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**Resources** 
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 * **Educational Videos, Games, Lessons for K-12**
 * K-12 Open Curricula Community

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 * **Newspapers in Education is a cooperative effort of newspapers working with local schools to encourage the use of the newspaper as a tool for instruction and to promote literacy. Under the program, the Florida Times-Union sponsors newspapers for teachers to use in their classrooms. NIE teachers also receive curriculum ideas, teaching materials, special supplements, newsletters, training opportunities and more.**

//**Transforming Learning Environments with Technology **// **Today’s educators must provide a learning environment that takes students beyond the walls of their ** **classrooms and into a world of endless opportunities. Technology standards promote this classroom ** **transformation by ensuring that digital-age students are empowered to learn, live, and work ** **successfully today and tomorrow. ** **[] **
 * **Educational technology standards are the roadmap to teaching effectively and growing professionally in an increasingly digital world. Technology literacy is a crucial component of modern society. In fact, the globalizing economy and technological advances continue to place a premium on a highly skilled labor force. ****As technology dramatically changes our society, educators need to demonstrate the skills and behaviors of digital-age professionals. Competence with technology is the foundation. **
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 * ** Duval County Demonstration Classroom Wiki **
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 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">National Library of Virtual Manipulatives **
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Scavenger Hunts (WebQuests)



Students create their own stories using actual artwork from real artists!







<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px; text-align: center;">Online leveled Books **Teacher Account:** **Username**: **teacher first name + teacher last name + school number** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">do not add any spaces Example <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">: nikiwashington67 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Password**: teacher** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Corresponding Student Account: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Username: teacher first name + teacher last name + class (no spaces) //**do not add any spaces**// Example ** : nikiwashingtonclass ** **Password:** student <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">__Generic Login__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">username: dcpsstudent <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">password: student ||=  ||
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[] <span style="color: #009cff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 24px;">This site has great health info. It has audio for the some reading passages, and some short films! My students used it to make public awareness posters as part of a health unit.