What is Thinkfinity?
Thinkfinity
is a web portal supported by the
Verizon Foundation
. Through this web portal educators, parents, and students are provided access to an online community, interactive web content, reviewed websites, and lesson plans provided at no cost. The resources are aligned with voluntary curriculum organizations standards and the
Common Core State Standards. Thinkfinity Affiliates include the Partnership for 21
st
Century Skills, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the State Education Technology Directors Association, the International Society for Technology in Education, and the National Education Association.
Thinkfinity Content Partners
Thinkfinity Affiliates
Thinkfinity Resources
Professional Development
Links to the following
professional development resources
found on the Thinkfinity website are divided into the following topics.
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction participated as state partner with Thinkfinity to provide train the trainer online and face to face professional development to district-level staff during the 2010-2011 academic year. As of December 31, 2011 this partnership will close to reflect a revise vision of the Verizon Thinkfinity foundation.
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Resources for the Classroom
A wealth of resources await educators on the Thinkfinity web site. Resources are divided into the following 5 topics.
At Home & After School
Families, caregiver, and after school resources are found in the At Home & Afterschool resources. These resources are divided into the following 4 topics.
For more information about Thinkfinity in North Carolina, contact
Ouida Myers