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Which system do you think is better, bartering or money? Using details from the article, give at least two examples to support your answer.

It’s Only Money!
by Ben Sutter

taken from the New York State 2005 5th Grade ELA test

Did you know that money is not worth the paper it is printed on? It [...]

Teachers who use del.icio.us linkrolls on their classroom web pages provide a wonderful service for themselves and their students.  Once a linkroll is created and posted on a web page, the list of web resources can increase dynamically when resources are bookmarked.
Example
In the example above, I have many linkrolls on my science page.  The first [...]

The purpose of an iframe is to embed a web page inside of a web page. You would want to do this so that your viewers don’t leave your web site. It helps young students stay organized while viewing your web site.
Example
Steps to creating a MTP subpage using an iframe.

you will need to create [...]

1:1 Computing is on the rise in this country. That would mean that each child will have a computer in their hands all day long. That does not mean that you, as the teacher can choose to use technology or not. That does not mean that students can use technology when they are done with [...]

For teachers using My Teacher Pages, a classroom web site tool developed by School World, organizing homework assignments can be a valuable tool for your students. 
But did you know that you can attach documents (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoints, .pdf, etc.) to a homework assignment section?  Here is how:

Login to MyTeacherPages
Click on My Applications
Click on [...]

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There are 4 main ways to use a classroom web site: They are:

To communicate

To instruct

To publish

For assessment

I am going to devote a posting to each of the four components. These next writings should get you thinking about what you need to include.

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My brother lives in Amarillo, Texas and if he wants to know what is going on in Buffalo, New York, he does not wait for the Buffalo News to get delivered to his doorstep – too slow man! Instead he uses the web and visits Buffalo News online. He can now read how Orchard Park [...]

At this point in your career, what do you think should be included in a classroom web site?
Please leave your first name on these postings, so that I can keep track of who said what. Thanks

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The quickest way to opening your classroom to parents, colleagues and administrators is to develop a classroom web site. There are many companies to choose from, e.g.:

MyTeacherPages *MY RECOMMENDATION
Quia
TeacherWeb
Scholastic (Free)
Web Worksheet Wizard (Free)

When you establish a classroom web site with MyTeacherPages, you can:

send classroom news to many people very quickly, in fact some of the [...]