This is a great way to teach students about different organisms and their habitats.

Project Noah could be used at a number of grade levels for a diverse population of students. The impressive images make a great resource for visual learners. It is very easy to set up an account, upload pictures and navigate the site. Because Project Noah has users from around the world, it helps give students a global appreciation of organisms and also provides real-world connections to experts. The site does a nice job of protecting students by not using full names or allowing pictures of individuals. By encouraging students to create their own missions, the site helps promote personalized learning and higher-level thinking. What would make Project Noah the perfect teaching tool would be an educator space beyond the simple creation and maintenance of a classroom account. If teachers could design, upload and share plans related to the site, it could become a very productive resource for lessons on traits, classification, biodiversity and adaptation.

Project Noah helps you identify an unknown plant or animal, see what kinds of plants and animals have been spotted near you, and contribute to ongoing research projects. It also enables users to engage in meaningful discussion about wildlife with others who share an interest. I really like the community atmosphere or social aspect of Project Noah. The rangers are very knowledgeable and work tirelessly to assure that the community is safe and that the users adhere to the policies. I love the missions and the opportunity to earn patches. I have played around with creating my own missions as well but was disappointed that user created missions are only local. I occasionally teach online courses for homeschool families all over the world and would love to be able to collaborate with them on global missions.

Project Noah is a neat website that students can use to explore different organisms in the environment. I am not sure thought without direct teacher supervision, that Project Noah will allow students real learning opportunities, as it is up to the student as to whether or not they click on the additional information about the organism. I think students would love browsing through the photos more than actually researching the particular organism without direction. There is also a privacy concern with regards to students uploading photos which can be viewed by anyone.