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Some of the ideas in this site remind me of a project I did a couple of years back with some gifted 7th graders in composition. Basically, they made a portfolio of their own "loop" compositions from the time they spent creating it on Acid 5 (a music loop-editing program) Sonar, and Audacity and from the chatting they did online using Blackboard (web 2.0) as a tool. If I had to do it today, I could probably work it out in large measure using wikispaces.
Way Cool, Robin! I started a lunch time Computer Game Club for activities like these. We've been doing, Millsberry, Penguin, Neopets, and Runescape. I love Civilization! These also make great after-school activities.Thanks for the suggestions, especially those that integrate into the classroom - Oh, and isn't Edutopia terrific?