for on-going duties, such as routine maintenance and cleaning of equipment. Other tasks may be assigned on a case-by-case basis. The nature of the service request and the student's level of expertise in a particular skill will be taken into account when assigning a student to provide support for a technical issue.
Initially, the weekly team meetings will be devoted to hands-on training in the computer lab. The Tech Team will be trained not only in technical skills, but also in customer service skills, with an emphasis on character fitness and appropriate behaviors and attitudes required of a Student Tech Team member will be responsible for ensuring that a student achieves the appropriate skill level in technical support and customer service prior to sending the student to respond to technical support calls unsupervised.
Spontaneous on-the-spot service in the context of supporting the classroom teacher during the normal school day may occur without the Tech Team Committee supervision. Team members will be trained to report to the Tech Team Committee for support when initial classroom support efforts are not immediately successful.
The Student Tech Team will maintain individual detail logs of their activities as well as a shared team log in which information regarding all issues is reported including:
- What Classroom was visited?
- What application did they focus on?
- How did the session go?
- Brief Summary of what was done?
Staff members will be invited to provide informal verbal and formal feedback via survey when a Student Tech Team member provides support in their classroom, with the goal of evaluating the student's skills, attitude, and professionalism.
This year Ms. Cun, and Ms. Duran will be available to offer additional opportunities for the Student tech team to learn more in-depth skills and work with them in a small-group basis.. If this is something your child would be interested in and available to do, please see Mrs. Duran or Ms. Cun for more information.
