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Packetville
Cisco's Packetville is an activity portal for parents, students and instructors. Packetville offers games and other interactive activities for kids aged 8-14, as well as areas for parents and educators to learn more about the value of these activities and how they help promote skills and technological literacy in children.

 
Career Capture
The "Career Capture" learning combines online interaction, music, video, and scrap booking to make a truly unique experience for the user. Beginning the game, users choose to follow three women in technology-related careers or learn about women of the past who were part of technology firsts.

Penny Packet
An interactive, online activity where users learn how the Internet works and about exciting IT career options.

The Fun Works
This site from Education Development Center is a career exploration library designed by and for youth ages 11 to 15. Funded by the National Science Foundation, it helps children connect their current interests, such as sports and music, to careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

ASEE Engineering K12 Center
Has she got what a career in engineering demands? Is she a critical thinker, a problem-solver, and an innovator? This web site helps students identify an interest in engineering and technology by explaining what engineers actually do all day, citing the benefits of these careers, and describing the training and skills necessary to become an engineer or a technologist.

Engineer Girl
From the National Academies, this site provides a wealth of information designed to help girls learn about engineering careers, famous women in engineering and their accomplishments, and how to plan academically to train for a career in engineering. Other resources include reading materials, ideas for mentoring your daughter or student, and a "homework helper" area.

Girls Get IT is a public/private partnership to create gender equity in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).