In US classrooms, 'tech sherpas' assist teachers with computers
| November 29, 2007 |  View for printing |
In a role reversal, students provide the tech support, creating a 'culture of respect' between teachers and teens.
Doran Smestad walks through the empty gym to the office in the back corner. The high school sophomore's mission: to recover an important file that physical education teacher Jim DiFrederico can't seem to open on his new Macintosh laptop. Doran's long fingers cover the keyboard as he taps at it with cool concentration.
By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo | Staff writer of The Christian
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