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Sites with lots of projects - Specific Projects - E-pals -
Online challenges
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Are
you looking for a site that will give you lots of choices for projects?
Try one of these... |
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School
Calendars around the World |
OzProjects As the name suggests, this is an Australian site that promotes interesting online projects from around the world. Current offerings include 'Junk to Gems' using recycled materials to make works of art, and Bunyip, an Early years project. |
Montage
Plus |
| International
Education and Research Network This site has a long listing of projects suitable for Reception through to Secondary Education |
Launch
Site A web site with links to on-line projects. Includes Boomerang Box (a cargo container that you can track around the globe) and projects suitable for Reception upwards |
SchoolWorld A global internet classroom for K-12 students. Join one of the many proejcts available. For example "Flat Stanley' (Send a flat Stanley to another school where the class will complete a journal of his adventures) or The Invesitagors (current investigation involves comparing animals from your local environment). |
| Centre
for Improved Engineering and Science Education Strange name but a great site. Lots of interesting projects for all year levels. |
Global
Classroom Projects Search from the Victorian Education Dept |
Online
Project Search Online projects from Edna's Search engine |
| MidLink A few projects here |
Project Pillars Support for establishing online projects |
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Are
you looking for a specific project? Try one of these... |
| Journey
North Mystery Class learn about latitude, longitude, seasons and the Earth as you search for 10 mystery classes (This starts in Early February each year, so you need to be organised) |
Book
Raps Book Raps are fun..All you need to do is read a selected book, then take part in an online discussion. New books are featured each term. |
Bucket
Buddies At this site students from around the world collect samples of pond life and compare them. (Register twice a year in August and Feb) |
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Virtual Classroom An annual online project competition. Starts about October but register from May onwards |
The
Day I Was Born |
Bunyip
Project A nice simple online project. Pairs of classes collaborate to design and make a bunyip (Runs three times a year in March, July and October) |
| Connecting
Maths to Our Lives Explores social justice and equity from a math perspective. Global Project. Join anytime |
Monster
Exchange Another very simple project. Draw and describe a monster then exchange descriptions with another class. Runs most of the year. Check dates at the website and/or contact organiser for details |
ASX
Sharemarket Game For Year 7 and above. Take a hypothetical $50,000, create your own virtual share portfolio. Prizes for the bvest portfolio. Runs twice a year in March and August. |
| Mrs Grays Postcard Project Join this postcvard project and send electronic postcards to schools around the world. Register from July to October each year |
Global Kids Connect As a global citizen you can make a difference. Start learning then take action |
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| Murder
Under the Microscope This is an annual project/competition in which groups of students attempt to solve an environmental mystery. |
Sack
Project Stands for South Australian Collaborative Knowledge. This project is set up to provide a collaborative environment for SA teachers online |
Boomerang
Box Follow the journey of this box as it moves around the globe. |
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Are
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| Gigglepotz Connect with another class at this site |
E-Pals Lots of classes to link with at this site. also has some useful information about how to begin an e-pals exchange, how to organise the classroom and some do's and don'ts |
Kidlink Global networking for students |
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| Successful
E-Pals Hints for setting up a successful programme and links to some useful sites |
Web
Tools Links This site provides a detailed discussion of how to make the most of e-pals exchanges, and how to find e-pals. |
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Excellence Mystery Spot Take part in one of these online mysteries. Can you solve it? |