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Overview:: This site offers free teacher tools including lesson plans, quiz making tools, and activities. There is assistance with special-needs students, and a plethora of tools and links to incorporate technology into your classroom. There are a number of professional development opportunities to check out. This site goes beyond subject boundaries by sharing ideas for all to use. There is also many resources in Spanish!
Type of Material:: Reference material/ website
Recommended Uses:: K12 teachers intending to use technology in the classroom, homework
Technical Requirements:: Adobe Flash plug in, web browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:: To inform the teacher of what's out there in online pedagogy that can be of immediate help in the classroom.
Target Student Population:: Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:: Basic knowledge of writing, rubrics, lessons plans and other basic techniques of K12 teaching

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Strengths:: The web pages -- that are accessible on the web site -- seem well organized into different categories. The ALTEC licensed programs, titled as 4 Teacher Family of Tools, are the most useful and usable features of this web site. The basic directions for each of these tools are straightforward and understandable. For the tools that you need to sign up for, there is a fairly easy and efficient means to do so.
Concerns:: The home site is mostly text and dull to navigate, not inspiring.

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Strengths:: Really helpful to the teacher who wants age specific materials.
Concerns:: No specific goals are included, the user can choose what's important from the tools menu like rubric builder or permission forms for field trips.

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Strengths:: ALTEC licensed programs, titled as 4 Teacher Family of Tools - have intuitive interfaces and uncrowded design.
Concerns:: The design is a bit antiquated. While there are some helpful links that work, some links do not load properly.

Other Issues and Comments:: The material is old and some content may be dated.
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