A Genius Bar is Born

Last week I had the privilege of being part of a student "Google Genius" meeting that Mr. Ginex-Orinion @ FVHS is pioneering. The idea is to build a team of student Google Geniuses and open a Google Genius Bar every Wednesday at lunch. The student geniuses would be available to show students and staff how to use Google Apps to organize their schedules, communicate, collaborate, teach and learn.

The initial response was fantastic. Over 36 students showed up to find out more about the requirements of the program and they were all enthusiastic about sharing their time and expertise with others. Mr. G-O developed an application and interview process to select only the most qualified and responsible students and we now have our first cadre of Google Geniuses.The grand opening of the Genius Bar is set for lunchtime November 9th in room 508 at FVHS.

As part of the application process, students were required to submit evidence of how they use Google Apps. The students did an impressive job with this, take a look at this presentation to learn more about how our students are using Google Apps in their everyday lives. day lives.