Saw the thinkquest competitions advertised on Kent NGfL blog and had a good look at the website. Seemed like a fantastic way to get small groups of children to collaborate on a project using the rich content tools. Applied a couple of weeks ago to enter and received confirmation this week. After selecting groups of children from Year 5 and 6 then explaining the process. I found that I had 22 children eager to take part. What to do??
To ensure I did disappoint anyone, I have set up 5 groups who have picked a question they will tackle as a group over the next four weeks. I was pleasantly surprised how enthusiastic the children were about collaborating on this project. Although it is for a competition, they seem more excited about producing work that will make people more aware of their chosen topic focus.
It reminds me why I am a teacher.
Once the children have completed their competition entries, I may look at ways I can use thinkquest in my teaching.
