Using a narrated PowerPoint presentation in this podcast, I describe IP Addressing and introduce “Lori’s Circle Shortcut”
Month: March 2008
Numbering Systems
This narrated PowerPoint presentation dissects our familiar decimal numbering systems to explain binary and hexadecimal formats. Conversions are explained including: using the table method, remainder method, binary to hex and hex to binary conversions.
Teachers and Students Who Game
There seems to be a divided camp between the "serious" games and the games that "entertain." Why can’t both sides see that serious games entertain, and entertaining games teach? Here are the four fundamental characteristics that need to be present for learning to be facilitated (Gibson, p. 179 in reference to Bransford, Brown, and Cockling,…
More Comfortable with People
I hate to admit it, but I have been kind of a hermit in Second Life. I know, it is supposed to be immersive and social and interactive with other avatars. My problem has been that I have good computer access around 4am CST. I find that there aren’t as many people on Second Life…
Holodeck in Second Life
After the class last week, I really want to explore creating a holodeck! I was wondering just how much you could do in a small space — like on First Land without land tier fees (512sq m). I went back to work and used one of our newest computers with our T1 connection. WOW what…