Career Capture and Penny Packet E-Learning Games
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| Audience/Grade: | 0-5 |
| Discipline(s): |
Computer Engineering Computer Science Computing Diversity Engineering Diversity Information Systems Information Technology |
| Special Topic(s): |
Engineering for Girls Women and Information Technology |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Educational Game |
| Media Type: |
Unknown |
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| Description: | Peter Packet is a superhero who helps messages move across the Internet. Follow him on his exciting adventures along the Internet highway. Play the game and learn how the Internet works to help Peter bring important life-saving messages to different parts of the world. With your help, he can overcome hackers and viruses to help kids from Haiti to Zimbabwe have access to clean drinking water, education and the medicine they need. Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco builds the routers, switches and other equipment that is used to build networks and makes the Internet work better for people, companies and countries. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a group of computer scientists from Stanford University and its world headquarters is located in Northern California. Click on the Giving Back link to learn about how Cisco is using technology give back to the community. women, girls, technology, kids, children |
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| Use of Resource: |
Gender Equity, Cisco Systems outreach Top rated resource by the National Center for Women in Information Technology. |
| Difficulty: |
Very easy |
| Interactivity Level: |
Very high |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | August 2005 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/netacad/careercapture/index_en. |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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