***Please Note: As of August 2024, these training materials have been archived.

The videos linked below will help you learn more about the GenYES platform, curriculum, and Technology Assistance Projects (TAPs) as you establish your GenYES program as a class or club. INFOhio continues to customize the GenYES facilitator training materials for Ohio users.

During these videos, you may hear or see support contact information for the national program and its parent organization Youth and Educators Succeeding (YES). With the acquisition of the GenYES program, Ohio educators can contact support.infohio.org or your ITC for support or questions about GenYES Ohio.

Complete GenYES Ohio, Module 2: Running GenYES and earn a passing score on the final quiz to demonstrate mastery and receive your certificate for 2 contact hours.

Curriculum Activity Objectives. With the acquisition of the GenYES program, Ohio users should contact support.infohio.org or their ITC for questions and support for GenYES Ohio.

The first step in implementing GenYES in your school is to create a customized list of goals and measurable objectives. The goals of a GenYES student technology leadership program will be different at every school, as every school has different technology integration needs. This document provides a list of some potential goals. Principals and their team of stakeholders (including STLs) should choose which of these goals (and suggested objectives) are pertinent, edit them if necessary, and add additional goals.

Despite different implementation models, there are certain activities that every GenYES Facilitator will be responsible for. These
activities are listed below.

Make a copy of this template to create your own GenYES Application for Student Technology Leaders (STLs).

With the acquisition of the GenYES program, Ohio users should contact support.infohio.org or their ITC for questions and support for GenYES Ohio.

Many GenYES implementations happen in a regularly scheduled class. The following list of
options provide other implementation models that may work in your school. Generation YES
has implemented GenYES in more than 1,650 schools using these models.

With the acquisition of the GenYES program, Ohio users should contact support.infohio.org or their ITC for questions and support for GenYES Ohio.

Recruitment flyer and student interest form.

With the acquisition of the GenYES program, Ohio users should contact support.infohio.org or their ITC for questions and support for GenYES Ohio.

Copy this template to create a student interest form. This form gives basic information about the program for students and a section for them to fill in their information.

With the acquisition of the GenYES program, Ohio users should contact support.infohio.org or their ITC for questions and support for GenYES Ohio.

This guide provides a practical, step-by-step checklist for planning GenYES, as well as a
checklist for the first week and month of the program. More detailed information about using the
GenYES web tools and the GenYES curriculum can be found in other guides. This is a simple
overview of the process.

With the acquisition of the GenYES program, Ohio users should contact support.infohio.org or their ITC for questions and support for GenYES Ohio.

Every Learn Module will have you practice or learn a new skill. These modules will often require you to visit other websites, watch videos, find appropriate software, and explore. Remember, learning in GenYES is not about being told what you need to know- it is about “Learning by Doing”. With the acquisition of the GenYES program, Ohio users should contact support.infohio.org or their ITC for questions and support for GenYES Ohio.

Once a principal believes that it is critical to include students as partners in the school’s technology integration efforts, the next step is to customize goals and measurable objectives to make it happen. The goals of a student technology leadership program will be different at every school, as every school has different technology integration needs. Here is a list of some potential goals. Principals and their team of stakeholders (including STLs) should choose which of these goals (and suggested objectives) are pertinent, edit them if necessary, and add additional goals.

With the acquisition of the GenYES program, Ohio users should contact support.infohio.org or their ITC for questions and support for GenYES Ohio.

Recruitment Flyer with basic information about the program for middle schools and high schools. Also includes a form for students to fill out.

With the acquisition of the GenYES program, Ohio users should contact support.infohio.org or their ITC for questions and support for GenYES Ohio.

Poster to recruit Student Technology Leaders (STLs) to the GenYES program.

With the acquisition of the GenYES program, Ohio users should contact support.infohio.org or their ITC for questions and support for GenYES Ohio.

Each school has a different comfort level with
student-led IT support. This document can be used
as a checklist for district and school administrators to
help decide what STLs should and shouldn’t be
allowed to do in their role as Technology Leaders.

With the acquisition of the GenYES program, Ohio users should contact support.infohio.org or their ITC for questions and support for GenYES Ohio.

This PDF offers some suggestions and best practices around this subject, many generated by GenYES Facilitators. This document is a MUST READ if you are considering starting a true student tech infrastructure support program.

With the acquisition of the GenYES program, Ohio users should contact support.infohio.org or their ITC for questions and support for GenYES Ohio.

Each school has a different comfort level with student-led
IT support. This document can be used as a checklist for
district and school administrators to help decide what STLs
should and shouldn’t be allowed to do in their role as
Technology Leaders. It lists several examples of IT-related
tasks STLs can perform.

With the acquisition of the GenYES program, Ohio users should contact support.infohio.org or their ITC for questions and support for GenYES Ohio.