This multidisciplinary project links K-6 classrooms directly with children living in the Amazon rainforest through art and technology. This email-based project is perfect for those students who wish they could be someone famous or those with a severe case of the acting bug. Here, 8th grade students are asked to research and impersonate famous historical Americans and answer e-mail questions sent to them from other students. This popular program is now online year round and offers students, families and teachers the opportunity to participate in several web contests. ECB Collaborative Projects Start the year off with a bang by participating in one of these collaborative online projects, a great way to integrate Internet use into your curriculum.
Projects range from simple to complex and many work well even in a one-computer classroom.
The Odyssey ThinkQuest and ThinkQuest Junior Travel Buddies Tutorial for Teachers to Plan and Design Interactive Online Projects Designed by a teacher, this site has templates and information for teachers in designing classroom homepages and interactive projects.