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CPALMS CPALMS is an online toolbox of information, vetted resources, and interactive tools that helps educators effectively implement teaching standards. It is the State of Florida’s official source for standards information and course descriptions. |
Virtual Counselor Your User Name = "T" + teacher number + 3971+ "W". example: T7003971W Click here to access Virtual Counselor FROM HOME Click here to access Virtual Counselor FROM SCHOOL |
Sub Central Phone Number = 754-321-0050 Your USER NAME = P # (without leading zeros) Your PASSWORD = your SUBCENTRAL PIN number.CLICK HERE to access SUB-CENTRAL from school or home |
CAB E-Mail
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BRITE/ESS Your USER NAME = "P" + your entire number examples - P00001234 or p00065432 |
B.E.E.P. Access Learning Village lesson plans, Virtual Counselor, Blackboard, Apple Digital School & much more |
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Certification Website provides an array of certification topics that you may have an interest in now or in the near future. Form - Certification RENEWAL FORM Form - INCENTIVE APPLICATION Form - C.A.P. Application |
Destiny (Public Access Catalog from school) Click Here For: Destiny Home Access Sign-on is same as BEEP Use Destiny to locate books in any Broward County School's Media Center |
BCPS TECH-EASE Technology Help |
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Florida Department of Education Florida Virtual Schools HRD |
Gale Virtual Reference Library |
SIRS Researcher A general reference database of magazine, newspaper, journal articles exploring social, economic, scientific, health, political, and global issues |
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Encyclopedia Americana Online Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia New Book of Knowledge Lands and People Popular Science |
World Book (coming soon) |
 Atomic Learning collection of computer software tutorials |
| Reference | Teaching Tools – Lesson plans, rubrics, & more | Video Resources |
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Educator’s Reference Desk RefDesk.com Information Please AOL@School Education World KidsClick Libraries Broward County Public Library Internet Public Library Library of Congress News & Weather CNN NBC6 News Sun-Sentinel Miami Herald The Weather Channel |
Tools For Teachers – QuizStar, Rubistar, PBL Checklists, etc. Sunlink’s Links for Teachers teAchnology – Lesson plans, worksheets, rubrics, and more Educscapes - Links to a wide variety of teaching topics Webquest.org Thinkfinity Lesson plans across the curriculum New York Times Search for lesson plans by curriculum area or keyword Smithsonian Educational Resources Project-Based Learning Links for Teachers |
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| Technology Integration | Career and Technical Education Resources | National Board & Professional Development Resources |
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Library of Congress American Memory Project Learning Page iPods in Education Poducate Me Blogs, Vlogs, Wikis and Podcasts Edublogs Teacher’s First WikiSpaces Peanut Butter Wiki Tech Learning Magazine Promethean World Technology Integration Made Easy Educational Technology Clearinghouse International Society for Technology in Education |
FACTE Workforce Florida FLDOE Adult Education FLDOE Career Clusters Workforce Preparation Resources National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities – Career & Technical Ed. Facilities Technical/Career Ed & Consumer Science Resources 
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NBPTS Homepage National Center for Family Literacy Teachers Helping Teachers PBS Teachers Teachers First – Professional Resources Matrix FLDOE Resources for Teachers Florida Education Channel Florida Online Reading Professional Development |
| ISTE Tech Standards ISTE is an ongoing project of the International Society for Technology in Education. ISTE includes both standards for students and teachers. Search lesson plans and units for useful resources. |
National Educational Technology Standards |
| CNET Excellent technology and product reviews. The site to check before making technology purchase |
cnet.com |
| Apple Education Website | http://www.apple.com/education/ |
| Apple Learning Interchange | http://ali.apple.com/ |
| Dell's website | http://www.dell.com |
| Troubleshooting solutions for the Macintosh | http://macfixit.com |
| Macintosh news, events and products | http://macaddict.com |
| The # 1 source for Macintosh software updates | http://www.versiontracker.com |
| Virex/McAfee anti-virus software info. | http://www.networkassociates.com |
| Go to this site to check the validity of viruses before sending out warnings | http://www.symantec.com/avcenter |
| Information on all Adobe products | http://www.adobe.com |
| Backflip Your bookmarks will be available to you on any computer |
http://www.backflip.com |
| Cable News Network(CNN) Stay in touch with the latest breaking news, top stories, entertainment news, and sports. Updated every 30 minutes. |
http://www.cnn.com/ |
| Exploratorium An interactive site with science museum exhibits, workshops, student projects, a calendar of events and conferences -- also including downloadable tools, resources, images, and sounds. |
http://www.exploratorium.edu |
| Future Net 10,000 packed pages on world news, computing, video games, music, sports, etc. |
http://www.futurenet.com |
| Grolier Interactive Presents Grolier Interactive, the international CD-ROM multimedia reference and entertainment publisher of the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Americana, Guinness Multimedia Disc of Records, Science Fiction Encyclopedia, World Cup Soccer, and Modern Art. |
http://www.grolier.com |
| Library of Congress, The General information about publications, the government, Congress, laws, copyrights, upcoming events, and exhibits. |
http://www.loc.gov/ |
| NASA Spacelink A library of student/teacher lesson plans, shuttle and satellite images, information on space careers, interdisciplinary units, and downloadable software. |
http://www.nasa.gov |
| Next Step, The One of thecoolest sites on the Web. See the hottest technology, where the future is going, and how to keep grasp of it all. |
http://www.nextstep.com |
| Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Tour through the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum with a click of a mouse Visit music's past, present, and future through the museum's various exhibit halls. |
http://www.rockhall.com |
| Smithsonian Institute See history's finest artifacts, the newest exhibits, try out your computer skills with various interactive activities, and endless amounts of resources and related links. |
http://www.si.edu/ |
| United Nations, The Visit the site where foreign diplomats from around the world join to aid the nations and citizens of our planet. |
http://www.un.org/ |
| White House, The Tour the home of the President of the United States, see biographies on the President, Vice President, The First Lady, and The Second Lady, and e-mail them if you like. |
http://www.whitehouse.gov |
| CollegeNet Search for college options by state, enrollment, tuition, and majors offered. On-line application is available at this site. |
http://www.collegenet.com/ |
| American Universities A comprehensive list of American Universities granting bachelor or advanced degrees. |
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html |