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"These tools deliver a wide array of functionality, from communication to collaborative document editing, whiteboards, and gaming, to full Learning Management System capabilities. There's something here for everyone! Dig in and enjoy!"

Featuring collaborative projects, virtual field trips, educational games, and other interactive activities. - Some of these activities could be useful to create authentic, collaborative activities within PBL projects.

Great kid friendly site on research, interactive game board map with active links on how to do research!

Good blog with some interesting insight about peer reviews.

Project Idea: Students work collaborative (in groups of 4) to develop an interactive multimedia Escape to Freedom Game based on the exploits of one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Ross Tubman. This PBL project reminds me of a simulation that my students love, The Underground Railroad: Journey to Freedom.

My oldest 2 and soon 3 students attend a local magnet school that is part of the New Tech Network. I've been so grateful for PBL education for my students. It's not always perfect, but they've created some amazing projects and they've had a superior education to mine in terms of preparation for later life. When you put on a conference for mental health professions as a sophomore class, or create and entire interactive WWI exhibit for the community that made me cry, or try to convince real lawyers that you have enough evidence for a hearing to prosecute your ficitional suspect, you are doing some hard, fun learning!

This article from Edutopia, written by Monica Burns, shares the value of having an authentic audience with project- based learning. An authentic audience gives purpose to the work by placing it in the real world with real people interacting with their creations. Different audiences can be selected based on the content and the goal of the learning. Audiences can vary from students in the school, other schools, or members of the community.