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WELCOME TO VERIZON THINKFINITY’S OVERVIEW SESSION
STAR Camp – Teacher Tech Camp
Diocese of Dallas
June 14 – 17, 2010
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The website (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
Accessible 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’s 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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• learning new concepts
• reinforcing school lessons
• helping with homework
• exploring the world!
*No subscription/ membership fees!
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Monthly Newsletter
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• Organize favorite Thinkfinity resources
• Create a network of colleagues, friends and industry experts
• Utilize Web 2.0 functionality
• And much more!
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• Webinars (FREE)
• Instructional How-to Videos (FREE)
Professional Development