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Kudos! and Congratulations!
-- Every year Cisco holds its NetRiders Competition. All CACC's networking students participated and qualified for the first round. We are very proud of the following students who placed in the TOP TEN for the STATE OF ILLINOIS, giving us 6 of the top 10 place winners in the State:
Blaise Aarup
Raylene Bradley
Wyatt Freeman
Steve Jefferies
Zach White
Matt Wilde
-- Our Student of the Month is Scott Manley from Southeast High. Congratulations, Scott!
Scott joins other Students of the Month from our class: Evan Barber, Austin Bergschneider, and Dillon Farris
Cisco Students Do Well in all aspects of life!
-- Wyatt Freeman has been named an Illinois Cap Scholar by the University of Illinois at Springfield.
-- Jesse Hubbard received the 2010 All Conference Award for Nose Guard. He's also on the Top 100 State Football Roster (Illinois High School Sports Association).
-- Raylene Bradley from New Berlin received a competitive award for raising Llamas from the American Llama Association. Ask Raylene to show you some of her llama photos!
-- Anthony Swann was featured on the WICS news in a story on hockey. Anthony plays left wing for the SHG Cyclones. Anthony will be in the Championship Game for Lincolnland High Hockey. We wish Anthony and his team well!!!
http://www.wics.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wics_vid_3216.shtml
Certifications
We are pushing up our sleeves and digging in to reach our CERTIFICATION goals. New certification tests have been released and we are preparing! The Cisco CCENT Certification validates the ability to install, operate and troubleshoot a small enterprise branch network, including basic network security. With a CCENT, a network professional demonstrates the skills required for entry-level network support positions - the starting point for many successful careers in networking. The curriculum covers networking fundamentals, WAN technologies, basic security and wireless concepts, routing and switching fundamentals, and configuring simple networks. CCENT is the first step of two steps in achieving CCNA, which covers medium size enterprise branch networks with more complex connections.
Connecting After High School: The Next Step
We have had two speakers from colleges visit our classroom this month. First, we thank Jessica Yordy from DeVry College who presented "How to Market Yourself to the College of Your Choice". We've also thank Dan Burgess from WestWood College for his excellent presentation "Finding the Right Fit for College".
We've also attended a Microsoft Virtual Conference that included:
-- Speakers from India, the U.S., and Brazil presenting on cloud computing, emerging technologies and new careers
-- Technical sessions for power users of different O/S
In celebration of Technical Education, we've also virtually attended:
-- Microsoft Career Fair (met online various employers seeking technically skilled professionals)
-- Soft Skill Session Workshop (reviewed resume-writing secrets, interviewing tips, and how to self market in a digital world)
All Students
-- Students are discussing the implications of location-based social networking sites, how they intersect with technology and contribute both negatively and positively to society. Each student will write a position paper and present an oral argument to a panel of class peers.
-- Students are completing a review of Math WorkKeys on (mixed) Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
-- Students are also completing a review of Literacy WorkKeys on Determining Word Meaning through Context.
Working in the Cisco Discovery 2 Curriculum
-- Explain the roles of citizens, businesses, the military, education, and science in defining the Internet;
-- Describe common Internet Standards and how they are reached;
-- Define the process of delivering the Internet to end users, including dialup access, DSL, cable modem and satellite;
-- Compare tools used to map the Internet such as ping, traceroute and tracert;
-- Describe border gateway routers that enable enterprise customers;
-- Describe different types of servers including email, network address assignment, web space and FTP hosting;
-- Identify the Internet hierarchy (Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3);
-- Describe the roles and responsibilities within an ISP including Provisioning, NOC, OnSite Installation and Help Desk;
-- Consoling into 2600 series and 1700 series routers and configuring ethernet and serial ports with simple protocols.
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