An Interview With The Cisco Packet Tracer Team - Packet Tracer 5.1 [17:58] - a podcast by Gordon F Snyder Jr and Michael Qaissaunee

from 2009-02-28T20:20

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At the National Science Foundation sponsored Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) combined (The Mid Pacific Center for ICT and The National Center for ICT )
winter conference last month held at the City College of San Francisco,
I had the opportunity to interview three key members of the Cisco
Systems Packet Tracer Team - Dennis Frezzo, Isaac Majerowicz and Mark
Chen.

Packet Tracer is a network simulator used by hundreds of thousands of Cisco Networking Academy students around the world. Recently, Packet Tracer version 5.1 was released - here's so info from an FAQ on the product found on the Packet Tracer website:

Packet
Tracer (PT) 5.1 is a comprehensive, networking technology teaching and
learning  program that offers a unique combination of realistic
simulation and visualization experiences, assessment and activity
authoring capabilities, and opportunities for multiuser collaboration 
and competition. Innovative features of the PT 5.1 software will help
students and teachers  collaborate, solve problems, and learn concepts
in an engaging and dynamic social environment. Some of the benefits of
Packet Tracer 5.1 are as follows:
  • Provides a realistic simulation and visualization learning environment that supplements classroom equipment
  • Enables multiuser, real-time collaboration and competition for dynamic learning  
  • Enables authoring and localization of structured learning activities such as labs,  demonstrations, quizzes, exams, and games
  • Empowers students to explore concepts, conduct experiments, and test their understanding
  • Allows students and teachers to design, build, configure, and troubleshoot networks using  virtual equipment  
  • Supports a variety of teaching and learning tasks such as lectures, group and individual  labs, homework, and competitions  
  • Supports
    integration with external applications through an API to enhance the
    functionality  of Packet Tracer in areas such as curriculum and
    assessment delivery, games, accessibility,  and interfacing with real
    equipment. 


In the interview, the team describes the Packet Tracer product. Part 1 and part 2 of the interview are shown below:



I'm really excited about version 5.1 - especially when you consider
the user base. The ability to integrate Packet Tracer 5.1 with
external applications will provide some innovative academic and
training solutions. You can find out more about the Cisco Network Academy and Packet Tracer here.

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