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Excel Easy - E-Learning
Grades
K to 12
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tag(s): computers (109), data (151), Microsoft (79), spreadsheets (23)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for your use and for student use on classroom computers. Make it easy to find sites with tutorials by creating a Padlet, reviewed here, to share with students. Use columns to sort tutorials and other helpful sites by topic within your Padlet. If you don't find a tutorial that you need, extend student learning by asking them to create their own using Free Online Screen Recorder, reviewed here, or by creating an explainer video using FlexClip, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Duolingo - Duolingo
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): arabic (13), chinese (45), DAT device agnostic tool (146), french (75), game based learning (187), german (49), hebrew (16), italian (29), japanese (47), multilingual (73), OER (43), Online Learning (36), portuguese (22), russian (25), spanish (108)
In the Classroom
Use Duolingo in your world language classes as another form of practice and enrichment. Have students sign up to compete against each other in a fun game of language mastery. Have world language students use the immersion tool to help read and translate authentic text. For an ENL/ELL classroom, provide extra, specific practice in beginning English. ENL/ELL students can also use the immersion section to check their own written documents and connect with other ENL/ELL students. Offer this site as a supplement when you study cultures from around the world. Gifted students are sure to enjoy the challenge of learning some language phrases. Is your class remote learning? Duolingo has a guide just for that! Scroll down the home page and find Duolingo for Schools, then click Bring Duolingo to Your Classroom. Find the Guide for using Duolingo at home at the top right of the page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Unite for Literacy Library - Unite for Literacy
Grades
K to 8tag(s): audio books (26), independent reading (83), interactive stories (21), preK (269)
In the Classroom
This site is one you must bookmark if you work with young readers! Create a link to the site on classroom computers for students to explore and listen to books on their own. Unite for Literacy is perfect for use with ENL/ESL students for reading and hearing books in both English and their native language. Share a link to the site on your website or newsletter for use at home or use during remote learning. During remote learning, consider assigning your elementary students reading and follow up activities using Symbaloo, reviewed here. Symbaloo is an excellent bookmarking tool to use with elementary students due to the easy to use design and use of icons for identifying information readily. World language teachers can use this site to have students listen to books in the language they are learning.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How to Make Veterans Day for Kids Memorable - Wounded Warrier Project
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K to 12tag(s): heroes (24), stories and storytelling (58), veterans (27)
In the Classroom
Use ideas from this site to teach students about the real meaning of Veterans Day and highlight veterans' service during times of war and peace. Find additional Veterans Day resources on TeachersFirst Special Topics Page: Veterans Day Resources, reviewed here. Add interactivity to lessons by including "chats" with soldiers and military leaders using AI tools such as Humy, reviewed here. Visit Humy to find chats and collections with options to talk with famous people involved in World War I, World War II, and more. Use Mizou, reviewed here to create customized chatbots and experiences as an interactive activity to expand learning about the role of veterans. For example, search Mizou to find a shared D-Day role-playing experience, then use this activity to create an experience for your students that relates to another military event or a specific veteran.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Black History Month - Library of Congress
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6 to 12tag(s): african american (110), black history (130), civil rights (201), lincoln (66), underground railroad (15), white house (16)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to use as a supplement to your current resources for teaching about Black History. Engage students through the use of primary documents within FigJam, reviewed here. Add a document to a FigJam slide and ask students to add sticky notes with information learned throughout your lesson activities. As you continue through your lessons, enhance student understanding using visual organization tools like Workona, reviewed here. For example, create a dedicated space or your template for your current class project with tabs, docs, and links. As a final extended learning activity, ask students to interview local historians and Black activists to understand their first-hand experiences as a Black person in America. Share students' research using the storytelling tools found at Knight Lab, reviewed here. Tools include story maps, timelines, and Storyline - a tool for sharing the story behind numbers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Open-Ended Social Studies - Thomas Kenning
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6 to 12tag(s): 1600s (20), 1700s (36), 1800s (75), 20th century (62), american revolution (82), civil war (138), colonial america (95), colonization (21), gettysburg (15), gettysburg address (12), native americans (108), OER (43), washington (28), westward expansion (39)
In the Classroom
This site is an excellent addition to any middle or high school social studies curriculum. Bookmark this site to include with your other lesson resources. Use individual lessons to supplement your lessons through a new viewpoint since many of the tasks encourage students to think of history through the eyes of a traveler. Each lesson begins with a series of focus questions to keep in mind throughout the article. Engage students in learning and provide support for focusing on important information using Read Ahead, reviewed here. This handy tool lets you transform any text into a guided reading activity that highlights critical components of the text. As students collaborate on learning activities, enhance learning by using Notejoy, reviewed here, as a collaborative note-taking tool. Ask students to add the preview questions listed before the lesson and any other focus points, then share ideas and responses in Notejoy throughout the reading and discussions of the content. As a final learning extension, ask students to use Open-Ended Social Studies as a model for telling history through the eyes of a storyteller or from the perspective of one location. Use Vizzio, reviewed here, to create interactive timelines using animated maps. Include text descriptions, images, and videos as part of your interactive timelines.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Equal Rights Amendment: A 97-Year Struggle - Facing our History & Ourselves: The Equal Rights Amendment: A
