Geek Squad helps kids learn about computers

CHAMPAIGN – Edison Middle School students were working, bent over tables filled with computer parts, after school Wednesday.

They were installing motherboards and power supplies and adding video cards and CD drives with the help of members of the Geek Squad, who troubleshoot and repair computers.

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