CompTIA Network+ Training - 7/31/2006

Tonight we covered three chapters – 15-17.  Great job tonight, I know some of this can get kind of dry, but you guys held in there great.  Next week, we’ll do the remaining three chapters of the book, on 8/14 we’ll have our last test (short of the final) and then use the remaining time that night and 8/21 to do Transcenders.  Remember, if you don’t have to be here on the night of the final, you DON’T have to come on the 8/28.

Homework:

• Chapter 15 – Questions 1-10


• Chapter 16 – Questions 1-10


• Chapter 17 – Questions 1-10

MS Frontpage - 7/31/2006

More work on the Web sites!  Keep them coming, they’re looking great!

Homework:

• Start finalizing the web sites.

Marketing - 7/31/2006

We learned about marketing segmentation, targeting and positioning today (Chapter 7)

Homework:

• Chapter 7 – Pick 7 vocabulary words to define.

Desktop Publishing - 7/27/2006

Today’s fun-filled project was to make a Get-A-Job kit, which included a resume, a cover letter, and an envelope to send it all in!

Windows 2000 Networking/OS - 7/26/2006

If you read the previous entry, you’ll see that I forgot to post the classwork – a nice six days late.  Today we fixed Houston’s computer.  The computer may come back in a couple of weeks: he basically wants to switch the drives in the computer so that he can boot off of what is currently his “F” drive.  

TEST NEXT WEEK (8/2)

Homework:

• No homework

Pro/Server - 7/25/2006

OOPS!  I just realized, six days after the fact, that I had forgotten to post a blog entry about class!  So… here it goes:

We first had an exam, and then did the very beginnings of Chapter Six, which we’ll continue on August 1 (can you freakin’ believe it?!?).  We finished out the remainder of the class on Transcenders.

Oh, and:

I WANT TO SEE MORE CERT PASSES!  

Homework:

• No homework

CompTIA Network+ Training - 7/24/2006

Tonight’s class was devoted to Exams only.  Get ready for next week, when we’ll be covering Chapter 15 & 16.

Homework:

• Read Chapters 15 & 16.

MS Frontpage - 7/24/2006

Today we worked more on our web sites.  Keep on chugging, they’re looking great!

Homework:

• Keep on working!

Marketing - 7/24/2006

This morning we heard from Nick Brown, the Marketing Coordinator at WBKO.  Please drop Nick an e-mail at nick.brown@wbko.com and let him know what you thought of his presentation today!

Homework:

• No homework!

Desktop Publishing - 7/21/2006

Today we made cards!

Windows 2000 Networking/OS - 7/19/2006

Today we covered the last three chapters of the book: chapters 10-12.  Be ready for a test next week!

Homework:

• Chapter 10 – 12: Multiple Choice Questions

Pro/Server - 7/18/2006

Today we took the first hour of class and finished up Chapter Five, dealing with DNS. Make sure you guys know the concepts in Chapter 5 (WINS, DHCP, DNS) as they will be very important next semester!!

Remember: TEST NEXT WEEK!!! The test will be over Chapters 7-12 of the Pro book.

After the first break, we did some Transcenders. LIVE AND BREATHE THESE TRANSCENDERS.

Keep Kim in your prayers as she takes her A+ Hardware exam on Thursday.

Homework:

• Chapter Five – Review Questions/Lab

CompTIA Network+ Training - 7/17/2006

Tonight’s class covered chapters 13-14 which dealt with sharing and TCP/IP.  After covering both classes, we had an optional review over the test we’ll be having next week (no excuses!) over Chapters 7-14.  BE READY!

Homework:

• Chapter 13 – Questions 1-10


• Chapter 14 – Questions 1-10

MS Frontpage - 7/17/2006

Work continued on the web site projects.  They’re looking great guys, keep up the good work!

Homework:

• No homework!

Marketing - 7/17/2006

Today’s class was the test over Chapters 2-5.  Next week, be ready for Nick Brown, who is the marketing coordinator for WBKO, who will be talking about the different aspects that go into choosing a time slot to advertise in.  It’ll be REALLY interesting – Don’t miss it!

Homework:

• No homework

Desktop Publishing - 7/13/2006

Today we did Calendars!

Homework:

• Is there ever homework?!?

Windows 2000 Networking/OS - 7/12/2006

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Pro/Server - 7/11/2006

Welcome to the Server portion of our class!  The good news about the Server book is that Chapters 1-3 is identical to the Pro book.  Given that tasty little fact, we started class today by covering chapter 4 while Server installed, and then after lunch covered the DHCP/WINS portion of chapter 5.  Next week, we’ll cover the rest of Chapter 5 (we’ll have the questions from Ch 5 as homework next week, GET READY!).

Also, if you see or talk to Tony, tell him congrats.  He passed his Network+ exam this afternoon!

EDIT (7/13): Brian White passed his A+ Hardware exam yesterday afternoon!!!!

Homework:

• Chapter 4 – Questions.  No Lab.

    

CompTIA Network+ Training - 7/10/2006

Welcome back to school!  Tonight we hit it hard by covering chapters 10-12!  In those chapters, we covered protocols, TCP/IP and Network Operating Systems.

Homework:

• Chapter 10 – Questions 1-10


• Chapter 11 – Questions 1-10


• Chapter 12 – Questions 1-10

MS Frontpage - 7/10/2006

Welcome to the final sprint for the Frontpage class!  I passed out the requirements for your final project today, and many of you got big running starts!  The project is due on August 29 – if you get finished early, you are DONE for the semester!  Sing and rejoice!

Homework

• Continue work on the project!

Marketing - 7/10/2006

Welcome back!  Today we covered Chapter 5, which dealt with consumer behavior.  We didn’t quite get finished with the chapter, so make sure that you read the remainder of what we didn’t cover.  Next week, we’ll be having a test over Chapter 2-5.  

Homework:

• No homework since you have a test to study for!