Oracle Thinkquest
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The ThinkQuest homepage | |
Type of site | Educational website |
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| Available in | Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, and Turkish |
| Owner | Oracle Education Foundation |
| Created by | Allan H. Weis |
| Slogan(s) | Think with us and unleash your creativity! |
| Website | www.thinkquest.org |
| Alexa rank |
 18,968 (April 2014)[1] |
| Commercial | Nonprofit |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | 1996 (acquired by Oracle in 2002) |
| Current status | Discontinued (as of July 1, 2013) |
Oracle ThinkQuest was an online learning platform for primary and secondary schools.
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 1, 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..
Competition
Thinkquest competition 2012 was the last competition organised by Oracle.
References
- ↑ "Thinkquest.org Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ http://www.thinkquest.org/en/ -- or, the archived copy thereof, courtesy of the "Wayback machine" run by the Internet Archive