Michigan Online Resources for Educators (MORE)

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Michigan Online Resources for Educators (M.O.R.E)

10/27/11 SR

• Michigan Online Resources for Educators (M.O.R.E) • Portal developed by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Library of Michigan, and Wayne State University • Located on MeL.org (Michigan eLibrary) • Contains over 50,000 free web-based resources for all core areas • ***ALIGNED to Michigan content expectations***

• Thinkfinity (previously Marco Polo) • A partnership between the Verizon Foundation and the nation’s leading educational and literacy organizations • 50,000+ FREE instructional and literacy resources

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You have to be logged in to add a resource to your Resource Locker and to add a comment. You do not need to be logged in to share a resource.

Another cool feature is sharing the resources.

You do not need to be logged in to share the resource. Over 200 ways to share can be accessed by clicking on Share button—Facebook, email, Twitter, etc. When you share the resource the resource title, link and brief description is shared.

Advanced Search allows you to search by keyword, title, subject(s), resource type(s), source and audience (grade level ranges). If you are logged in, you can also save your searches.

M.O.R.E also provides a Lesson Plan Builder that allows you to easily incorporate the GLCEs/HSCEs that you are teaching as well as resources from within MORE or outside resources. You must be logged in to use Lesson Plan Builder. The lesson plan builder is quite comprehensive and walks you through the lesson planning process, but you can use whatever parts you need. You can save or print it as a PDF or a text file in case you want to format it differently. You can edit existing lesson plans that you have created and create new ones. When you leave the Lesson Plan Builder, you are prompted to save your work.

There is a collaboration center that allows you to communicate with other educators. We have partnered with EdWeb.net for this feature. On your first visit, you need to set up a free account. Includes areas for discussions, live chat, blog and wiki links, etc.

Finish by clicking on the “two minute overview” link to run the M.O.R.E video – only has musical background, no narration, so it can just run as a good conclusion.