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ThinkQuest also has competition for the secondary level.
Sue Weiss
Ballard HS Librarian
Seattle, WA
(206) 252-1121
sweiss@seattleschools.org
http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/ballard/index.html
On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Mark Ahlness wrote:
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: FW: ThinkQuest Junior
> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 12:10:33 -0800
> From: "Foltos, Les" <lfoltos@seattleschools.org>
> To: "mark ahlness (E-mail)" <mahlness@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us>
>
> Mark, could we get this posted to Tic Tech?
>
> I think we want to get this out to schools. I believe that the High
> Point
> project on Jacob Lawrence might have been a good candidate for this
> award.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aallen@psesd.wednet.edu [mailto:aallen@psesd.wednet.edu]
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 8:33 AM
> To: techforum@lists.psesd.wednet.edu; etsc@esd105.wednet.edu
> Subject: ThinkQuest Junior
>
>
> Dear Tech Directors and Coordinators,
>
> Below is an announcement about the ThinkQuest Junior competition, which
> is
> now open. Please forward this to interested staff in your region. For
> more
> info on this competition, visit
> http://www.thinkquest.org/tqjr/index.html.
> ---------------------------------
>
> ThinkQuest Junior
> ThinkQuest Junior is a classroom-based competition that encourages girls
> and
> boys in grades 4-6 to take a meaningful interest in computers and
> technology. ThinkQuest Junior helps teachers promote the "Internet
> Style" of
> learning - an interactive, participatory method that encourages students
> to
> take advantage of the Internet as a constantly growing source of
> information
> and as a powerful collaborative tool.
>
> Making learning fun and contagious for other students of the same age,
> ThinkQuest Junior teams create educational Web sites on a variety of
> subjects. More than $250,000 in cash, and awards are given to winning
> students, teachers and their schools.
>
> 1. Contest Schedule and Deadlines
>
> Registration for the ThinkQuest Junior 2000 Competition may be submitted
> via
> the ThinkQuest Web site between Monday October 16, 2000 and the
> registration
> deadline of 12:00 PM (noon) U.S. Eastern Time, Monday, February 7, 2001.
>
> Entries - Entries for ThinkQuest Junior Contest must be completed, and
> submitted no later than the entry deadline of 12:00 PM (noon) U.S.
> Eastern
> Time Wednesday March 14, 2001
>
> Peer Review - The first round of ThinkQuest Junior judging will be
> conducted
> by Peer Review. Each participating team is responsible for evaluating 3
> ThinkQuest Junior entries from other teams, submitted in a category
> other
> than their chosen category. All Peer Review evaluations must be
> completed
> between Friday March 16 and Friday March 30, 2001. The Entry of a team
> that
> has not completed their Peer Review obligation will not be submitted to
> Online Judging
>
> Judging - On line judging of the entries begins immediately following
> ThinkQuest Junior Peer Review. Finalist teams will be announced on or
> about
> April 30th, 2001. Awards will be announced on or about May 18, 2001 on
> the
> ThinkQuest Web site.
>
> Anne Allen, Director
> Ed Tech Development Center
> Puget Sound ESD
> 400 SW 152nd Street
> Burien, WA 98166-2209
> Phone: (206) 439-6903 x4023
> Fax: (206) 439-3961
> aallen@psesd.wednet.edu www.psesd.wednet.edu
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