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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the Marco Polo sites. Also provided is a sample lesson plan teaching students how to avoid plagiarism. Finally, ad copy is provided in terms of how the Marco Polo site might be used in a teacher publication. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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a consortium of premier national education organizations, and state education agencies as well as the MarcoPolo Education Foundation that is dedicated to providing the highest quality Internet content as well
as professional development for teachers and students throughout the United States ("MarcoPolo," 2003). It was first created in 1997 as a collection of standards-based educational Web sites for all elementary,
middle and high school teachers, but they were discipline specific (2003). The sites seem to be more generalized and applicable in a variety of situations today. The sites consists
of seven content Web sites inclusive of lesson plans, student interactive content, and downloadable worksheets, with links to panel-reviewed Web sites as well as additional resources which have been created
by the nations leading education organizations ("MarcoPolo," 2003). The site includes a professional development program, a network of 50 states plus the District of Columbia, and cutting edge diagnostic
measurement (2003). It also includes technology that allows state-of-the-art tracking and reporting to make sure that teachers Internet integration needs are met throughout the nation (2003). MarcoPolo also
has six partner sites. One of the partner sites, EconEdLink demonstrates that Economics may be taught at all grade levels and lessons included begin at the kindergarten level
where all subjects and activities involve art and history ("Week 7," 2002). When one clicks on the "Find a lesson" button results are sorted by lesson title, grade level,
standards and type (2002). The "Current Events" link will then move one to lessons which are based on current events as well as to additional current event web sites (2002).
The EconomicsMinute lessons are utilized for short one-period activities that relate to economics as well as to current events (2002). The MillionaireMinute lessons also relate to finance and financial planning
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