[Aries] Certification Preparation
Aaron
aaron at aries.net
Wed Jul 11 02:03:16 EST 2007
It's never a problem, Sue (and everyone on the AU mailing list)! I'm always
available to help, and please send me any comments you have on Aries
curricula and systems. We're always updating, and are in the middle of major
updates to Hardare, OS, and our systems so we'll especially appreciate
feedback on these items so that we can provide you and the students with the
tools you need.
Cheers,
Aaron
Good luck on the exam!!
Aaron Groenewold Technology Support / Technical Writer Aries Technology 1445
W. 12th Place Tempe, AZ 85281 aaron at aries.net www.aries.net tel: fax:
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Healey, Sue" <SHealey at tintern.vic.edu.au>
To: "Aries Teachers' Mailing List" <aries at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 9:36 PM
Subject: RE: [Aries] Certification Preparation
> Aaron,
>
> Thanks for your comprehensive reply. I am starting with a new group of
students next week and am looking forward to using the updated course.
>
> I have read though the new desktop reference called 'A+ in a Nutshell: a
desktop quick reference' and 'CompTIA A+ 2006 Q&A' by Thomson Course
Technology and want to take the Essentials exam next week. I will let you
know how it went after the exam.
>
> Regards,
>
> Sue
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: aries-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Clarke Stevenson
> Sent: Tue 3/07/2007 10:24 AM
> To: 'Aries Teachers' Mailing List'
> Subject: FW: [Aries] Certification Preparation
>
>
>
>
> Hi Sue,
>
> When we first heard that Comptia had a new exam for the A+, I took
and
> passed the exam and downloaded their new objectives. They are mixing the
> hardware and OS aspects in all of their exams, and as you mentioned it's
> Essentials and then one of three other exams: (bench tech, field tech,
help
> desk). Each of the three has varying amounts of the same main objective
> categories of: computer components, OS, printers/scanners, networks,
> security, and professionalism. I cross referenced their objectives with
> Aries objectives and added any content that didn't match up with theirs.
The
> main things we added were the soft skills. I added this to the
> troubleshooting lessons, but we'll also be updating our Welcome to the
> Workforce mini-curriculum that covers all of the soft skills of job
> attainment and on the job people skills. The rest of the updates were just
> adding a few more small details since we already have computer components,
> OS, printers/scanners, networking, security, and professionalism in both
> Hardware and OS.
> We've even gone a bit further and are adding Vista even though that
> isn't covered, and I've added advanced Command Line tools to OS, more of
the
> new technologies that are out to Hardware, and we've added (and will
> continue to add with subsequent versions) more interactive simulations and
> labs to both HW and OS to keep students engaged and offer as many hands on
> experiences regardless of school's labs. I remember the days of small
class
> budgets only too well!
> From taking the Comptia exam and checking their objectives, I've made
> sure Aries curriculum covers all the concepts that Comptia covers. If you
> have any comments or recommendations on this after you've taken the test
and
> have taught with Aries new curriculum versions, please send them to me and
> I'll make sure they become part of newer versions since we are constantly
> updating our curriculas.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Aaron
>
>
>
> Aaron Groenewold
> Technology Support / Technical Writer Aries
> Technology
> 1445 W. 12th Place
> Tempe, AZ 85281
> aaron at aries.net
> www.aries.net tel:
> fax: 602-388-8532
> 480-967-8422
>
>
>
>
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Healey, Sue" <SHealey at tintern.vic.edu.au>
> To: "Aries Teachers' Mailing List" <aries at edulists.com.au>
> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 9:18 PM
> Subject: RE: [Aries] RE: Sem 2 Disks for Aries?
>
>
> > Can I ask how the new struucture of the A+ Essential exam is being
> reflected by the curriculum. From the books based on the new exam
structure
> students now need to have both hardware and OS knowledge before they can
sit
> the Essentials exam. I want to sit this new exam in July to expereince the
> new version.
> >
> > Sue Healey
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: aries-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Aaron
> > Sent: Sat 23/06/2007 3:34 AM
> > To: Aries Teachers' Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [Aries] RE: Sem 2 Disks for Aries?
> >
> >
> > Hi Clarke,
> >
> > Wendy posted Hardware version 8.0 today and it will be enabled in a
> few hours. I'm sure CDs will follow, and you can talk to her or Wayne
about
> when she predicts this will be. Just an FYI, we have a demo of what we've
> done to OS so far, but not an Alpha or Beta version. I'm completely
redoing
> lessons 1-15 and updating 16-30. Creating new material takes time and I'm
> just finishing up lesson 9. Lessons 10-15 on Vista will take me one more
> week, I'll need one more week to create labs, exercises, quizes, etc and
> then we'll have to give Wendy time for Quality Analysis before it's
posted.
> So perhaps we'll have OS posted around the end of July and CDs at some
point
> after that. I'll keep you updated. Have a good weekend.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Aaron
> >
> >
>
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> > Aaron Groenewold
> > Technology Support / Technical Writer Aries Technology
> > 1445 W. 12th Place
> > Tempe, AZ 85281
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Clarke Stevenson <mailto:clarke.stevenson at bigpond.com>
> > To: 'Andrew Bleach' <mailto:Andrew.Bleach at det.wa.edu.au>
> > Cc: wayne at aries.net ; 'Aries Teachers' Mailing List'
> <mailto:aries at edulists.com.au> ; 'Aries.Technology'
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> > Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 6:20 PM
> > Subject: [Aries] RE: Sem 2 Disks for Aries?
> >
> >
> > Dear Andrew and Aries list members
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for your email.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have had a discussion with Aries USA today and they have informed me
> that there is an imminent upgrade of the Sem II curriculum, fully
re-vamped
> to include Vista.
> >
> >
> >
> > Therefore at this stage, ARIES will NOT be issuing CDs of Version 6.1 to
> schools.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have also been informed that there is a BETA version of this that I
can
> let schools look at. Let me know and I'll arrange a login for you.
> >
> >
> >
> > Unfortunately, if you want to deliver 6.1 you will have to use the
online
> accounts that will be issued to you when you request a class.
> >
> >
> >
> > If you have any questions, please contact me directly.
> >
> >
> >
> > Clarke Stevenson
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
> > Skype clarke.stevenson
> >
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew Bleach [mailto:Andrew.Bleach at det.wa.edu.au]
> > Sent: Monday, 18 June 2007 10:55 AM
> > To: clarke.stevenson at bigpond.com
> > Subject: Sem 2 Disks for Aries?
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Clark,
> >
> >
> >
> > Just begun the Aries sem 2 course, setting up the class etc. Noticed
the
> exam bank is version 6.1. Currently at school we only have curriculum
disk
> 5.0. Is there a upgrade from V5.0 to version 6.1 and if so could we have
> it?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > Andy Bleach
> >
> > Mandurah Senior College
> >
> >
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