Collaborative projects allow students to communicate with others around the world. There are basically three levels of projects; Ask an Expert, Epals, and Internet projects. Ask an Expert sites allow you to see information provided by experts and also to ask your own questions. Epals sites are Internet keypal sites where you can find other schools and students to communicate with using email. Internet or collaborative projects have the students work on a project locally and then share the information with others.

Ask An Expert
AskA+ Locator - students can search for experts by subject area, look at frequently asked questions, or ask questions of their own.
Ask an Expert by Pitsco - another site students can browse by category or subject.
Expert Central - students pick a category then pick a person to ask a question.
Virtual Reference Desk - a list of various Ask An Expert sites.
Annette Lamb's Ask An Expert - this site has a whole directory of Ask An Expert sites plus information to consider before utilizing Ask An Expert with your students.

Epals
epals.com - at this site you can set up student accounts, monitor their accounts, and find other schools to communicate with.
Gaggle - this site also lets you set up and monitor accounts.
Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connections - this site helps teachers find other classes for students to communicate with.
Scholastic Classport - create email accounts and email others around the world.

Internet (Collaborative) Projects
CIESE Collaborative Projects - the Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education provides links to outstanding projects.
CIESE's Links to Other Projects - links to a variety of projects.
CyberFair - allows students in grades 3-5 to publish science fair projects.
Flat Stanley Project - a travel buddy Internet project.
Global SchoolNet's Internet Projects Registry - a directory of ongoing Internet projects.
I*EARN Projects - (International Education Resources Network) interactive global student projects organized by subject matter.
International Schools CyberFair 2002 - students research an area of their community then create a web page to share information with the world.
Journey North - students are able to share their wildlife observations over the Internet.
Kids-Learn - Susan Silverman's Internet projects for students.
KIDPROJ - a variety of current and ongoing Internet projects.
M&M Project - students analyze a bag of M&M's looking at color distribution and share the information worldwide.
Monster Exchange - a collaborative project designed to encourage the development of reading and writing skills while integrating Internet technology into the classroom curriculum.
Project Groundhog - an Internet project that focuses on Ground Hog's day.
Reading and Language Arts Projects - a collection of projects based on reading and language arts.
ThinkQuest USA - a competition in which students publish web pages.
The National Math Trail - an opportunity for K-12 teachers and students to explore their community, develop math problems, and share them with others.
Online Schoolyard and Classroom Investigations - A website that focuses on using science as inquiry.

Resources
Online Project Questionnaire
Amphitheater HTML Guideline
Acceptable Use Form