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

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.

You can install it with "dnf install cheat" (Fedora/RedHat/CentOS) or "apt install cheat" (Ubuntu/Debian) or "pacman -S cheat" (Arch) or "zypper install cheat" (SuSE):

Access key for the TtT attendee received with many thanks !
Working fine

I will be teaching using Cetmaster learn & labs for Cloud+ in the Fall. In preparation, I am working on my syllabus and am required to have grade weights posted. Is there a spreadsheet breakdown of scoring for PBQ, assisted/applied labs, practice questions, and final assessment?

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].

So... Braindump sites are everywhere. And then there's videos like these...

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Where the creator specifically goes over the question and confirms that the question is on the exam.

Can CompTIA confirm that:

• They are protecting the value of our certifications by cracking down on dump sites like ExamTopics?
• They are protecting the value of our certification by revoking certification status for know NDA breakers?

I dislike pointing to specific people like Selena, but this stuff is really blatant.

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]

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.

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 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]

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"

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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Hey everyone, Happy Friday and happy Memorial Day weekend! In honor of the holiday, we will NOT have a question next week so please keep an eye out the following week, see you all back here on Tuesday!

For this week's question, we hope you have all had a smooth journey so far with CompTIA's launch of our new SSO (Single Sign-On). So for today, we will be sharing some heklpful links and bets practices should the need for any additional support or questions arise. So here you go:

1. For a quick rundown of how the new Single Sign-On works, please click our walkthrough tutorial here: CompTIA Single Sign-On Demo Tutorial

2. Here are some additional Help articles to assist for our specific product platforms. Depending on the way you access your products today, the help links below will guide you to the proper information regarding sign-on.

Products within SSO:
Products outside of SSO: https://help.comptia.org/hc/en-us/a...-products-outside-of-your-CompTIA-SSO-account

In comptia store there is only the access key for student
The certmaster labs for network+ has the access key for instructor and access key for student or the key type are the same?
thanks in advance

Hi All,

I am looking for some new activities to use in teaching A+ classes. Is anyone willing to share favourite Kahoots or other activities we can use?

(You can share Kahoots for other certifications as well, they're all useful eventually!)


Thanks everyone!

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!

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!

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?

There are some great talks in there, including Jim Manico’s epic OWASP keynote:

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This is a great addition for any Security+/CySA+/Pentest+/CASP+ course.

The instructor guide code Stephen sent out does not work. Anyone else having a similar issue?

Hey everyone, we got some great responses and insight already, so I will continue some of those messages and provide our insight as well. Please see the attached file for more detail and screenshots of the specific product platforms and functionality.

CertMaster Learn
As we know with CertMaster Learn, this is the FIRST step into learning, where a lot of concepts are new, and the learners are really just taking in everything they can in their first step of preparing to become certified. Within each lesson, the learners will have "Practice Questions" which are timed (just like the certification exam) but will be presented in groups of 10-15 questions per lesson. Once ALL of the lessons have been completed, it is now time to take the FINAL ASSESSMENT. For CertMaster Learn, this is the final step into validating the learner's grasp of the concepts and material, and a decision can be made to move to the certification exam, or into further validating their skills with the use of CertMaster Practice.

Pro Tip: Within the "Resources" section in CertMaster Learn (left margin, at the bottom underneath Game Center) you will see a document titled "Mapping Course Content." This document will come in handy either when preparing for the exam, or if you are taking the exam again. This will highlight ALL lessons within CertMaster Learn and how they map to the CompTIA Exam objectives for that specific certification exam. Please urge your Students to pay attention to this document and keep it handy.

CertMaster Practice
With CertMaster Practice, we have moved from the learner mentality into the "Test-Prep" mindset. CertMaster Practice is chock full of exam review questions (700-1000) and are presented in groups of around 12-30 depending on the module and exam objective weight that is covered within the certification exam. Again, the Practice Test within CertMaster Practice will help solidify the learner's knowledge and fully validate their readiness for the certification exam.

Pro Tip: When using the timed Practice Test within CertMaster Practice, because we have already learned and absorbed all of the content from CertMaster Learn, we can use this test at the BEGINNING of CertMaster Practice as our first-step validation to see where the learner left off in CertMaster Learn. Once going through more practice modules, we can use this again in the MIDDLE and lastly at the END to help further validate the learner's readiness for full certification. Best practice is 2-3 times through the practice test with a score of 85-90% or higher (only 80% is needed to pass the certification exam, but this will give your Student a buffer as the questions will somewhat vary on the high-stakes exam)

I haven't been able to attend the last few webinars live, since I am now teaching some evening classes which conflict timewise. I have been listening to the on-demand content but I haven't heard (Or I've missed) Allen mention the list he talked about posting regarding Kahoot exercises (or others) that he had been asking attendees to post in the meeting chat. Did that get posted somewhere that I missed, or is it still something that's being worked on?

Are instructors entitled to Free license of CompTIA Learn + Labs + Practice for instructors? If so, how do we avail of them?