Happy Monday!

I hope you all enjoyed the last question of the week and thank you to all who participated!

This week we are going to continue; our discussion around A+ labs, building on the answer provided for you on Friday. As always, who’s got the answer for the Question of the Week?


Question: How does the new A+ labs compare to our existing labs products?


Enjoy the rest of your week, and check back in Friday for our answer!

As I approach retirement and turn my direction to "learning for fun" I'm thinking of studying machine learning, AI, and their focus on data. Yeah I know that sounds a little dry, but I've been reading up and content like that contained in this Article, convinces me this pathway will serve to exercise my brain as I continue the battle of combating aging, both physically and mentally.

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Rowan College at Burlington County in Mount Laurel New Jersey is in search of energetic and creative individuals who can design, develop and deliver instructionally sound training programs. Training topics include A+ and Security+ for our information technology program.

Minimum requirements include 3+ years of experience in the computer technology field, 1+ years of experience in teaching, and be certified through CompTIA is preferred.

This is a part-time position with flexible scheduling options! Locations may vary. Please see below for course specific locations.

• A+ instructors must be willing to teach on our Mount Laurel Campus
• Security+ instructors may choose to teach on our Mount Laurel campus, online, or in a hybrid format.

Applicants must apply online to our Part Time Trainer position and upload a resume and cover letter. Please apply at: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/...Title|Ascending&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs. Candidates must be able to pass a background check.

For questions, please contact me, Brooke Michael, Program Development Specialist at [email protected].

Rowan College at Burlington County does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Team, I had spent time in the virtual testing center last night and passed/renewed my CompTIA Cloud+ certification! An excellent exam that covers a great deal of the cloud architectural environment.

For those that are pursuing a cloud career path, I do recommend this certification.

Keep at it!

Our high school (and our district) started providing Pearson VUE IT Specialist and Microsoft Office Specialist certification exams to our students this school year through Certiport. We are a CompTIA Academic Partner.

How do we gain certification to also administer CompTIA exams to our students? The priority is ITF+, A+, Net+, and then Sec+.

It would also be nice to be able to administer exams to our teachers - especially if they have vouchers from various TTT series.

Hi All,
I have just tried to redeem the Access Code for A+ Core 1 and do successfully. You can try with those steps:
Step 1: Login into the main account with https://login.comptia.org
Step 2: Scroll down and input the access code (from Mr. Stephen) into the Redeem Access keys and press Redeeem Now



Step 3: Wait the system to process and press Access new my training button to access the course.



Step 4: Let's go with the course

CompTIA Security+ 8/16/2022 -8/24/2022 (Estimated Dates)
Location: Michigan
Delivery: on-site
Contact:
Tony Davis
Corporate Workforce Training Manager
866.253.3884
520.869.6422 cell
[email protected]

Hello
@Stephen Schneiter

Did anyone received Data + voucher yet!
It's more than 8 weeks left.

Thanks

Hello Everyone,

What are the 3 words that come to mind when describing CompTIA?

Thank you for sharing.

Best,
Liz

Currently, I'm matching up the emails with a one SSO access. Small task to get back online for my instructor resources and conversations with fellow CINs.

Rowan College at Burlington County in Mount Laurel New Jersey is in search of energetic and creative individuals who can design, develop and deliver instructionally sound training programs. Training topics include A+ and Security+ for our information technology program.

Minimum requirements include 3+ years of experience in the computer technology field, 1+ years of experience in teaching, and be certified through CompTIA is preferred.

This is a part-time position with flexible scheduling options! Locations may vary. Please see below for course specific locations.

• A+ instructors must be willing to teach on our Mount Laurel Campus
• Security+ instructors may choose to teach on our Mount Laurel campus, online, or in a hybrid format.

Applicants must apply online to our Part Time Trainer position and upload a resume and cover letter. Please apply at: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/...Title|Ascending&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs. Candidates must be able to pass a background check.

For questions, please contact me, Brooke Michael, Program Development Specialist at [email protected].

Rowan College at Burlington County does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Team, I sat and passed (updated my A+), 220-1102 last night! Great exam, @comptia ! From the perspective of the Help Desk, the exam hit its target. Customer service is extremely important and that was stressed on this exam. The questions were real-world and gets you thinking. Hmmm...how would I handle this situation if I was helping this customer?

For those of you that are ramping up for this exam, know your testing objectives and how to troubleshoot them. Keep one thing in mind, CompTIA assumes the tester knows the objectives. They are testing you on the application.

Keep objective 4.7 in mind. Great customer service results in positive outcomes. Review the security domain, as well. So many various security issues that your customers have ?

@comptia @Stephen Schneiter @Rick Butler
~Russ

Hey everyone and Happy Monday! I wanted to throw this out there this week as we are a good ways into the NEW CompTIA SSO process, and wanted to make sure to address any questions around this topic.

So, instead of posing a question I will leave this open to anyone that may be experiencing issues, or just has questions around this topic. On Friday we will post some of our Best Practice and Resources information so you will be able to address or answer any questions from Students who may have them. See you then!

Happy Monday!

I hope you all enjoyed the last question of the week, and thank you to all who participated!

This week we are starting on a Monday, but the answer will still be provided for you on Friday. As always, who’s got the answer for the Question of the Week?


Question: Do you know about the new A+ workbench Labs?




Enjoy the rest of your week, and check back in Friday for our answer!

