Oracle Education Foundation. ‘The Oracle Education Foundation is an independent, philanthropic organization funded by Oracle Corporation. As part of its mission, the Foundation provides ThinkQuest and Think.com as free services to the global primary and secondary school community. These programs are designed to connect students around the world and engage them in collaborative, project-based learning using technology. We promote global collaborative learning through partnerships with schools, government agencies, other nonprofits and NGOs internationally. In addition, we make a small number of grants to select primary and secondary schools that serve as test beds for our Think Programs, and fund evaluation activities linked to our grants and programs.’
ThinkQuest. ‘An international competition in which students and teachers are challenged to create the best educational websites.’
Think.com. ‘A protected online environment for schools worldwide, providing a suite of tools for email, website publishing, research, discussion, and project collaboration. It’s 100% free and contains no advertising.’
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