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ThinkQuest International 2008 is an international website competition for students. It provides an enriching experience for students to create successful educational websites that are hosted online in the ThinkQuest library. Australian participation in ThinkQuest.  Over the years there has been active participation in ThinkQuest from students and teachers in Australia,including winners and finalists from Australia. Here is a quick reference list:  Weird, Wacky and Wonderful  AI - Manufactured Minds  A Matter of Time Living on the Brink

UPDATE - the current competition has ended, however, there will be a new competition starting in August. Watch this space for an update on how to get your entry ready in time for the next competition.  ThinkQuest is a prime example of how students can incorporate many skills that are integrated through project learning. Some of these skills are: Critical Thinking Creativity Team work Cross-Cultural understanding Communication Technology Communication *** Sound interesting?*** Check out:thinkquest.org

Read what's on the TQ website... ThinkQuest inspires students to think, connect, create, and share. Students work in teams to build innovative and educational websites to share with the world. Along the way, they learn research, writing, teamwork, and technology skills and compete for exciting prizes. Sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation, the competition offers a unique project-based learning experience to students and teachers across the globe. Everybody wins by having their completed websites published in the ThinkQuest Library, a rich online resource visited by millions monthly. With an annual competition, it's never too late to join the 30,000+ students worldwide who have participated since 1996. Start thinking... Some more winning ThinkQuest sites with Australian student and coach team members. Coffee:all ground up Feral Feast

Compete Students, ages 9-19, form a team and recruit a teacher to act as coach. Once the coach enrolls the team, students work together to create an innovative website on any topic within a broad range of educational categories. Diverse teams and globally relevant themes are encouraged. Awards & Prizes The top 5 teams in each age division receive laptop computers and a cash award for the coach's school. In addition, the top 3 teams in each age division travel to ThinkQuest Live, an educational extravaganza celebrating their achievements. A special award is also presented to the team best demonstrating global perspectives.

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