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WELCOME TO VERIZON THINKFINITY’S OVERVIEW SESSION

Anita Truax

Technology Coach

Thinkfinity Field Trainer

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The Web site (www.thinkfinity.org) contains thousands of free lesson plans and student materials for every core subject, designed by the leading

educational organizations in the United States.

Tens of thousands of FREE educational resources

Access and use resources from school or home!

A partnership between the Verizon Foundation and the nation’s leading educational organizations

FREE professional development

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Council for Economic Education

National Endowment for the Humanities

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

International Reading Association &National Council of Teachers of English

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Geographic Society

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

National Center for Family Literacy & ProLiteracy

Arts

Economics

Humanities

Mathematics

Reading/English Language Arts

Science

Geography

American History

Adult & Family Literacy

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• Interactives• Lesson plans• Podcasts• Video Clips• Multimedia Explorations• Primary source documents• 1,200 print friendly maps• Student e-sheets• Virtual museum activities• Data links

What Does Verizon Thinkfinity Provide?

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Multimedia Explorations

Virtual Museum Activities

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Verizon Thinkfinity Search Engine

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Explore Partner Sites

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º learning new concepts

º reinforcing school lessons

º helping with homework

º exploring the world!

*No subscription/ membership fees!

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Monthly Newsletter

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º Webinars (FREE)

º Literacy Trainings (FREE)

º Instructional How-to Videos (FREE)