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Copyright © 2009 Verizon Foundation. All Rights Reserved. This document may be reproduced and distributed solely for uses that are both (a) educational and (b) non-commercial. Any reproduction or distribution of this document for any other purpose, including commercial gain, is strictly prohibited.
Welcome to Verizon Thinkfinity’s Awareness Session
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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
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Science
Geography
American History
Adult & Family Literacy
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o Free Educational Resourcesº Standards-based lesson plansº Student & Teacher Materials
– Online– Interactive– Offline (printable)
º Partner-reviewed Web links
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o Free Educational Resourcesº Standards-based lesson plansº Student & Teacher Materials
– Online– Interactive– Offline (printable)
º Partner-reviewed Web links
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o Free Educational Resourcesº Standards-based lesson plansº Student & Teacher Materials
– Online– Interactive– Offline (printable)
º Partner-reviewed Web links
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o Free Educational Resourcesº Standards-based lesson plansº Student & Teacher Materials
– Online– Interactive– Offline (printable)
º Partner-reviewed Web links
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o Free Educational Resourcesº Standards-based lesson plansº Student & Teacher Materials
– Online– Interactive– Offline (printable)
º Partner-reviewed Web links
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Voted Best Site to download
Free Lessons &
Materials
two years in a row!
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º Access and use resources at school or at home
º No subscription/ membership fees
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Verizon Thinkfinity Calendar
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Verizon Thinkfinity Search Engine
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Individual Partner Sites
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Smithsonian’s History Explorer Partner site
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