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2. 2 WELCOME TO VERIZON THINKFINITY’S OVERVIEW SESSION Name of Presenter Job Title

3. 3 Thinkfinity.org is a website that 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 What is Thinkfinity?

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5. 5 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 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 Verizon Thinkfinity Content Partners

6. 6 What Does Verizon Thinkfinity Provide? o Free Educational Resources º Standards-based lesson plans º Student & Teacher Materials –Online –Interactive –Offline (printable) º Partner-reviewed Web links

7. 7 What Does Verizon Thinkfinity Provide? o Free Educational Resources º Standards-based lesson plans º Student & Teacher Materials –Online –Interactive –Offline (printable) º Partner-reviewed Web links

8. 8 What Does Verizon Thinkfinity Provide? o Free Educational Resources º Standards-based lesson plans º Student & Teacher Materials –Online –Interactive –Offline (printable) º Partner-reviewed Web links

9. 9 What Does Verizon Thinkfinity Provide? o Free Educational Resources º Standards-based lesson plans º Student & Teacher Materials –Online –Interactive –Offline (printable) º Partner-reviewed Web links

10. 10 What Does Verizon Thinkfinity Provide? o Free Educational Resources º Standards-based lesson plans º Student & Teacher Materials –Online –Interactive –Offline (printable) º Partner-reviewed Web links

11. 11 What Do Others Say About Verizon Thinkfinity? Voted Best Site to download Free Lessons & Materials two years in a row!

12. 12 º Access and use resources at school or at home º No subscription/ membership fees Verizon Thinkfinity’s Homepage

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