The Collaboratory Project is a Northwestern University initiative that provides project consulting, training, technical advice, and Web-based resources and services to K-12 teachers and their students who are interested in using Internet technologies to advance education.

The Collaboratory is an easy-to-use, web-based collaborative environment that teachers use to develop project-based activities that are linked to Illinois Learning Standards.

Collaboratory Events

View the Agenda for the Collaboratory Project's Eleventh Annual Symposium, May 2, 2008.

iVOTE! '08

• Students: take the iVOTE! '08 - Issues and Concerns Spring '08 Poll!

Sponsored Projects

• View the National Poetry Month Sponsored Project. Students have published over 1000 poems!
• Join the IDNR Biodiversity Spider Study or IDNR Biodiversity Frog and Toad Study!

  To learn more about or view a Sponsored Project click the Communities button above.

eCourses

The Collaboratory Project's eCourses are available NOW! Click the Classes button above to view information about:

• Participating in the Collaboratory
• Creating a Project in the Collaboratory
• iVOTE! '08
• iVOTE! '08 - Project Citizen
• CPS SBCI Sharing Lesson Plans (on-your-own)

View presentations and video from the Collaboratory Symposia by clicking on the year you would like to view: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and/or 2001.

Scheduled Updates: As we improve our service this year, we may need to go off-line for updates. You may experience some disruptions in service Tuesday and Thursday afternoons between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm. Please make sure your work is saved off-line as the system may go down abruptly. Thank you!