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THINKFINITY’S OVERVIEW
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 What is Verizon Thinkfinity?
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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 How and Why Verizon
Supports Thinkfinity.org
Verizon Foundation focuses on leveraging
broadband technology in:
•K-12 Education and Literacy in the 21st Century
•Domestic Violence Prevention and Awareness and Healthcare
•Broadband Accessibility and Internet Safety

Verizon Foundation signature programs include:

•Verizon Thinkfinity.org (education)
•HopeLine (domestic violence prevention and awareness)
•Verizon Volunteers (community involvement)

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 Verizon Thinkfinity Content Partners
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Arts

Council for Economic Education Economics

National Endowment for the Humanities Humanities

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Mathematics

International Reading Association & Reading/English

National Council of Teachers of English Language Arts

American Association for the Advancement of Science Science

National Geographic Society Geography

Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History American History

National Center for Family Literacy & ProLiteracy Adult &

Family Literacy

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

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 Let’s Start Exploring
Multimedia 1,200 Print Virtual Museum Primary Source
Explorations Friendly Maps Activities Documents

Lesson Plans

Interactives Podcasts

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 How Do You Find Additional Resources?

Verizon Thinkfinity Search Engine

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How Do You Find Additional Resources?
Explore Partner Sites

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 Use Verizon Thinkfinity for:

• learning new concepts

• reinforcing school
lessons
• helping with homework
• exploring the world!

*No subscription/ membership fees!

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 Stay up to date!
Facebook

Twitter

Monthly Newsletter

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Verizon Thinkfinity Community

• 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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 Learn More About Verizon Thinkfinity

Professional Development

• Webinars (FREE)
• Instructional How-to Videos (FREE)

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