Based on projects involvIng Generation Yes
Papert stated that the closer to the classroom the PD happens the more effective it is. Traditional teacher PD doesn’t work this way so a different approach is to use a knowledgeable resource that is already in the school – Students.
Authentic problems for Student Support Leaders :
– tech support for teachers
– PD support for teachers
– Student technology literacy
Students as teacher mentors : “it can be frustrating but if we keep repeating it the teacher usually gets it.” Students assist teachers with extended projects as well as quick help.
Student Technology Leaders assist other students with IT matters through help desk or through School tech geniuses like Apple Genius Bar.
Kids see themselves as the future for tech use in our schools.
Giving students something positive to do means they aren’t spending their time “beating the system”
Allow students to be agents of change and not just objects of change.
Digital citizenship is a verb, it is about what students and teachers do.
Example given of a technology day for principals where tech support was 15 ten year olds.