Images shown courtesy of the Quest Atlantis program developers

Quest Atlantis is almost unique as an online learning environment in the levels of connectivity and support that it offers to both teachers and students. Since members have unique usernames and passwords they are able to access their work from any Internet connected computer.

Teacher controls in Quest Atlantis allow teachers working online to select quests for students to complete, assign students as reviewers, monitor student progress in quests, mark work and offer feedback and communicate with other teachers working with this innovation.

Teacher Gateway screen

Through QA teachers are connected by: - assigning and sponsoring quests for students - building a personal home page of links, friends, points and guests - chatting with other teachers and students Atlantis wide - reviewing student work - assigning students for peer review - professional learning in the online community of practice.

Students in Quest Atlantis can connect to their peers within the school from inside and outside school and with students from other schools, countries and cultures across the globe.

Student personal page

Through QA students are connected by: - being part of a community - exploring the 3D environment and develop their online persona - building a personal home page of links, friends, points and guests - chatting with other questers Atlantis wide - emailing their teacher and others in their class - submitting work for teacher or peer review - reviewing the work of peers

Connectivity in Quest Atlantis is available to teachers and students form school or home. Students can submit work form home as a homework, just as teachers can review student submitted projects online from home. Students can share their online learning and quests with parents at home and extend the learning environment beyond the school hours.