It is very important to have some set rules and 'Norms' for a computer lab that you wouldn't even think about in a traditional classroom setting.
You must establish these rules from Day 1 or the students do not adhere to them. Things like No Liquids on the desk. This is a must as electronics and liquids do not go together and students are careless.
The other thing I have to teach them is they are not the computer fixer they think they are. Yes they might have installed grandmother's printer last Christmas but this is a classroom and I'm the only one who has a college degree having anything close to fixing computers. I built them in the Army for 10 years. They need to understand when there is a problem they tell me not try to fix it themselves or tell their buddy so he can do it. I must do something or I send for IT. They really hate this part because if they get to fix something it make them look good. But Sorry No.
The rest is just classroom etiquette.
You must establish these rules from Day 1 or the students do not adhere to them. Things like No Liquids on the desk. This is a must as electronics and liquids do not go together and students are careless.
The other thing I have to teach them is they are not the computer fixer they think they are. Yes they might have installed grandmother's printer last Christmas but this is a classroom and I'm the only one who has a college degree having anything close to fixing computers. I built them in the Army for 10 years. They need to understand when there is a problem they tell me not try to fix it themselves or tell their buddy so he can do it. I must do something or I send for IT. They really hate this part because if they get to fix something it make them look good. But Sorry No.
The rest is just classroom etiquette.