Team Geek: AKA Computer Honor Society

I am in the process of creating a club after school, Team Geek, for my technology gifted students, or anyone who would like to become technology gifted.  The students will earn a silicone bracelet and a certificate after completing the club.  I want to empower students to have the skills to solve simple tech problems that get in the way of learning in the classroom.  "Team Geek to the rescue" is the motto and culture I hope to create next year in our Middle School as we slowly transition to a 1:1 school.  

Below you can see some of the skills we hope to give the students.  If there are more you can think of, please let me know!

                           

Team Geek Skills (AKA: Computer Honor Society): 

□   Basic operations on a SmartBoard
□   How to set-up a Document Camera
□   Connecting sound and speakers to a laptop
□   How to fix a frozen laptop
□   Basics of Microsoft Word
□   Log-on/Log-Off procedures
□   How to zoom onto a screen
□   How to download a YouTube video
□   How to download a song from iTunes onto a CD or flash drive
□   What to do when a disk won’t work
□   How to transfer files into a zipped folder
□   What to do when a SmartBoard is not active
□   What to do when the Network not responding
□   How to Connect to a wireless projector

□   Printers not working

□   Connecting to wireless

□   Maneuvering iTunes

□   Playing video files

□   Downloading video files

□   Various file conversions, what do they mean?

□   Sound problem (from laptop or from the speakers)

□   Projector issues

□   videos don't play
□   VHS tape or DVD does not work
□   Docking station issues
□   Software installation
□   DVD burning
□   converting video files into mp3