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Academy Support Center
Instructor Training Center
Academy Update
March 4, 2014
David Kotfila, Bernadette O’Brien, Michael Knichel
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Academy Update - Agenda
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Introductions
NetRiders
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Conferences
CCNA curriculum
New Courses
Professional Development
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Summer Training
Packet Tracer Test Questions
NetSpace
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Introductions
RPI-Schenectady ASC ITC
David Kotfila - RPI
Bernadette O’Brien - Schenectady
Instructor Trainers
Karen Woodard, Michael Knichel,
John Rullan, Robert Cannistra,
Arnold Ramsaren, Wil Widulski
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NetRiders
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NetRiders
 Event will be held once a year (Spring)
 2 competitions happening concurrently
CCENT: uscan_CCENT_cisco
CCNA: uscan_CCNA_netacad
 Students compete as individuals
 2 Rounds (proctoring required)
 Instructor must also register
Deadline for Registering is March 14th
www.academynetriders.com
NetRiders_USCAN@external.cisco.com
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RPI-Schenectady Conference June 26-27, 2014
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RPI-Schenectady Conference June 26-27, 2014
 Held on the New Hampshire Technical College Campus, Concord,
NH
 Keynote speaker: John Morgridge, Chairman Emeritus of Cisco
and "Father of the Cisco Networking Academy.“
 Cost: $100--includes breakfast and lunch both days and instructor
appreciation event Thursday.
 Technical topics include: CCNA and IT Essentials Labs, Multi-area
OSPF, IPv6 , EtherChannel, Security, Netflow, Updates from Cisco,
Best Practices, and much more...
 Jackie Barker, Joni Blakeslee, Marie Zwickert to hear your concerns
 Hotel: Courtyard Marriott-$105
 SAVE THE DATE!
 Special Thanks to the NHTI team who are hosting the event: Fred
Lance, William Shurbert, Aaron Conn and Gary Hendley.
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Conference Questions?
 What do you need to know?
 Registration Site will be available April 15th
 Hotel available now.
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Virtual Conference March 18-19
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Virtual Conference March 18-19
Educating the Architects of the Internet of Everything
Join academy instructors from around the world for
instructor professional development with Cisco.
Explore the virtual environment designed to
connect all of us for two days of:
Live sessions and chats with Cisco leaders
On-demand sessions from NetAcad teams and
instructors
Peer share with peers over blogs, chats
Have fun with games and a chance of prizes
Register Now
https://www.netacad.com/web/about-us/virtual-academy-conference
Have
fun with games and a chance of prizes
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Spring Professional Development
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Spring Professional Development
 Focus on new topics in the curriculum
 Topics: IPv6, Etherchannel, OSPFv3, Multi-area OSPF,
HSRP
 Dates: April 8, April 22 and May 6th
 Delivered via WEBEX. Headset needed for best
participation
 Registration for all classes at
http://www.cs.rpi.edu//~kotfid/PD/
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Summer Training
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Free Summer 2014 Instructor Camps
 CCNA instructor boot camp for those who want to pass the
cert exam (or enhance their skills and interact with other
instructors)
 Virtual. Date TBD
 CCNA Security instructor camp at RPI - Tentative July 7-11.
The class will be taught by Michael Knichel.
 Free of charge to those who are affiliated with us.
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Summer Instructor Training
 IT Essentials. RPI July 7 – 11
 Need Training. Let us Know ASAP
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Equipment Donation
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Equipment – I am a fanatic!
Working a year on a major equipment donation.
Expecting 50 2950T switches the week of March 19th.
Email me your requests.
You must be willing to come to Troy, NY to pick the equipment
up. No shipments.
david.kotfila@gmail.com
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Curriculum Routing and Switching
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The Differences!
