What is Help Desk?
The team, and the software it uses, that takes in questions and problems from customers or staff, assigns each one to a person, and tracks it until it is answered.
request in · assigned · tracked
A help desk is where…
Write it in your own words in the app.
In real work
Parents' questions about lunch accounts now go to the district's help desk in Zendesk, where each one is assigned to a staff member until it is answered.
In the illustration
A question card drops down the chute, is stamped 4512 and slides along the counter to the window of the person on duty; that window's lamp lights as they take it.
Set up the help desk in your workspace for staff tech requests: three categories, who answers each, and a reply promised within one school day.
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