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Easy Test Maker is a free online test generator that creates multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, short answer and true/false questions all on the same test. It will also print an answer sheet. Go to http://www.easytestmaker.com.

Word of Mouse allows you to get free mousepads for your school. You fill out a form and your school is placed on a list from which sponsors select a school to provide mousepads. You are contacted for approval of the design. You are required to install the mousepads within one week of receiving them. Check out http://gomouse.westside.com/SchoolSignup/default.view .

New IRS deduction for K-12 teachers
The Internal Revenue Service has a new deduction available to eligible educators in both public and private elementary and secondary schools. Taxpayers may subtract up to $250 of qualified expenses when figuring their adjusted gross income. You will not need to itemize deductions to get this benefit.

Details on this and other tax law changes are in IRS Publication 3991, "Highlights of the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002," available on the IRS web site at http://www.irs.gov. You can also call 1-800- TAX-FORM (1-).