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IT Help Desk Ticket Team

Technology, AI & CybersecurityLevel 1 · 6–8 hrs5 sessions · 75–90 minutesTeam 4–6 (5 is ideal; see roles)Pilot brief, draft

Work today's queue of 12 tickets, write 3 how-to articles for our most common problems, and leave a clear hand-off note for the next shift.

Client scenario

Welcome to the Help Desk. You've joined the IT help desk at Harbor & Pine Accounting (fictional), an accounting office with 15 staff. It's tax season, everyone is busy, and the ticket queue is full.

Client: Our IT Manager (the teacher), and the 15 office staff who send us tickets. Most of them aren't tech experts.

Staff can't work when their technology breaks. The queue has 12 open tickets, and the office has no easy how-to articles, so the same questions keep coming back.

Roles

  • Queue Manager (project coordinator)
  • Support Technicians (1–2)
  • Knowledge-Base Writer
  • Quality Lead

The twist: The IT Manager hands over the Incident Pack (H3): three staff report the same email asking them to reset their password through a link. One of them says, "I already clicked it and typed my password."

Standards mapped

Mapped means the framework is verified and the teacher confirms the evidence. It isn't a claim that a project meets a standard.

  • NACE (Dec 2025)
  • ED Employability Skills Framework
  • CA Standards for Career Ready Practice
  • CCSS ELA
  • ISTE Students

Not tagged in this brief: NGSS SEP, CCSS Math.

Safety, devices and privacy

  • School devices only. No phones, and no personal accounts.
  • This is a paper simulation. Students never log into, reset, repair, install or change any real system, including school computers, printers, Wi-Fi or accounts. All "fixes" are written steps, checked against the guide sheets.
  • Never type, write or share a real password. Practice tickets use made-up information only.
  • The sample phishing email is a printout of a fictional message. There are no live links. Students never visit look-alike sites or test real phishing.
  • No student names or personal information in deliverables. Sign work "Help Desk, Team [#]".
  • Adults handle any real equipment. If a school printer actually jams during class, students tell the teacher.

Creative Dad On the Job is in-class client project work. It is not a paid, off-campus On-the-Job Training (OJT) placement.

Budget levels

Totals and Amazon links come from the materials sheet.

Materials links go to Amazon. Prices are estimates and may change. As an Amazon Associate, Creative Dad Company earns from qualifying purchases.

Quick Start

Digital downloads only. $0 to buy. Printing is noted separately.

$0 to buy. Printing $4–$8, noted separately.

Quick Start would drop Required items: Ticket cards (Tickets 1–12) and Incident Pack — the brief has no print-only version; check it still works

Student time: one class period, one day.

Teacher prep / build-ahead: separate from student time.

Scale it

The default plan is one class period on a single day.

Scale back: Fit it into a shorter period, use fewer effects, or run a demo instead of a build.

Scale up: Add one extra effect, or spread the share-out across another day.

Ambiance video

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  • Guide sheets G1–G7 and office IT rulesPrinting1 set per team$2–4
  • Ticket logs, incident logs, hand-off note forms, QC checklistsPrinting1 per team$1–2
  • Evidence Sheets, role cards, client brief letterPrinting1 per student / team$1–2
  • School devices for writing how-to articlesBorrow or school has1 per team minimum$0 (existing)
  • Classroom timer or wall clockBorrow or school has1$0 (existing)

Full Experience

Up to $25 per class (class of about 30, 6 groups).

About $7–$14 per class (class of about 30, 6 groups). Fits under $25 per class.

Student time: one day.

Teacher prep / build-ahead: separate from student time.

Scale it

The default plan is one school day.

Scale back: Fit the build into one period with fewer effects.

Scale up: Spread the work across days, or add more effects.

  • Ticket cards (Tickets 1–12) and Incident PackRequired1 set per team (about 5 sets)$3–6Amazon

Total Transformation

The bigger kit, priced per class (class of about 30, 6 groups).

About $10–$20 per class (class of about 30, 6 groups).

Student time: one day (one session, one-day event).

Teacher prep / build-ahead: separate from student time.

Scale it

The default plan is one session, a one-day event.

Scale back: Shorten the event, or run a demo for a smaller audience.

Scale up: Spread the build and the event across days, or invite a bigger audience.

  • Sheet protectors or foldersOptional5–10$3–6Amazon

The rest of the brief is part of a subscription

Sessions, role duties, deliverables, materials, free tools, and the teacher setup use the same Creative Dad account as the project library. There is no separate student login.

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