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RESOURCES THAT FOSTER PROJECT BASED ASSIGNMENTS
 * 1) The Wiki : www.wikipedia.com ; @http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/ - Google Apps; Wikia - A fun site for creating a nice visual wiki to name a few. There are quite a number of wiki sites, however, some have paid subscriptions and others are not appropriate for educational use because of the pop up ads.
 * 2) [|Google]Apps is quickly becoming a popular tool for educators. An example of one such app that can be used in the google chrome browser is Spell Up is a game in which you hear a prompt to spell a word, then have to speak into your laptop or Chromebook to see the word spelled on your screen. If you spell the word correctly, it stays on the screen where it becomes part of a tower of words. Games such as this can be used in the classroom or at home.
 * 3) The Web-quest - an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. The model was developed by Bernie Dodge( 1995). The benefits of using a wiki for your project based assignments is that you can allow students to collaborate online and also create a physical project deliverable to present to the class. As with the wiki there are a number of great web-quest sites, however, www.zunal.com is a free site that has hundreds of example web-quests and gives you ONE free web-quest, which is all you need to create your yearly project.
 * 4) A site dedicated to collaborative learning with students from across the globe for more than 20 years - Global SchoolNet @http://www.globalschoolnet.org/
 * 5) Popplet is a concept mapping tools that integrates independent and collaborative work among students. Students can work independently or collaborate on concept maps and graphic organizers. Popplets can be embedded in other websites or accessed on mobile devices - []
 * 6) iEARN is a non-profit organization made up of over 30,000 schools and youth organizations in more than 140 countries. iEARN empowers teachers and young people to work together online using the Internet and other new communications technologies. Over 2,000,000 students each day are engaged in collaborative project work worldwide.

Examples of Project Based Learning Work