Contests, Fairs, and Publishing: Sharing On The Web
Where can I find places
where my students can publish projects on the web?
What kinds of contests are available for children?
What's ThinkQuest and why is it so popular?
Hundreds of online publishing opportunities, contests,
fairs, promotions, and tournaments occur every year. Students enjoy
sharing their work with a real audience. Whether sharing their writing
or artistic skills, there are many places where students can publish
their work online. Students love participating in special events and
activities.
You may have participated in a science fair. How about a History Fair!
Many collaborative projects contain a content element. For example both Cyberfair and ThinkQuest involve students in developing meaningful web-based projects. These websites are then shared this other participates and judged by a panel.
Read Educators
as Guiding Partners: The ThinkQuest Approach from Apple Learning
Interchange to learn more about this approach to project-based learning.
(QuickTime video is embedded at this website).
Use the following links to explore the online sharing and contest areas of this page.
Online Sharing for Kids and Young Adults
From art and music to science and history projects, there are many places on the web where students can share their work with others. Many schools maintain their own classroom project web pages. However many teachers have difficulty finding the time or technology to maintain their own materials. As an alternative look for websites that will publish student projects. Many of these websites also provide project ideas or sponsor collaborative projects.
Concord Review
http://www.tcr.org/
Publishes high school student work.
Crunch from NCES 
http://nces.ed.gov/NCESKids/CRUNCH/
Submit features, arts reviews, tech reviews, and ideas!
Global Wave
http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/gw/
Online Teen Journal publishes student work.
KidProj
http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/projects.html
Both current and ongoing projects. Great place for simple projects.
KidPub
http://www.kidpub.org/kidpub/
Lots of stories published. - now subscription to post
KidsCom
http://www.kidscom.com/create/write/write.html
Write poems and stories. Include a opportunity to read and vote as well as
take the writing challenge.
Kidscribe
http://web2.airmail.net/def/
This is a bilingual site for children writing in different languages including
jokes, stories, and other kinds of writing. Articles can be submitted in English,
Spanish, or other languages.
Kids Space
http://www.kids-space.org/index.html
A great center for sharing and collaborative projects.
Within Kids-Space
BeanStalk Artwork - http://www.kids-space.org/bean/bean.html
Classroom Showcase - http://www.kids-space.org/gallery/gallery.html
Musical Compositions - http://www.kids-space.org/air/air.html
StoryBook - http://www.kids-space.org/story/story.html
KidzPage
http://www.veeceet.com/
The site includes poems and story poems.
Global Children's Art
Gallery
http://www.naturalchild.com/gallery/
This project includes galleries of children's artwork. Many different countries
are represented. Artwork can be submitted by using a scanner, a digital camera
photo, or sent through the traditional mail. Students indicate the title, medium,
artist, age, location, and website (if available).
PaPa iNk - The
International Gallery of Children's Art
http://www.papaink.org/gallery/home/index.html
Works of art by children.
Poetry Post
http://mecca.mecca.org/~graham/day/poetrypost/
Features poems by students everywhere
My Hero
http://www.myhero.com/home.asp
Write about your hero and submit the article.
Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/index-learn.htm#index
Explore dozens of writing opportunities including Dinosaurs, Historical
Journals, Mystery
Writing, Nominate
a Trailblazer, and Honor
Roll of Notable Women to name just a few.
Science Class Challenge from
CAPCO
http://www.nocfcs.org/scc/scchome.htm
Storybook Online
http://www.storybookonline.net/Default.aspx
Readers read, listen, and write books online.
Storyteller
http://www.edbydesign.com/storyteller/index.html
Publish your stories, jokes, and poems.
Tess Pet-Sitters Club
http://www.abbyandtess.com/story.html
Kids write stories
Writer's Window
http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/writers/home.html
Read submissions, enter your own writing, and participate in ongoing writing
and chat activities.
Contests for Kids and Young Adults
Achievement Awards in
Writing from NCTE
http://www.ncte.org/about/awards/student/aa/107460.htm
Awards for student writing
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction
Contest
http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/
CyberFair
http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/cf/
A project that encourages young people to conduct research and publish their
findings.
Kids are Authors
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fairs/kaa/
An annual competition open to K-8 students to encourage reading, writing, and
artistic skills in book creation.
PhotoZone
http://www.nwf.org/nationalwildlife/photoZone.cfm
Enter a photo contest or caption contest.
Scholastic Contests
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/contests/index.htm
Join reading, writing, drawing, and talent contests.
Scholastic: Write a Caption
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizzes/writecaption/index.asp
Write a caption for a photo.
KidReach Contests
http://www.westga.edu/~kidreach/contests.html
Lists contests for kids.
Reading is Fundamental
Competitions
http://www.rif.org.uk/rifm8s/competitions/competitionsindex.htm
Creative writing, quizzes, poetry, and more.
ScienceEduNet
http://www.sciedunet.org/sciedunet/
Links to many competitions.
ThinkQuest
http://www.thinkquest.org/
Create a web-based project and submit for prizes.
Toshiba Exploravision Awards
http://www.exploravision.org/2004/index.htm
Science competition for students.
Young Writers & Illustrators
Contest from Reading Rainbow
http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/contest/
Annual writing and drawing contest.
Zoetrope
http://www.all-story.com/contests.cgi
Story-writing for all ages
Links to Resources
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/rzn8000/
Links to places to submit creative writing.
Teacher Resource Center:
Fairs, Contests, & Tournaments
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/trc/cluster.asp?mode=browse&intPathID=3367
Join
A Project
Explore the options for online sharing and contests. Write and submit a
story or poem.