 The project has gained international recognition and awards from the International Society of Technology Educators(ISTE), Taking IT Global, World Innovation Summit for Education, and Edublog Awards and has fostered four similar projects based on the same holistic and constructivist educational approach, including the Digiteen, Eracism, NetGenEd, and A Week in the Life projects.The first spin-off the NetGenEd Project, originally called the Horizon Project, examines the book "Growing Up Digital", by Don Tapscott, in conjunction with the New Media Consortium's annual "Horizon Report".Another spin-off effort is the Flat Classroom™ Conference which brings together geographically distant students that may have participated in one of the affiliated projects for a face-to-face meeting.