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Introduction

Academy Orientation-Chapter 1

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This Session…

1. Program Overview

2. Digital Opportunities

3. Navigation

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The Internet and Education

• The great equalizers of the 21st century

• People and countries can effectively harness the power of information and knowledge

• Creates economic opportunities

• Builds technology savvy workers

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The Cisco Networking Academy Program

• Timely response to global economic issues

• Alliance among Cisco and education, business, government, and communities

• Prepares students for higher education in computer science and engineering as well as for networking- and IT-related jobs

• It also creates a qualified talent pool that can design, build, and maintain the Internet infrastructure

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Since it’s founding in 1997…

• …the Academy program has grown to more than 9,800 Networking Academies in 50 US states and over 146 countries.

• Over 260,000 students are enrolled in Academies in high schools, colleges and universities, technical schools, community-based organizations, and other educational programs around the world.

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Academy classes:

• Instructors deliver curriculum via e-learning, or Internet-enabled education

• Content delivery in up to nine languages

• Provide high school and college students and transitioning workers with in-demand Internet technology skills

• Builds on real world experience

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Industry Certification

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification

• World Organization of Webmasters Certified Web Design Apprentice (CWDS) certification

• CompTIA Network+ and CompTIA A+ certifications

• BICSI Registered Level I, Installer Exam

• Sun Microsystems Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform

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Academy Related Initiatives

• Ecosystem

• Digital Divide

• Least Developed Countries

• Work Place Learning

• Cisco Learning Institute (CLI)

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E-Learning

• Interactive multimedia curricula

• Online testing

• Performance-based skills assessment

• Classroom management through a Web interface

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Global Learning Network

The Global Learning Network - Services Manager (GLN-SM) is a component of the Global Learning Network

This system stores information about assets

The GLN-SM allows Academies to track the following

Curriculum Delivery

Personalized Feedback Display Pages

Net Labs

More Information

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This Session…

1. Program Overview

2. Digital Opportunities

3. Navigation

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Digital Opportunities

Cisco launched three projects to support Academies serving the digital divide:

1. Digital Opportunities Web Site

2. The digitalbridge listserv

3. Donations Program

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Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

• Through the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Initiative, Cisco has established the Cisco Networking Academy Program in over half of the world’s least developed countries.

To learn more, please visit…

www.cisco.com/edu/ldci

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Gender Initiative

• A project designed to increase women’s access to IT training and career opportunities through the Cisco Networking Academy Program

• For more information on this project, please visit the Gender Initiative website:

http://cisco.netacad-currdev.net/gender

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This Session…

1. Program Overview

2. Digital Opportunities

3. Navigation

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Academy Connection

A personalized online community for

Instructor sites

Administrator sites

Student sites

Alumni

It contains new applications and tools to…

Manage instructor and student access

Assessment functionality

Class management

User management

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Academy Connection Pages Are Divided Into Four Main Sections

• Top navigation bar

• Left navigation bar

• Right navigation bar

• Content area

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The Instructor Home Page Consists of Five Main Sections

Headlines Teach (manage

student and instructor classes)

Learn (manage own training)

Professional Development

Communicate (email, posting, reporting)

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The Administrator Home Page Consists of Three Main Sections

Headlines

Manage

Link to Academy Information

Add an Academy

Add curriculum

Add classes and users

View reports

Manage plans and users

Communicate

Send email

Post to groups

Message Boards

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The Student Home Page Consists of Five Main Sections

Headlines

Learn

Career Development

Communicate

Academy and Program Information

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What's New Link

• For future versions of the Orientation Course look to the “What’s New” section for additions and changes to this site

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