Oracle Thinkquest
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 The ThinkQuest homepage |
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| URL | www.thinkquest.org |
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| Commercial? | Nonprofit |
| Type of site | Educational website |
| Registration | Required |
| Available language(s) | Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, and Turkish |
| Owner | Oracle Education Foundation |
| Created by | Allan H. Weis |
| Launched | 1996 (acquired by Oracle in 2002) |
| Alexa rank | 4,023 (June 2010[update])[1] |
| Current status | Active |
Oracle ThinkQuest is an online learning platform.
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[edit] History
ThinkQuest was created in 1996 by Allan H. Weis under his nonprofit Advanced Network and Services. The service was acquired by the Oracle Education Foundation in 2002, which has operated the competition ever since. The Oracle Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization funded by Oracle Corporation.
[edit] Features
[edit] ThinkQuest Projects
ThinkQuest Projects is a protected learning environment where students and teachers create web-based projects and engage in collaboration with peers globally. It is available in 11 languages, including Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, and Turkish.
[edit] Awards and recognitions
ThinkQuest received the Third Annual NII Award (1997/1998) for Education.[citation needed]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Alexa ThinkQuest traffic results". Alexa. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/thinkquest.org. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
