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OCTOBER, 1996

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Adventure Online
http://adventureonline.com/index.html

A CONTENT:
Adventure Online offers learning materials based on real world adventures. Users can access online projects, lesson plans and experts/teacher support for math, reading and writing, social studies, and science.

A AESTHETICS:
The graphics are small and appealing, and guide the user well through the site.

B+ ORGANIZATION:
From the home page, there are three distinct projects available in a clear format.

A REVIEW:
This site sponsors major expeditions. The student-led "Adventure Learning" trips include daily (or semi-daily) reports from the travelers, classroom projects, scavenger hunts and posted quizzes to explore. The 96-97 project is getting under way, which is a trip through the reefs, ruins and rain forests of South America. Have your students join in on this adventure while it happens... Past trips include "Running the Nile" and "Project Central America". Each is online and offer wonderful learning adventures, even after the trip is long finished. Browse to Project Central America's classroom resources, and use the website as an electronic textbook. The journal entries are very intriguing. Have your students relive the trip by reading an entry a day. This site is a valuable tool for educators.