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Teacher Resources: Web Guide

Projects for Pre-Teens, Teens and Young Adults

Articles

Perspectives on CALL for Project Based Learning
http://www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/pbl/ Examples of projects for teen and adult learners, from Susan Gaer.

Project-based Learning Using Information Technology
http://www.uoregon.edu/%7Emoursund/PBL/outline.htm A good overview of PBL and its use in conjunction with computers, from Dave Moursund.

Role of Technology in Collaborative Learning
http://www.2learn.ca/Projects/Together/KWORDS/roleofta.htmlAn annotated summary of several articles around the topic of PBL and technology.

Lesson Plans, Teaching Tips and Interactive Web Sites

101 Youth-led Service Learning Projects
http://128.121.17.151/tcc/?pg=7070-12928Ideas on how to do a service-learning project with your youth for little or no money.

BBC Learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/ This site has options for activities specifically for teen and pre-teen age groups.

Email Projects Home Page
http://www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/email.htmExciting projects for teens and adults, including those with low to intermediate language level abilities.

Global School Net
http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/pr/ This is a project registry. There are hundreds of projects listed here for all ages and all subjects. Some are on line projects, some are not. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the search function.

International Education and Resource Network (iEARN)
http://www.iearn.org/ iEARN is a non-profit global network that enables young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative educational projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world.

Project VOICE
http://www.ccsf.edu/Resources/VOICE/projects/cesarchavez.html This project combines ESL, Citizenship & Literacy in an ongoing project. Project VOICE team instructors worked actively together on four mini-projects (described on this web site), creating a bridge between the community and the class through common interests.

Youth Net
http://www.youth.net/ Information on projects and for web sites for young people. Most of the projects here are possible without a computer; however, the people who maintain the site would like for results of projects to be published so that other people participating in the project can see what other schools around the world are doing.

Youth Projects
http://streetlevel.iit.edu/Ideas for community and school-based projects for urban youth.

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