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Web-Design Competition Sparks Collaboration

Students ages 9-19 from around the globe work in teams and communicate via Web 2.0 technologies to build educational Web sites for the ThinkQuest contest.

By Amy Erin Borovoy (aka VideoAmy)
5/27/09
Students ages 9-19 from around the globe work in teams and communicate via Web 2.0 technologies to build educational Web sites for the ThinkQuest contest.
Download | Credits | Release Date: 5/27/2009

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Video Credits

Produced and Written by

  • Carl Bidleman

Coordinating Producer

  • Lauren Rosenfeld

Editor

  • Steve Jensen

Production Support

  • Amy Erin Borovoy

Production Assistant

  • Doug Keely

Narrator

  • Michael Pritchard

Senior Video Editor

  • Karen Sutherland

Footage Courtesy of

  • Oracle Education Foundation

Executive Producer

  • Ken Ellis
  • © 2009
  • The George Lucas Educational Foundation
  • All rights reserved.

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Discussion Questions

1. How does the ThinkQuest competition benefit students of the Digital Generation?

2. What did you think of the solutions that the team came up with for the eDivide project?

3. How does ThinkQuest facilitate communication and collaboration skills? How can you provide similar experiences for your kids?