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6 to 12tag(s): civil rights (201), women (146), womens suffrage (51)
In the Classroom
In the classroom, students can follow the activities presented in the lesson as provided. Students can create a timeline of events leading up to and after the Equal Rights Amendment. Find a timeline tool on this list. Finally, students can compare and contrast women's rights to those of other groups/nationalities facing the same issues in our country today.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: AI for Creating Learning Objects - TeachersFirst
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K to 12Join us for an...more
Join us for an engaging workshop workshop for educators who are excited to harness the power of AI in their teaching practices. This session will introduce you to various generative AI tools that can create dynamic interactive learning objects--small pieces of content that you can seamlessly integrate into your lessons to enhance student engagement and understanding. Whether you're a tech novice or a seasoned pro, this workshop will provide the practical insights and hands-on experience you need to elevate your teaching strategies. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Define learning objects and their strategic role in instruction. 2. Explore cutting-edge AI tools for generating interactive learning resources. 3. Design practical strategies for integrating AI-created learning objects to optimize student learning experiences. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (169), creating media (13), Teacher Utilities (183)
In the Classroom
The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Watch Live House of Representatives Proceedings - United States House of Representatives
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6 to 12tag(s): branches of government (64), house of representatives (8), politics (117)
In the Classroom
Students can watch House of Representatives proceedings during civics and government lessons to see how voting and discussion occur. They can also take advantage of the other features to view the upcoming legislative schedule and legislative action filed during the previous week. Find additional ideas and lessons for teaching about the legislative process at the Education 4 Democaracy, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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FluentKey - Fluentkey, LLC
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K to 12tag(s): chinese (45), DAT device agnostic tool (146), french (75), german (49), multilingual (73), sign language (10), spanish (108), Teacher Utilities (183)
In the Classroom
Use FluentKey to easily differentiate world language lessons for students and allow them to progress at their own speed. Help ENL/ESL students master English using videos and quizzes based on their knowledge level. This is also an excellent tool to provide language learning experiences based on student interests. Even if the language isn't included with the videos on the site, find and upload videos for student use and add quizzes along with additional content. As students become proficient in a new language, encourage them to share their knowledge using a variety of multimedia tools. Annotate images using Google Drawings, reviewed here, create an audio recording of conversations, or use PhotoCollage, reviewed here, to create the collage. As students become more proficient in their new language, ask them to record short podcasts with a podcast creation tool like Podcast Generator, reviewed here, and share tips and advice with their fellow students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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My Wordle - Pallav Agarwal and Pulkit Agarwal
Grades
K to 12tag(s): game based learning (187), sight words (23), spelling (98), vocabulary (238)
In the Classroom
Use this Wordle generator in various ways in any classroom for increasing problem-solving and strategy skills. When using with young students, generate three or four-letter Wordles for students to attempt with partners. Provide a list of sight words if needed to avoid frustration. When teaching older students, develop Wordles to solve using vocabulary words, weekly spelling lists, science terms, or historical characters. Provide this site to students and create Wordles to share with their peers. Include a link on classroom computers during computer centers or as an activity when finished with daily assignments. Using this site is an excellent way to include ENL/ELL students in classroom activities by creating a word from their native language. Include others in your school community or parents by developing and sharing Wordles for your school or classroom site. Your imagination only limits the possibilities of creating and sharing personalized Wordles!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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LanguageTool - LanguageTool.org
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K to 12tag(s): editing (93), french (75), german (49), grammar (137), portuguese (22), spanish (108), spelling (98), writing (323)
In the Classroom
Use this visual revision program with students who are ready to refine and improve their writing. Have students copy and paste writing projects into the text editor for a final check for spelling and grammar mistakes after making their last revisions. Continued use of a language checking tool helps students correct writing on their own after seeing common errors in their writing. Never send out a newsletter or post to your web page with spelling or grammar errors again! Use LanguageTool to spell check and suggest corrections for any published writing projects.Comments
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Votes for Women - The 19th Amendment - TeachersFirst
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4 to 12tag(s): 1900s (72), constitution (93), women (146), womens suffrage (51)
In the Classroom
Begin by browsing through the many suggested classroom activities found in this resource. Organize a suggested book list or research resources for students using a curation tool like Symbaloo, reviewed here, as means for organizing information into one place. Sort items in your Symbaloo by using the color-coding option for the icons. For example, make book suggestions blue, primary source links yellow, etc. As students prepare to share their research and final projects, provide options for sharing information. Suggest students make a presentation with Google Slides, reviewed here, a video using Adobe Creative Cloud Express Video Maker, reviewed here, or a multimedia presentation created with Sway, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad - TeachersFirst
