No eating or drinking is permitted near the machines, and that includes me. Users must have clean, dry hands. We cover the computers and printers each evening with tablecloths. That person also tidies up the computer centre, placing CDs back where they go, returning notes and pencils others may have left behind, and making sure there is paper for the printers. Any problems with software are referred to one of the class experts first, before me.
Most software is taught through peer groups on a needs basis.
I teach two or three kids the basics, then they help others get started, and so on. Management of Student Time. There are two lists controlled by the students. Students fill in their name for, say, Tuesday morning. When they arrive before school the machine is theirs until the bell the rings.