Part 2 Introducing MarcoPolo

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Part 2Introducing MarcoPolo
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What Is MarcoPolo?

• Partnership among leading educational
  organizations
• Discipline-specific Web sites
• National standards-based Internet Content for the
  Classroom
• Professional development support
• Easily accessible at no cost

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The MarcoPolo Content Partnership
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Seal of Approval
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Standards-Based
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Classroom-Ready
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Professional Development

• Teachers Guides
• Teacher Training Kit
• On-Site and Distance Learning Training Options

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http//www.marcopolo-education.org
Tour MarcoPolo
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About MarcoPolo
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Teacher Resources
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Professional Development
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Progress and Results
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MarcoPolo Search Engine
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BasicSearch
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AdvancedSearch
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Browse Subjects
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Browse Keywords
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BooleanSearch
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SearchResults
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Additional Search Engine Features

• Search Again
• Spell Checking
• Thesaurus
• Phrase Splitting

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MarcoPolo Teacher as Final Arbiter