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4 to 8tag(s): african american (110), black history (130), civil rights (201), diversity (39), racism (79), slavery (78), women (146)
In the Classroom
Include some of the suggested classroom uses for this resource found in the Instructional Guide (PDF). This book and the suggested activities work well as part of lessons on racism, slavery, and African-American history. Consider using the historical information from the book and other primary sources to create timelines with your students showing the important events during the story. Find various free online timeline creation tools located here. Use Adobe Creative Cloud Express Video Maker, reviewed here, to have students create simple videos using just photos and their own voices.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Langscape - Maryland Language Science Center
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3 to 12tag(s): arabic (13), chinese (45), cultures (172), french (75), german (49), greek (45), hebrew (16), italian (29), landforms (37), latin (22), map skills (59), maps (215), phrases (6), portuguese (22), russian (25), spanish (108)
In the Classroom
Bookmark Langscape for any lessons about other countries. Locate countries on the map then listen to the audio files of the spoken language. Create a link on classroom computers for students to play the language game. Take advantage of the many lesson ideas found in the educators guide.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Teaching of the Bill of Rights - Lou Frey Institute
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5 to 12tag(s): bill of rights (31), podcasts (103), primary sources (116), professional development (373)
In the Classroom
Listen to this podcast episode to gather ideas on developing lessons that teach the Bill of Rights in meaningful ways that foster students' understanding using scaffolds to students' frames of reference. Use the podcast as a model for students to create a Bill of Rights podcast as a learning activity. Create ten groups, then ask each group to design and create a podcast with each group discussing one of the original rights using a free podcast creation tool such as Buzzsprout, reviewed here. Visit the National Archives Educator Resources page, reviewed here to find additional activities and lesson ideas. After learning about the Bill of Rights, have students play That's Your Right, reviewed here, a digital card game provided by the Annenberg Institute. Challenge students to increase proficiency by beginning with the easiest level, then try to move successfully to the most difficult level.Comments
I really like this idea. My 5th graders will enjoy this podcast.jenna, , Grades: 0 - 12
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New American History - University of Richmond
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4 to 12tag(s): american revolution (82), black history (130), branches of government (64), civil rights (201), civil war (138), colonial america (95), colonization (21), constitution (93), elections (83), emancipation proclamation (12), environment (246), great depression (30), immigrants (34), immigration (68), inequalities (25), native americans (108), primary sources (116), racism (79), segregation (18), underground railroad (15), womens suffrage (51), world war 1 (77), world war 2 (160)
In the Classroom
This site is an excellent resource for American History teachers; be sure to add it to your collection of teaching resources. Each lesson provided by New American History includes several ideas for using digital tools within the teaching tips; take advantage of these ideas to engage students in learning and differentiate instruction for learning styles and abilities. As students complete activities such as KWL charts, use the graphic organizer templates found at Canva Edu, reviewed here to share students' ideas. Extend learning by asking students to use Canva tools to show what they know by creating infographics, presentations, flyers, and other multimedia projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Civics Renewal Network - The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the Univ of Pennsylvania
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1 to 12tag(s): branches of government (64), constitution (93), democracy (23), elections (83), electoral college (23), media literacy (107), politics (117), supreme court (27)
In the Classroom
Include the Civics Renewal Network with your other resources for teaching civics content. Include activities on this site as part of self-guided lessons created using Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here, or add to classroom lessons created with NearPod, reviewed here. Extend student learning by asking them to become creators using a digital storytelling tool such as Elementari, reviewed here. Elementari includes features that bring students' stories to life, such as animations, font choices, and drag-and-drop text.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Civics Connected - Reagan Foundation and Discovery Education
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5 to 12tag(s): communication (129), democracy (23), politics (117)
In the Classroom
Engage students in class discussions throughout your lessons with tools such as Jamboard, reviewed here, or Padlet, reviewed here; these tools allow students to collaborate easily within small groups or class discussions. You can also enhance the provided graphic organizers by importing them into free tools such as Google Drawings, reviewed here, Google Drawings allows you to annotate an image with links to videos, text, websites, and more. Not familiar with Google Drawings? Watch an archived OK2Ask session to learn how to use: OK2Ask Google Drawings, here. In addition, Civics Connected is regularly updated with news articles and resources related to current events, allowing your students to connect what they are learning and real-world events.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Education - Anti-Defamation League
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K to 12tag(s): bias (27), bullying (48), civil rights (201), cross cultural understanding (172), cyberbullying (40), difficult conversations (57), disabilities (31), holocaust (42), racism (79), religions (90), social and emotional learning (96), women (146)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site throughout the year as a resource for lessons and learning resources relating to many social and emotional learning topics. Include ideas and resources to build more comprehensive learning experiences with your current activities. Differentiate activities based upon student abilities and interests using AI tools such as Magic School, reviewed here. For example, Magic School can generate Choice Board activities or Project-Based Learning activities to extend learning based on any of the lesson plans shared by ADL Education.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Vocabulary Trainer - LanguageCourse S.L.
