Generation TECH - A New Generation of Tech Support
Student-led Tech Support
Grades 8-12
Please note that the Generation TECH program is being merged with the GenYES program during the 2008/09 school year. Please call Generation YES for details.
Over 54% of all U.S. school districts report using students to help maintain technology infrastructure. Students can be valuable assets in the face of staffing cuts and high personnel turnover, providing on-site, reliable service to relieve time-starved teachers and overworked technology staff.
Based on the exemplary GenYES model, Generation TECH offers schools a student-centered approach to technical support that is rigorous and assessable. Training for the students and staff ensures a student technology program that promotes security and reliability.
Generation TECH provides schools a proven system to create a sustainable student technology program. These students gain marketable job skills, develop excellent habits of mind, and significantly increase the school's ability to integrate technology.
Generation TECH Benefits
- Dramatically increases school-site level of technology support
- Teaches 21st century workplace skills
- Return on Investment (ROI) in one year
- Promotes student ownership of school technology improvement
- Flexible tools and curriculum supports classes, clubs or independent study structure
- Promotes consistency and security in student tech support
- School-tested curriculum based on exemplary GenYES model
Did You Know?
School tech support levels of on-site technicians per computer are less than 10% of industry standard.
Generation TECH Features
- Comprehensive curriculum designed for beginning to advanced students in grades 8-12
- Online tools for advanced collaboration, project tracking and class communication
- Online class management give teachers or advisors flexibility
- Supports any hardware platform
- Advanced students become peer mentors who train beginning students
- Proven TechDESK help desk and ticket management system - designed just for schools
- Assessment strategies and rubrics
Can You Afford Not to Try It?
"Without the students, we couldn't possibly afford the level of technical support our teachers have come to rely on."
Jeff Waddington, Technology Coordinator, Olympia WA
Generation TECH In Your School
Generation TECH is easy to start in your school. These links provide detailed information about the model, curriculum and services provided.
Overview of the Generation TECH model - Professional development, Program Guide, tools, technical and program support, assessment, and sustainability.
Generation TECH Online Tools - Class collaboration tools, incorporating the latest in social networking. Blogs, bookmarks, project and calendaring tools for individuals, teams or the whole class. Online help desk and trouble ticket tracking system.
Conditions for Success - What do successful Generation TECH schools look like?
Curriculum Overview - 8 units of study provide a full semester elective plus continuing projects and advanced activities for returning students
Team, Class, or Site? - No matter the size of your team, student tech support is a powerful support system for technology integration school-wide. Flexible licenses and pricing for every school.
To purchase Generation TECH, or for more information on volume pricing, workshops, and training schedules, call Sylvia Martinez, toll-free (888) 941-4369 x107 ([email protected]) or contact us through the web.
