Michelle Peterson Posts

  • CompTIA Donation Helps Cedar Rapids Students Connect

    Oct 16, 2014, 15:54 PM by Michelle Peterson
    Many students in the diverse student body of Hoover Elementary in Cedar Rapids come from struggling families and nearly a quarter of their population is learning English for the first time. A donation from one of CompTIA’s member communities has been used on technology buys that will help students stay on track and help the school close its achievement gap.
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  • Boston Celtics Get an Assist from CompTIA’s IT Security Community

    Oct 7, 2014, 14:48 PM by Michelle Peterson
    Students at Boston’s Mildred Avenue K-8 School and Community Center can thank CompTIA’s IT Security Community and the Boston Celtics for help in renovating the center’s computer lab and teen space. With help from the Creating IT Futures Foundation, the IT Security Community donated $5,000 to the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation, which allocated the donation to its Player Choice Grant, a grant that allows members of the Celtics roster to vote on where the money should go.
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  • Gain C-Level Insight from Five Top Brass Speakers at the Fall ITSS Meeting

    Oct 2, 2014, 18:42 PM by Michelle Peterson
    Whether you want to learn about disruptive trends in IT, business transformation or just find sales solutions, you’ll hear secrets straight from the top at the Oct. 21 and 22 IT Services & Support Fall Community Meeting in Philadelphia.
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  • CertMaster Helps Management Consultant Understand the Breadth of A+

    Oct 1, 2014, 21:02 PM by Michelle Peterson
    CertMaster came through for an Irish woman studying for her CompTIA A+ exam. Management consultant Olive Brennan Herbst said CompTIA’s new learning tool helped her not only memorize the material; it gave her a full understanding of the material being presented. “It helped me ensure I passed,” she said.
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  • Training Institute Instructor Adds CertMaster to the Curriculum

    Sep 30, 2014, 21:37 PM by Michelle Peterson
    IT instructor Richard Tamme says the combined research from neurobiology, cognitive psychology and game studies used to create CertMaster will help hold students’ interest as they learn. “All those features are used in combination to create a very comprehensive learning tool that will work well for almost any student,” he said.
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  • Use Our Insights & Tools Resource Bundle to Get Your Head in the Cloud

    Sep 16, 2014, 21:55 PM by Michelle Peterson
    Combining research and market intelligence with our educational guides and resources, Five Tools to Jumpstart Your Cloud includes a variety of resources to give you a full understanding of this emerging technology, plus related channel trends and developments in the workforce. We’ve bundled complementary tools to make your study in cloud more digestible — a mini roadmap of sorts.
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  • Twenty-two Year Old Clocks Six CompTIA Certifications In Two Years

    Aug 27, 2014, 16:45 PM by Michelle Peterson
    Sporting a backwards ball cap and a friendly smile, Robert Kosydar looks like your average 22-year-old, but check out his resume and you’ll see he’s earned six CompTIA certifications in just two short years.
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  • Aspen Ski Resorts Provide a Picturesque Backdrop for One Help Desk Director

    Aug 27, 2014, 16:24 PM by Michelle Peterson
    About 20 ago, Robert Blanchard moved to Aspen for what he thought would be a temporary job —one that instead turned into a long and fulfilling IT career at a destination ski resort.
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  • Learn How Help From CompTIA Made University of Technology, Jamaica, a Global IT Leader

    Aug 11, 2014, 22:30 PM by Michelle Peterson
    An academic partnership with CompTIA is helping UTech Jamaica get certified and become part of the skills gap solution.
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  • IT Instructors Get a Sneak Peek at CertMaster, CompTIA’s New Training Tool

    Aug 11, 2014, 15:55 PM by Michelle Peterson
    In a presentation about the science of learning — and how it’s possible to trick the brain into learning and retaining information for longer than ever before — attendees of CompTIA’s Academy Educator Conference got an inside look at CertMaster, a new training tool that uses priming, spacing, analytics and engagement tools to help students learn.
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