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MarcoPolo Resource Page (NYS Standards)

by Scott Nourse last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:16 PM

MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom is a nonprofit consortium of premier national and international education organizations and the MCI Foundation dedicated to providing the highest quality Internet content and professional development to teachers and students throughout the United States. It's a free website where teachers can find lesson plans and activities to support curriculum. Aligned to New York State standards.





     

MarcoPolo


MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom is a nonprofit consortium of premier national and international education organizations and the MCI Foundation dedicated to providing the highest quality Internet content and professional development to teachers and students throughout the United States. First launched in 1997 as a collection of standards-based, discipline-specific educational Web sites for K-12 teachers, MarcoPolo features:

  • Seven content Web sites with lesson plans, student interactive content, downloadable worksheets, links to panel-reviewed Web sites and additional resources created by the nation's leading education organizations
  • A scalable professional development program that has trained over 200,000 teachers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia by world-class trainers and materials
  • A network of state partners dedicated to rolling out MarcoPolo to all teachers and aligning the content to state education standards
  • Leading edge diagnostic measurement and technology that enables state-of-the-art tracking and reporting to ensure that teachers' Internet integration needs are being met across the country
Website URL:

http://www.nyiteez.org/MarcoPoloNY/alignment.php
District Availability:

Students, staff, parents...
Password Required:

No, free
Requirements:

Web access, internet browser- may need plugins

Target Audience:

Grades K-12, teachers, parents
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