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A trail of
9 pages
Hey everyone. Here's a site that has a lot of definitions for network hardware terms. If you find yourself wondering what 802.16 means, you can find it here.
A trail of
2 pages
Summary: The six remote controls required for a simple home theater illustrate the problems caused by needless complexity and inconsistency in user interfaces.
Instructions:
1. Read the article, "Remote Control Anarchy", on this web page.
2. Using Monitor for Meaning, find a term (word or phrase) that you find unclear or confusing. Create your own trail at that spot (name it "TV Tech Webquest") and post a guess on what you think it means.
3. Using Search Skills, find a web site that explains the term. Add a trail mark to your trail from that web site.
4. Using Determine Importance, find a passage (sentence or paragraph) on the "Remote Control Anarchy" page that supports the author's thesis very well. Add a trail mark on that passage. In the body of the trail mark, put the passage in quotes, and write why you believe the passage is important.
5. Using Search Skills, find a web site that discusses the topic of needless complexity in technology. Concentrate on finding a web site that discusses possible solutions to the problem. Add a trail mark to your trail, and write the search terms you used in your trail mark.
6. Using Synthesis, come back to my Trailfire mark and add a comment. In your comment, post a link to your WebQuest trail.
Instructions:
1. Read the article, "Remote Control Anarchy", on this web page.
2. Using Monitor for Meaning, find a term (word or phrase) that you find unclear or confusing. Create your own trail at that spot (name it "TV Tech Webquest") and post a guess on what you think it means.
3. Using Search Skills, find a web site that explains the term. Add a trail mark to your trail from that web site.
4. Using Determine Importance, find a passage (sentence or paragraph) on the "Remote Control Anarchy" page that supports the author's thesis very well. Add a trail mark on that passage. In the body of the trail mark, put the passage in quotes, and write why you believe the passage is important.
5. Using Search Skills, find a web site that discusses the topic of needless complexity in technology. Concentrate on finding a web site that discusses possible solutions to the problem. Add a trail mark to your trail, and write the search terms you used in your trail mark.
6. Using Synthesis, come back to my Trailfire mark and add a comment. In your comment, post a link to your WebQuest trail.
A trail of
1 page
This is a good place to start investigating television technology. Read this article to learn something about the history and technology of television. Add your own trailfire marks on passages that you feel are important. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to look at the external links.
A trail of
4 pages
