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Educators perform a balancing act each day to engage students in learning and help them achieve success. In the midst of fluctuating budgets, competing priorities, shifting rules and regulations, and complex technological infrastructures, they have a responsibility to help every student learn. Students make deep connections to their school communities and build valuable skills and self-esteem through success in academics, sports, music, drama, student government and other clubs or social groups. Student technology support programs engage students with a talent or interest in technology, and help them make a positive contribution to their school community’s capacity to use technology to support teaching and learning. As technology becomes integrated into instruction and a pervasive tool for learning and communication, schools face many challenges in providing adequate levels of technology support. They are responsible for maintaining and deploying equipment, keeping up with the latest developments, and helping teachers and students use new solutions. Students who are creative, knowledgeable, and interested in technology are a great resource for planning, implementation, support and using technology. With guidance and support, they can provide a missing, and important, link between having and using technology for learning.
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