WELCOME TO VERIZON

THINKFINITY’S OVERVIEW
SESSION
NEO Literacy Corps
Meagen Howe
16 September 2010

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Warm Up with Calculation Nation

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Before We Start: Please
Register & Roster
Step 1. From the Verizon
Thinkfinity homepage, click
on the Professional
Development tab and scroll
down to the TIMS button.

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 Before We Start: Please
Register & Roster
Step 2. Create a TIMS account
Note: If you already have an account, or a myThinkfinity account, you
can type in your Login ID/Primary E-mail address and
Password and click ‘Login’

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 Before We Start: Please
Register & Roster

Step 3. Please select ‘Sign-

in on Roster’

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 Before We Start: Please
Register & Roster
Step 4. Select the course you are attending by
clicking on the hyperlinked ‘Location’
(Cleveland, OH)

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 Before We Start: Please
Register & Roster
Step 5. Be sure to confirm that the training information is accurate.
Then click ‘Register.’ The roster step is then complete!

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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

Let’s watch their intro video

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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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 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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Let’s Explore the Content Partners

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Multimedia Virtual Museum
Explorations Activities

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Verizon Thinkfinity Search Engine

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Explore Partner Sites

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 Take a Turn
• Now’s your chance to explore the site & find some great resources.
• Make sure to note HOW you found the resource.
• After 15 minutes, we will return to the large group and share a
couple great findings.

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 WOW! Resource
• Digging for Memories

• This example demonstrates multiple ways that Verizon Thinkfinity

creates useable content:
– Content Partners create and host resources
– Thinkfinity platform organizes and highlights
– Resources available as online interactive or offline activities
– TIMS allows you to create collections

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 • learning new concepts
• reinforcing school
lessons
• helping with homework
• exploring the world!

*No subscription/ membership fees!

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 Facebook

Twitter

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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Professional Development

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

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 After Session: Please
Complete the Survey
Step 1. From the Verizon
Thinkfinity homepage, click
on the Professional
Development tab and scroll
down to the TIMS button.

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 After Session: Please
Complete the Survey
Step 2. Type in your Login ID/Primary E-mail address and Password
Step 3. Click ‘Login’

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 After Session: Survey
Your Attendees

Step 4. Attendees click

‘Complete a Survey’

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 After Session: Survey
Your Attendees
Step 5. Participants click on the hyperlinked name of the
training session survey.

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 After Session: Please
Complete the Survey

Step 5 cont. Survey submission confirmation page

Be sure you see this confirmation page before closing the browser.

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 After Session: Please
Complete the Survey
Bonus! You may print a Completion Certificate from home or work.
Important Notes:
• Certificates will only appear for participants who have completed a survey.
• Surveys are only available for two weeks after the training session.
Step 1. Click on ‘Home’ and then on ‘View My Activity’
Step 2. Look in the table labeled ‘Sessions Attended’ for
the appropriate course
Step 3. Under the Certificate column, click ‘View’

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 Thank You!

Meagen Howe, Farrell Ink LLC

Farrellink.com

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