Who is ThinkQuest
and why you should participate
www.thinkquest.org
 ThinkQuest is a global network of students, teachers, parents and technologists dedicated to exploring youth-centered learning on the Net.
ThinkQuest is an online community where young people learn, teach, mentor, discover, research and grow through ThinkQuest programs.
The ThinkQuest World encompasses young people, educators and technologists in more than 100 nations who come together as digital learners, web creators, and Net entrepreneurs.
Through ThinkQuest, young people work together in teams, use the Internet to research a topic in science, mathematics, literature, the social sciences or the arts, and publish their research as an educational web site for peers and classrooms around the world.
ThinkQuest participants learn the 21st century skills of online collaboration, Internet research, asynchronous project management and web communications. They think critically about their selected subject and organize their research into a format that educates and engages their audiences.
Teachers, parents and other interested adults support the participating young people as coaches, technology mentors, and subject-matter guides. They leave the hard work of defining the project, organizing the work, conducting the research and mastering the web technologies to the participating ThinkQuest team members.
Why would I participate in ThinkQuest?
Young People
· To win an award
· To share your views and understanding with other young people
· To learn about the Internet
· To "meet" other young people and work with them on exciting projects
· To expand your portfolio
· To have an amazing experience
Parents
· To offer your daughter or son a great learning experience
· To help your child meet an intellectual and personal challenge
· To encourage your child's social development
· To learn how young people think
· To learn about the Internet
Teachers
· To stimulate your students' research and critical thinking
· To expand your professional development
· To use technology creatively and effectively
· To gain classroom material that has been juried by the Internet Society
· To expand students' international and cultural awareness
· To share with other teachers the challenges and successes of online learning
· To engage with parents and technologists interested in 21st century learning
School Principals
· To stimulate your students' research and critical thinking
· To provide your teachers with professional development
· To improve students' online learning abilities
· To use technology creatively and effectively
· To expand students' international and cultural awareness
· To engage with parents and educators interested in 21st century learning
ThinkQuest in South Africa
ThinkQuest has been available in SA since 1999. This year (2001), South Africa had the 3rd highest number of learners entering the international competition, after the USA and Singapore.
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