= GENI: Spring 2015 Train the TA Sessions =

== Dates and Times ==
~~Session 1: Friday, January 30, 2015 from 2pm to 5pm ET~~ [[BR]]
Session 2: Friday, February 6, 2015 from 2pm to 5pm ET [[BR]]

== Webex Information ==

Spring '15 Train-the-TA [[BR]]
Friday, February 6, 2015 [[BR]]
2:00-5:00 pm  Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00)  [[BR]]

 
Join !WebEx meeting [https://bbn.webex.com/bbn/j.php?MTID=m083d5be2d416b3f972c4ee7c99877116] [[BR]]
Meeting number: 	`797 430 395` [[BR]]
Meeting password: 	`t3@ch3R`[[BR]]


== Requirements and Pre-Work ==
 1. '''Computer''': To participate in the training and the hands-on tutorials you will need a modern computer with the following minimum requirements:
    * recent version of Mac OS, Windows or Linux
    * at least 2GB of memory
    * a modern processor, at least dual core and >1.5 GHz, (no Intel Atom, no netbooks, no tablets)
    * internet connectivity
    * webcam
    * microphone/speakers 
 1. '''GENI Account''': Verify ability to login to the GENI Portal (https://portal.geni.net) using a browser such as Chrome or Firefox (not Safari or IE).
 1.  '''GENI Tools''': Tutorials in this training will require that you install some software on your computer has. Please follow [wiki:GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/ToolsSetup these instructions]

== Session Leaders ==
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<td  style="border:1px solid gray;">Sarah Edwards<br/>GPO</td>
<td style="border:1px solid gray;">Regina Hain<br/>GPO</td>
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== Topics ==

=== Session 1 ===
[attachment:Spr15TrainTheTA-IntroToGENI.pptx An introduction to GENI]

[attachment:Spr15TrainTheTA_LabZeroWithTerminology_slides_20150130.pptx GENI Key Concepts and Terminology] (ends on slide 16)

Hands-on: Lab Zero: My first GENI Experiment
 * Instructions: [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/jacks/GettingStarted_PartI/Procedure web] [attachment:Spr15TrainTheTA_LabZero_Instr.pdf pdf]
 * Slides: [attachment:Spr15TrainTheTA_LabZeroWithTerminology_slides_20150130.pptx pptx] (starts on slide 17)
 * Worksheet: [http://groups.geni.net/geni/raw-attachment/wiki/GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/GettingStarted_PartI/ForInstructors/GettingStarted_PartI_Worksheet_141030.docx docx]

[attachment:Spr15TrainTheTA_GENITools_150127.pptx GENI Tools: Behind the Scenes]

Hands-on: Using Omni, the GENI AM API and RSpecs
  * Instructions: [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/jacks/GettingStarted_PartII_ccn/Procedure web] [attachment:Spr15TrainTheTA_LabOne_Instr.pdf pdf]
      * Appendix: [wiki:GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/GettingStarted_PartII_ccn/Procedure/Execute/GEMINI web]
  * Slides: [attachment:Spr15TrainTheTA_GettingStarted_PartII_slides_150127.pptx pptx]
  * Worksheet [http://groups.geni.net/geni/raw-attachment/wiki/GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/GettingStarted_PartII_ccn/ForInstructors/UnderstandAMAPIWorksheet_IGonly_141030.docx docx]

Take-home assignment (optional; see below)


=== Session 2 ===
Solution to the take-home assignment

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[Tips for running a class on GENI: Account management]
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Tips for running a class on GENI (Slides [attachment:Spr15TrainTheTA_RunningAClass_TA_20150203.pptx pptx])
  * Account management
  * Hands-on: Accessing resources in student slices[[BR]]
     [wiki:GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/TrainTheTA-Fall2014/SliceAccessTutorial Instructions]
  * Running exercises on GENI 
  * Hands-on: Using different GENI Tools[[BR]]
     [wiki:GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/TrainTheTA-Fall2014/ReservationViews Instructions]
  * Wrap-Up: Resources available to instructors and TAs


=== Take home Assignment ===
 * [wiki:GENIEducation/SampleAssignments/IPRouting/Procedure Link to the assignment]
 * Use Flack to reserve your resources using the rspec url provided in the assignment 
 * You will get a warning when you run sudo just ignore it:
   {{{
sudo: unable to resolve host NodeB
   }}}