A full-time technology coordinator keeps the entire process flowing. Of course, a lot of times it's user error and we can deal with it. No one in the school system today would dream of questioning these workers' trustworthiness. We've found that if you really involve the kids and value their opinion, they take so much ownership in the program. Every individual interested in participating must attend a week-long, unpaid computer boot camp in the summer.
Participants expect monthly evaluations of their performance and progress.
The possibilities so intrigued the district's middle schools that students there appealed to Pook to consider them for the program. After all, they too have a solid knowledge base, and offer a longer employee lifespan with a larger capacity for growth, went the argument. We think this will be the most productive method because whenever a student goes out, she may try two or three different methods to get a printer to print. This teamwork also reinforces mentoring, job shadowing, interpersonal skills, and teaching abilities, each a vital lesson not easily translated into classroom book learning. Still staying true to a corporate model, the Jessamine County Technology Helpdesk student workers meet every Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. to go over new challenges encountered during the week, review methods that worked for colleagues, and accept additional training.