The Spring semester is history (grades in) and I'm scaling back from teaching, slipping into retirement. But as most of you know, I'm not very good at doing nothing. Below are the links for the first two articles in a series of articles that I think would ultimately lead to a series of labs that could benefit students and be completed on their SOHO wireless networks at a minimum cost (equipment is around $50) that will result in substantial savings on their electricity bill.

https://www.emporiaenergy.com/blog/managing-electrical-energy-costs-with-tou-limitations
https://www.emporiaenergy.com/blog/...cisions-on-time-of-use-electrical-consumption

Because of the large amount of valuable data being collected in this home project, it provides the opportunity for students to gain a general understanding of why machine learning makes sense and how, through the development of relatively simple coding, to automatically decide on where and when to toggle smart plugs and switches. This will be the focus of my next article.

The 4th article will focus on security techniques associated with isolating this network of IOT devices from my standard home network equipment since it is reasonable to assume these $10 smart plugs and other IOT devices were not built with security as a primary concern.

What makes this series of labs additionally appealing is the potential for reduced energy bills and the ecological benefit associated with the reduction of energy consumption.

Retirement now provides the opportunity to focus on these sort of "geekish experiments" that provide practical solutions to real-world problems. I'd appreciate your thoughts on this idea.

Thanks,

Steve

I would love to get your feedback. Why on the Reddit for CompTIA is there so much negativity toward official learning resources? Why does everyone almost always recommend Dion and Messer? So many of us are trying to teach to students and I can't help wonder if I should be using different resources. I certainly understand the advantage of using multiple resources, but due to time and budgets, I can't have/use everything.

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We are working on an exciting new project and wanted to see if you or anyone you know are interested in being a pilot school again.

We are creating a website where students, teachers, and other adult champions can access free courseware and learn more about technology. There will be curricula that can be taught in schools and self-guided lessons for students. In addition, we will be building a career cluster section, where students can learn about technology careers in different industries.

We are looking for some middle and junior-high schools to pilot some of our content beginning in August 2022. If you or someone you know is interested, please refer to the sign-up form below. There is more detail included in the link below.

https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/4aec0f9be3344eefa8d48ed7f0edf6c6

We will get in touch with the school as soon as we receive an application for additional instructions.

Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Thanks,

Tazneen Kasem
[email protected].

https://mitchelltech.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=88

Mitchell Tech is seeking an Instructor for the Information Systems Technology program. This is a full-time teaching position beginning August 1, 2022. Must have the ability to teach a broad range of core computer science courses including operating systems, networking, and introductory programming. Bachelor’s degree preferred. Minimum 3 years' experience in the computer technology field required.

Preference will be given to applicants who have related industry experience, teaching experience, evidence of teaching skills, ability to create lesson plans, and experience working with diverse student populations. Excellent time management, organization, and attention to detail are a plus.

Applicants must complete the online application for employment and upload their résumé and cover letter to the application. Apply at https://www.mitchelltech.edu/about/careers-at-mitchell-tech. For information, contact Dr. Carol Grode-Hanks, Vice President for Academics, at 605.995.7130 or email [email protected]. Candidates must be able to pass a state and federal criminal background check.

Benefits include health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid time off, tuition assistance program, and participation in the SD Retirement System.

Mitchell Technical College does not discriminate in its employment of policies and practices, or in its educational programs on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, disability, national origin, or ancestry, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other category protected by law.

I'm having trouble accessing Session 4 on on24, anyone else having the same problem?

Page looks like it's loading content but i can't see any of the handsome Gentlemen or resources after a few minutes it says " Webinar has concluded. Thank you for engaging with us"

Hi all

I've been trying to catch-up on the last A+ TTT sessions 11&12 , but on24 keeps saying the Content not available or is still being processed.

Anyone else out there getting the same issue?

Hi Everyone,

Just curious if anyone has a recording of a day 1 of 5 day delivery where they walk through the CertMaster Platform, show how to use it, tell the Learners how to use it, and then talk about the method they (as an Instructor) are going to use to deliver the course?

My thinking is that (depending on the size of the class) it would be like the first hour or less of the course.

Thanks everyone.

Jim Goughenour, Instructor | Consultant
Skyline Advanced Technology Services
[email protected]

Hi Everyone,

Say, have any of you done any work for a company named Force7 Training out of Colorado Springs, Colorado?

Thanks.

Jim Goughenour, Instructor | Consultant
Skyline Advanced Technology Services
[email protected]

Hi All

I wrote the CompTIA Data+ earlier this week and I passed! All the TTT content helped immensely and glad to have seen stuff that I have encountered in other training & consulting gigs.

I was surprised that I was not able to leave feedback after the exam. Normally PearsonVUE allows to submit feedback per question and feedback overall but that screen didn't show up. I have some feedback I'd like to provide during my experience of the Data+ exam. Where would be the most appropriate place to do this?

Also, because the Data+ voucher has not arrived yet, I paid for one out of the CompTIA Store. If I attended the TTT, and the voucher arrives, can I somehow be compensated by returning the voucher or can I just give it to someone else (since I have passed the exam already)? I needed to write it because I had opportunities to train it should I pass and didn't want to miss out on them.

Hi All!

I was just wondering if there is a place here on the CIN website, that shows the past classes you have relieved credit for or the courses you are currently registered for? Any info is much appreciated!

Thanks!