1. Four Components to Certification Success

2. Welcome Mary Jo Slater Associate Professor, Office Technology
Community College of Beaver County
Monaca, PA

3. CCBC Office Technology
Going Green

4. Four Components Open Entry/Open Exit Textbooks/SAM Software Funding
Certiprep Software

5. Open Entry/Open Exit Learning Environment
Flexible, individualized attendance
Credit earning coursework without a traditional setting
Self-paced courses
Complete objectives in lab or at home
Seek instruction with lecture, video, textbook or tutor

6. Open Entry/Open Exit (cont)
Day – Evening – Online options with seamless instructor interaction
Students should attend the scheduled lecture time
Learning Environment – office setting
Collaboration
Reference Materials
Instructors – Live and Online Help

7. Objectives
Assignments
Exams
Non-Attendance

8. Timeframe Fall, Spring, Summer semesters – 15 weeks
Students may register three weeks into the semester
Students may meet objectives early

9. Textbooks -Illustrated Complete – Microsoft 2007
Certification objectives
Bundle – Office 2007, SAM, USB drive

10. SAM SAM Assessment Demonstrate computer knowledge – hands on

11. Blackboard Blackboard – Learning Management Collaboration
Assignment link
Resource Center

12. SmartTech SmartTech SmartBoard – Sympodium Lectures recorded
Sync classroom management software

13. Microsoft Ultimate Steal
Microsoft Office 2007
Students purchase for $59.95
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, One Note, Groove, Publisher, InfoPath, Accounting Express

14. Perkins Act
Federal funds to provide vocational-technical educational programs

15. Certiprep
Practice Test - experience (including time limitations and interface) certification exam technology to assess initial skills and preparedness
Learning Mode - feedback and step-by-step instruction for each question
Network license
Students may purchase per exam $34

16. Certification – Final Exam
Word Course
Students schedule exam
80% certification success
College is a Microsoft Testing Center

17. Associate Professor, Office Technology
Questions and Answers
Thank you
Mary Jo Slater
Associate Professor, Office Technology
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