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Microsoft IT Academy Program. Microsoft Learning Deployment Team. Winter 2013. Agenda. What is MOAC?. 1. What resources are included?. MOAC Features. 2. How to access & MOAC resources. 3. 4. What is “MOAC”?. MOAC is an acronym that stands for
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Microsoft IT Academy Program Microsoft Learning Deployment Team Winter 2013
Agenda What is MOAC? 1 What resources are included? MOAC Features 2 How to access & MOAC resources 3 4
What is “MOAC”? • MOAC is an acronym that stands for • Microsoft Official Academic Curriculum • Published by Wiley for Microsoft • MOAC provides everything academic instructors need to plan, prepare, and conduct hands-on classes with a goal of certification for students
What resources are included? • MOS Resources: • Instructor’s Guide • Student e- Textbooks (found on the Member site) • Teacher PowerPoint presentations –with lecture notes • Test Banks • MTA Resources • Instructor’s Guide • Classroom Setup Guide • Test Banks • Teacher PowerPoint presentation-with lecture notes • Student e-Textbooks (found on the Member Site) -> Instructor Resources found on the Wiley.com site and Student e-Books found on the IT Academy member site
MOS PEDAGOGICAL FEATURES Lesson Skill Matrix • At beginning of each lesson. Correlates each software skill covered in the lesson to the specific MOS exam objective domain
Real-World Business Case Each lesson features a real-world Business case scenario that places the software skills and knowledge to be acquired in a real-world setting.
Software Orientations Provide an overview of the software features students will be working with in the lesson.
Step-by-Step Instructions • Concise and frequent Step-by-Step instructions • teach students new features • provide hands-on practice • Give detailed instructions to help students learn software skills. • Show results and screen images to match what students should see on their computer screens.
Illustrations • Provide visual feedback as students work through the exercises • Reinforce key concepts • Provide visual clues about the steps • Allow students to check their progress
Button Images When the text instructs a student to click a particular button, button images are shown in the margin or in the text.
Key Terms • Important technical vocabulary is listed in the Key Terms section • When these terms are used later in the lesson, they appear in bold italic type with yellow highlighter and are defined. • The Glossary contains all of the key terms and their definitions.
Reader Aids • Bottom Line: why this topic is relevant • Take Note: provides students with helpful hints • Another Way: shows alternate ways to accomplish tasks • Troubleshooting: points out things to watch out for or avoid
Certification Ready Found throughout the text to signal students where a specific certification objective is covered
MOAC How to access
1 Microsoftitacademy.com MOAC Student Files 2 My Academy tab 3 Expanded Curriculum section 4 Expand What is MOAC? question
1 Microsoftitacademy.com MOAC Instructor Resources 2 My Academy tab 3 Expanded Curriculum section 4 Expand What is MOAC? question Scroll to “Step 2” and follow instructions to register, sign up and download 5
Once on Wiley.com 1 Click on text link 2 Follow instructions Do NOT click registration link on upper right
During the registration process when asked to select a course, all fields under “course information” and “book currently used for course” are optional and can be left blank.
Downloading and Using MOAC Resources
New! MOAC Quick Start Guide Available on your state share site or the ITA Member Site under Getting Started