MarcoPolo Tools

 

ArtsEdge

 

Tools in ArtsEdge are located under EXPLORE.

Click on LookListenLearn to access Interactive tools for the arts.

Here are some samples:

A Dancer’s Journal (dance)

 

Stormy Weather (music)

 

Also excellent are the Arts Quotes found under Explore.

 

 

 

 

EconEdLink

 

Tools in EconEdLink are found by clicking on CyberTeach à Teaching Resources à EconEdLinks Tools.

 

Here are some samples:

 

Compound Interest Calculator

 

National Budget Simulation

 

Community Builder (primary)

 

Illuminations

 

There are many interactive tools in Illuminations.

 

Bobby Bear

 

Equivalent Fractions

 

Pan Balance

 

Paper Pool

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are additional interactive math tools called e-examples located at the NCTM website. Many of these tools are used in MarcoPolo lessons. Some examples include:

Tangram Puzzles

 

Geoboard

 

Visualizing Transformations

 

Ratios of Areas of Inscribed Figures

EDSITEment

 

EDSITEment has an interactive calendar that is available from the menu bar at the top of the page.

 

ReadWriteThink

 

Tools are found by clicking on Student Materials.

 

Some examples include:

 

Comic Creator

 

Drama Map

 

Persuasion Map

 

Flip Book

ScienceNetLinks

 

ScienceNetLinks Tools are accessible from the tools button on the main toolbar at the top of the webpage.

Some examples of interactive tools are:

 

All Systems are Go

 

Zap!

 

A Touch of Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Xpeditions

 

Two excellent tools found on Xpeditions are Xpedition Hall and the Atlas. Both are accessible from the toolbar at the top of the web page.