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OCTOBER, 1996

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Thinkquest
http://www.thinkquest.org/index.html

B+ CONTENT:
The word here is not content, but rather CONCEPT..... this is the ultimate education site promotion tool.

B AESTHETICS:
Simple graphics with few frills, but lots of great images of participants sprinkled around.

B ORGANIZATION:
This is a huge site that can be hard to navigate. Be sure to check out the programmable "My ThinkQuest" feature for an opportunity to personalize the Thinkquest main page with information relevant to your participation in this outstanding project.

B REVIEW:
This is the hottest education site-builder around! ThinkQuest is an annual contest that allows students to design educational Web sites. The competition is divided into 2 levels -- ThinkQuest Junior for grades 4-6, and ThinkQuest Internet Challenge for students aged 12-19. Scholarships are awarded to the winning teams and cash prizes are given to winning teacher coaches and their schools. This site also houses a Library of Entries which features an excellent list of student-generated educational Web sites available for use in the classroom.