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MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom is a nonprofit consortium of premier
national and international education organizations and the Verizon 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:
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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
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A scalable professional development program that has trained over 215,000
teachers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia by world-class trainers and materials
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A network of state partners dedicated to rolling out
MarcoPolo to all teachers and aligning the content to state education standards
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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
Follow the links below to learn more about the MarcoPolo program.
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New Users
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Get oriented to the MarcoPolo program by
viewing an Audio Flash Tour, registering for free Web-based training and
accessing some of MarcoPolo’s most powerful resources.
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Who We Are
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Learn about the Partners, mission, goals and values of the MarcoPolo program.
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Publications
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Download and read the MarcoPolo brochure and MarcoGrams.
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