RPI-Schenectady Academy Support Center Instructor Training Center Preparing for the A+ June 30, 2015 ITC Team

2 RPI-Schenectady A+ Prep Agenda  Introductions  Overview  Exam Objectives  Mapping ITE Curriculum to Exam Objectives  CompTIA Academy  Strategies for Preparing Students  Resources for Preparing Students  Questions

3 RPI-Schenectady Introductions Bernadette O’Brien James Wozniak Kevin Shannon

4 RPI-Schenectady Academy Overview Curriculum Alignment to Industry Certifications

5 RPI-Schenectady General Exam Information  BOTH the and exams must be passed for CompTIA A+ certification  Multiple choice questions as well as a few Performance Based Questions (PBQ)  PBQ Example PBQ Example  Student vouchers are available for the exams via the CompTIA Authorized Partner Program

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7 RPI-Schenectady CompTIA A+ Exam Objectives

8 RPI-Schenectady Objective Percentages DomainPercentage of Examination PC Hardware40% Networking27% Laptops11% Printers11% Operational Procedures11% Total100%

9 RPI-Schenectady Objective Percentages DomainPercentage of Examination Operating Systems33% Security22% Mobile Devices9% Troubleshooting36% Total100%

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11 RPI-Schenectady Resources Mapping IT Essentials Curriculum to A+ 801 and 802 exams Available in ITE resources folder on NetSpace Exam Objectives and Domain Percentages  Objectives Objectives  Objectives Objectives

12 RPI-Schenectady Academy Overview IT Essentials 5.0  12 chapters and chapter exams  Approximately 180 hands-on labs and activities  8 Cisco Packet Tracer activities and new mobile operating system (OS) simulator tool  Taught as one year course in HS  1 skills review exam, 1 checkpoint exam, 1 practice final, 1 final exam, 1 skills-based assessment, and 2 practice exams for CompTIA A+ certification  CompTIA Approved Quality Content - aligns with CompTIA A+ certification exams

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14 RPI-Schenectady CompTIA Academy  How to Join (It is free)  Benefits Academy Pricing on student certification exams - $89 each A+ (full price $194 each). Complimentary CompTIA certification exams for instructor after purchase of $500 worth of vouchers. Access to CompTIA’s library of research reports, white papers and webinars. Posters and marketing materials.

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16 RPI-Schenectady Strategies to Prepare students  Measureup.com or Testout.com are ideal for students to practice for the A+ exams both in and out of school.  Use the 2 included A+ practice exams in the IT Essentials 5.0 assignments section. Have students create study guides based on their individual feedback from the practice tests to help them determine where they should focus.  Use CompTIA A+ certified books that include CDs with practice exams to help expose students to a variety of potential test questions.  Choose a few problems as a daily “Do Now” in the beginning of class.  Make learning fun by giving students white boards with dry erase markers and go through practice tests on a projector where students get points for each correct answer and lose points for incorrect answers.

17 RPI-Schenectady Studying Resources  Cisco Networking Academy Cisco Networking Academy  Measure Up Measure Up  Test Out Test Out  A+ Complete Study Guide A+ Complete Study Guide Includes CD that contains: eBook Sybex Practice Exams Electronic Flash Cards  A+ Authorized Exam Cram A+ Authorized Exam Cram Includes CD that contains: Cram Sheet PDF 2 Complete Practice Exams

18 RPI-Schenectady CompTIA A+ Questions or Suggestions??

19 RPI-Schenectady Contact Us Bernadette O’Brien  James Wozniak Kevin Shannon

20 RPI-Schenectady Certiport Representative for potential free trial to measureup.com or other certifications: Jeff Thayne - A+ Classroom Poster computer-hardware/