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Certification Alignment
 CCNA RS 1 Introduction to Networks
 CCNA RS 2 Routing & Switching Essentials
 Align to the CCENT certification 100-101
 CCNA RS 3 Scaling Networks
 CCNA RS 4 Connecting Networks
 All four align to CCNA Routing & Switching 200-120
 If you take 100-101 exam, then take 200-101
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Exploration 1 versus RS Intro
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Discovery 1 versus RS Intro
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Exploration 2 versus RS Essentials
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Discovery 2 versus RS Essentials
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New Courses
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New Courses
Objectives
 Address market shifts and skills gap
Meet global demand for technical skills beyond core routing and
switching
Increase workforce readiness skills
 Expand learning opportunities
Provide introduction to essential and emerging networking
technology skills
Supplement with career and collaboration skills
 Engage learners directly
Extend access to all NetAcad students
Provide options to self-enroll for self-paced, self-directed
learning
Grow the pipeline for core NetAcad ICT offerings
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New Courses
Entrepreneurship Course Overview
Available
Now!
 Helps students develop an entrepreneurial mindset
 Teaches skills such as business planning,
negotiation, financial literacy, and problem solving
 Content organized into 7 modules that include
practice activities and quizzes to test understanding
 Students can self-enroll, or instructors can teach this
course in their classrooms
 Available in English, Arabic, and Spanish
 Estimated time to complete: 10-15 hours
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New Courses
Introduction to Cybersecurity Course Overview
 Introduces the importance of cybersecurity and current trends in
industry
 Content organized in 7 modules that include presentations and
panel discussions with industry experts
 Activities, videos and additional resources for students to explore
 Assessments include a pre-test, 7 quizzes, 1 final exam
 Students can self-enroll
 Available in English
 Estimated time to complete: 20 hours
Available
Now!
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New Courses – Partner Course
Linux Essentials Course Overview
 Curriculum developed by Network Development Group (NDG) for
Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
 Instructor-led online curriculum
 Aligns with Linux Essentials Certificate of Achievement
 Targeted to entry-level Linux professionals
 Currently in Market Trial
 One semester course
 No additional equipment is required for this course.
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Linux – Course Topics
Module
Title
Topics Covered
Module 1
Running Linux As an Operating System
• Linux evolution and popular operating systems
• Choosing an operating system
Module 2
Evaluate Available Applications
• Major open source applications
• Understanding open source software and
licensing
Module 3
Buzzword Bingo
• ICT skills and working in Linux
Module 4
Command Line Basics
• Basics of using the Linux command line
Module 5
Getting Help
Module 6
Listing Files and Directories
• Using the command line to get help
• Using directories and listing files
• Creating, moving and deleting Files
Module 7
Archiving and Un-archiving Files
• Archiving files on the command line
Module 8
Pies, Redirection, and REGEX
• Searching and extracting data from files
Module 9
Scripting Commands
• Turning commands into a script
Module 10
Understanding Computer Hardware
• Understanding computer hardware
Module 11
Linux Data Locations
• Where data is stored
Module 12
Poking Around the Network
• Your computer on the network
Module 13
See Who Is on Your System
• Basic security and identifying user types
Module 14
Create a New User
• Creating users and groups
Module 15
Ownership and Permissions
• Managing file permissions and ownership
Module 16
Securing Files and Directories with Special
Permissions
• Special directories and files
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Packet Tracer
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Packet Tracer questions in Tests
 Issues have been resolved
 Cisco now have signed certificates.
 The exams will work in the latest versions of Chrome,
FF and IE
 New updates to Java may cause new issues
 Please contact me if you continue to have problems
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NetSpace
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NetSpace
 Tips and tricks
 Communities
 Where are the community downloads?
 Where are the Bridging Materials?
 What is new?
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Grant Opportunities
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Grant Opportunities
Grants available from Cisco for developing innovative,
replicable strategies:
 To improve recruitment and retention in the academy
program
 To prepare and place academy students in the IT
workforce
Contact: Marie Zwickert
mzwicker@cisco.com
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Corporate Partners
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Corporate Partners
 Red River http://www.redriver.com/
 Core BTS http://www.corebts.com/splash/
 Nfrastructure http://www.nfrastructure.com/
 Annese & Associates http://www.annese.com/
 IP Logic http://www.iplogic.com
 Custom Computers http://www.customonline.com/
 These companies cannot hire enough qualified individuals!
 Help you with internships, co-ops, career days
 Possible source of used/new equipment
 Take a corporate partner to lunch
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Contact Us
 David Kotfila
david.kotfila@gmail.com
 Bernadette O’Brien
obrienb@schenectady.k12.ny.us
 Michael Knichel
m.Knichel@gmail.com
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