The students each discussed how their teachers created an environment that enabled them to excel. The students all agreed that teachers who are available, who have time for students and who encourage problem-solving can create opportunities for student initiative and leadership. Through the Student Technology Leadership Competition and other events celebrating the student voice, together we hope to jumpstart student technology leadership. As an example of extraordinary corporate support, Compaq Computer Corporation announced a gift of a Compaq Presario ES computer to each winner's school. The teachers should be commended for creating the environment that makes this possible.
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She heads the Web Weavers, a group of 4th and 5th grade gifted students who design and maintain the school's Web site. She described how she and her classmates created the Web site using various software such as WordPerfect 6.1, Harvard Graphics, and HTML Writer. As the student director of BCMS-TV, the school's television station, Ryan works with 7th and 8th grade TV camera operators to film school and community events. Programs are televised daily to the school's students, and high school band and orchestra concerts are broadcast over the local cable to the community's 20,000 households. Filming concerts requires coordinating three cameras and extensive teamwork.