Title: Thank you for your interest in Verizon Thinkfinity and your willingness to share your enthusiasm for
1This slide is for Verizon Employees only
Thank you for your interest in Verizon
Thinkfinity and your willingness to share your
enthusiasm for its resources with others. This
presentation covers the resources featured in
this months Webinar and will enable others to
learn about the major aspects of the Verizon
Thinkfinity Web site and its resources. Before
you distribute this presentation, please delete
this first slide, add your name and a
teacher/administrator/schools name to the next
slide. Again, thank you for sharing Verizon
Thinkfinity with others in your community.
Sincerely, Verizon Thinkfinity Professional
Development Team
PLEASE DELETE THIS SLIDE BEFORE SHARING WITH
OTHERS!
2Dear (INSERT TEACHERS NAME), I recently
attended a webinar for Verizon Employees about
Verizon Thinkfinity. I was very excited by the
wealth of resources they provide to educators,
students, parents and afterschool programs.
Moreover, I couldnt wait to share this site with
you! This Web site contains over 55,000
resources and they are all FREE of charge. Not
to mention, they stressed how the nations
leading education and literacy organizations have
created and approved the content on this Web
site. I know everyone probably thinks they have
the solution to your students academic needs,
but I promise you wont be disappointed with this
program. You can use their resources in
conjunction with your current activities and
lessons. Furthermore, you can access this Web
site from school or home! I hope youll take a
look at the rest of this presentation. It
features resources about savings that can all be
found using the Verizon Thinkfinity Web site.
The images are all hyperlinked and if youre
interested in learning more, they offer free
training. All of you need to do is visit their
FREE Verizon Thinkfinity training
page. Sincerely, (Insert Your Name Here)
3What is Verizon Thinkfinity?
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.
- Tens of thousands of FREE educational resources
- Access and use resources from school or home!
- A partnership between the Verizon Foundation and
the nations leading educational organizations - FREE professional development
4Verizon Thinkfinity Content Partners
5What 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
6So how can Verizon Thinkfinity help teach
children about savings?
7Lets Explore These Samples!
Short Term and Long Term Savings
8Long Term Savings
9Investing Made Easy!
10Discuss Family Budgets
11Verizon Thinkfinitys Homepage
- Access and use resources at school or at home
- No subscription/ membership fees
12How Do You Find Additional Resources?
Verizon Thinkfinity Search Engine
13Learn More About Verizon Thinkfinity
- Webinars (FREE)
- Literacy Trainings (FREE)
- Instructional How-to Videos (FREE)