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3 to 12tag(s): arabic (13), chinese (45), french (75), german (49), greek (45), hebrew (16), italian (29), japanese (47), multilingual (73), spanish (108)
In the Classroom
This site would be very handy in world language classes and when working with ENL/ESL students. Use this site as a learning station or center. Include this site as a resource when students are preparing a project about another culture. If you have students in world language, world cultures, or even language arts classes who need enrichment - send them to this site to learn the basics of a new language or to look for roots that show in English. Self-motivated advanced students or those planning a semester abroad can learn language basics on their own here. Be sure to include this site for "Children of the World Day" or family heritage day activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Open Course Library - Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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10 to 12tag(s): anthropology (10), business (52), careers (141), cells (83), communication (129), french (75), geology (61), literature (220), media literacy (107), nutrition (137), oceans (147), OER (43), psychology (65), sign language (10), spanish (108), speech (68), statistics (120), women (146), writing (323)
In the Classroom
Use these excellent free course materials in a variety of ways. Share courses with students with specific career interests not covered by traditional curriculums such as aerospace or anthropology. Provide students the opportunity to participate in college-level learning experiences without risk by using materials found in the courses on the site. These courses are perfect for use with gifted students to offer them content at a level that challenges them. As students learn from the information found in the courses on this site, ask them to reflect and share their learning through a digital portfolio created with Mahara, reviewed here. Students can even include their digital portfolio as part of their college application process at many universities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Georgia Virtual Learning Shared Resources - Georgia Virtual Learning
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5 to 12tag(s): art history (99), body systems (41), business (52), chinese (45), drawing (61), environment (246), financial literacy (91), french (75), geology (61), japanese (47), latin (22), literature (220), music theory (45), myths and legends (31), narrative (15), novels (34), nutrition (137), oceans (147), OER (43), photography (121), plagiarism (33), poetry (192), psychology (65), robotics (23), romeo & juliet (7), short stories (18), sociology (23), space (216), spanish (108), STEM (288), writers workshop (31)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site as a supplemental resource for your current lessons, as a resource for students to learn about subjects not covered in their current courses, and to differentiate learning for students. For example, provide remediation to high school students by sharing the 9th or 10th-grade literature and composition courses as a review activity or enhance your British Literature unit by assigning a module that focuses specifically on 17th, 18th, or 19th-century British literature. Consider assigning different activities to groups of students to present to their peers. Ask them to use an infographic creator such as the Canva Infographic Creator, reviewed here, as a tool for sharing important information. As a final learning extension, create a digital class book using Ourboox, reviewed here, to share understanding of the content learned. Include text, images, maps, and more in the student-created books.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mathematics Lessons - TedEd
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K to 12tag(s): critical thinking (122), engineering (127), financial literacy (91), numbers (119), probability (98), problem solving (228), riddles (16), STEM (288)
In the Classroom
Use the activities on this site to introduce problem-solving to students through various topics and problem-solving tools. Begin by narrowing down the content to your chosen grade level to find appropriate activities. Next, consider differentiating activities by student interests and ability levels. Finally, use the option to customize lessons to create questions for different groups of students or add additional questions while still using the original video. Ask older students to use these activities as a model, then create their animated math riddles using Powtoon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ABCya - ABCYA.com, l.l.c,
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K to 6tag(s): alphabet (53), decimals (85), drawing (61), fractions (159), game based learning (187), geometric shapes (135), keyboarding (28), latitude (10), literacy (121), longitude (9), number sense (70), numbers (119), operations (72), preK (269)
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Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector, demonstrate how to use the specific tool/activity. Create a learning center on your whiteboard or on individual laptops and allow students to try it out on their own. List this as a student and parent resource on your classroom website. Use this site to informally assess skills to tell you which students to allow to do alternative work or go ahead. Allow your gifted students to explore new concepts while providing necessary reinforcement for those learners that need a technology-inspired method to help master learning goals. This is an excellent tool for differentiating. Provide as an anticipatory guide for new units.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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