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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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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.

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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

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o Free Educational Resourcesº Standards-based lesson plansº Student & Teacher Materials

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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

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Materials

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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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21st Century Skills

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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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