Oracle Thinkquest
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The ThinkQuest homepage
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| Web address | www.thinkquest.org |
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| Slogan | Think with us and unleash your creativity! |
| Commercial? | Nonprofit |
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Type of site
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Educational website |
| Registration | Required |
| Available in | 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) |
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Alexa rank
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 18,968 (April 2014[update])[1] |
| Current status | Discontinued (as of July 1, 2013) |
Oracle ThinkQuest was an online learning platform for primary and secondary schools.
Contents
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 until 2012. As of July 1st, 2013 the ThinkQuest service has been discontinued.[2]
Features
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.
Awards and recognitions
ThinkQuest received the Third Annual NII Award (1997/1998) for Education.[citation needed]
Competition
Thinkquest competition 2012 was the last competition organised by Oracle.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.thinkquest.org/en/ -- or, the archived copy thereof, courtesy of the "Wayback machine" run by the Internet Archive
