IT Academy Boot CampDIGITAL LITERACY & PROFESSIONALISM

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Microsoft IT Academy

• What is the IT Academy (ITA)?• Who can participate?• Where to access the ITA?• What is Digital Literacy?• How to sign up and enroll?• Where to get more information and help?

What is the IT Academy? Free, online, self-paced technology training programs from Microsoft.

Available to you through an agreement between the: • BTC Library, • Washington State Library,• Washington State Legislature, • & Microsoft.

Why Participate in the IT Academy? ITA can help you improve your technology skills for career or personal development

ITA provides preparation for the Microsoft certification exams: • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)• Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)• Microsoft Certifications Solutions Associate/Expert

(MCSA/MCSE)

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Who Can Participate?

• ITA training through BTC is FREE to BTC Students, Staff, and Community Partners

• Bellingham Public Library and Whatcom County Library System libraries are offering ITA training for free to the public.

Where to access the ITA?

Look for the Microsoft IT Academy Link on the BTC Library’s homepage:

http://www.btc.ctc.edu/library

What is Digital Literacy?

“Digital literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share, and create content using information technologies and the Internet.”

Cornell University. "Digital Literacy Resource - Introduction." Digital Literacy Resource - Introduction. Retrieved from http://digitalliteracy.cornell.edu/welcome/dpl0000.html

Digital Literacy in Microsoft ITA

Series of Microsoft training courses for people who are new to working with computers, or who need a brush up on the basics.

No Enrollment Code required

•Computer Basics •The Internet, Cloud Services, and World Wide Web •Productivity Programs •Computer Security and Privacy •Digital Lifestyles

Explore!

Go to the library’s homepage: http://www.btc.ctc.edu/library

Click on the Microsoft IT Academy link

Click on the “Digital Literacy Training” Tab

Spend a few minutes exploring the Digital Literacy Module on your own…

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Other Modules - How to sign up and enroll?

• Set up (or have) a Microsoft email account• Choose your Learning Plan(s) • Get your Enrollment Code(s)• Enroll

Create Your MS Email Account

• Outlook• Live• Hotmail• Xbox

Choose Your Learning Plans1. Go to the library’s homepage:

http://www.btc.ctc.edu/library

2. Click on the “Microsoft IT Academy” link

3. Click on the “Learning Plans” tab

4. Spend a few minutes reviewing the Learning Plans

5. Choose at least one that you’d like to enroll in today

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Digital Literacy Library – for anyone, recommended for those new to working with computers (8 Courses) Enrollment Code: No Code Required

Microsoft Office 2010 – for anyone (20 Courses) Enrollment Code: SNWS96HWKE76GT

Microsoft Office 2013 – for anyone (11 Courses) Enrollment Code: 9X3J EEWAJ SJ 222

Partners in Learning: Microsoft Teaching with Technology – for teachers and trainers (6 Courses) Enrollment Code: BK8YSAFZZ69Z3W

SQL Server Library – for developers and intermediate to advanced SQL server users (38 Courses) Enrollment Code: PDYWRU93C9M35J

SharePoint Library – for developers and intermediate to advanced SharePoint users (31 Courses) Enrollment Code: BX3943C7YWUJ VW

Administering Office 365 – for Office 365 administrators (9 Courses) Enrollment Code: 2X7CLSUUSWCAZ5

Other Servers and Tools – for information workers and business networks (29 Courses) Enrollment Code: UJ ZP4AJ 88ZTTKB

All Technology Library – for Information Workers (34 Courses) Enrollment Code: LC82VQVM8WW22B

Designing Active Directory I nfrastructure and Services in Windows Server 2008 – for intermediate to advanced Windows Server information workers (41 Courses) Enrollment Code: RF8BFRUNYTPCPM

Find Your Learning Plan(s) Enrollment Codes

Enroll in Your Courses – step by step

1. Go to the library’s homepage: http://www.btc.ctc.edu/library

2. Click on the Microsoft IT Academy link

3. Click on the Microsoft IT Academy – Overview Tab

4. Click on the “Get to Your ITA Courses Here” link

5. Sign with your Microsoft Email Account

6. Find your name in the upper right-hand corner and click on the drop down arrow

7. Click on “Redeem enrollment code”

8. Enter your Learning Plan code and Email address

9. Submit!

Where to get more information and help?

•Go to the library’s homepage:

http://www.btc.ctc.edu/library

•Click on the Microsoft IT Academy link

•Click on the “FAQs & Help” Tab

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Questions?

Please complete the post-workshop survey before you go.

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