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• Some easy, fun ways to create quizzes

  Check out these test-building Internet resources, some with streaming video and other multimedia bells and whistles that can come to the rescue of the time-strapped teacher.

• The greatest show on Earth

  Americans strongly support providing environmental education in schools and the National Environmental Education Foundation has taken up the challenge by building environmental education resource guides for teachers at www.classroomearth.org and www.eeweek.org.

• Think Thinkfinity for lesson plans and more

  Thinkfinity.org is a rich resource that requires time to fully explore, but this is one Website where teachers, parents and students can create learning, teaching and technology partnerships that can benefit everyone in the educational community.

• What you should know about virus protection

  If you use the Internet, receive and send e-mail, or share files over social networks, your computer is susceptible to contamination from malicious software that may delete files and documents, or capture passwords and other private information.

• Helpful DOE Web site links

  Until the advent of the Internet, educators — especially newer employees — had to rely on school secretaries, administrators and the New York Teacher to keep up with the latest information. Now most everything you need to know and do is online.

• Lesson plans online

  Experienced educators understand that lesson planning is an integral component of classroom management. The Internet offers a vast resource for you to build your lesson plan library quickly and to help refresh the lessons already in your repertoire.