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MarcoPolo/ThinkfinityMarcoPolo/ThinkfinityScott Jones—[email protected] Jones—[email protected] Engel—[email protected] Engel—[email protected]
Thinkfinity.orgThinkfinity.org
►MarcoPolo is now Thinkfinity.orgMarcoPolo is now Thinkfinity.org
►www.thinkfinity.orgwww.thinkfinity.org
What is it?What is it?
►One-Stop Shop on the InternetOne-Stop Shop on the Internet
►High-Quality classroom-ready High-Quality classroom-ready resourcesresources
What is it?What is it?
►Powerful resources right at your Powerful resources right at your fingertipsfingertips
55,000 classroom-ready resources55,000 classroom-ready resources
Resources are ready for integration into Resources are ready for integration into everyday instructioneveryday instruction
What is it?What is it?
►Resources that have been born out of Resources that have been born out of
Literacy, Education, and Technology Literacy, Education, and Technology InitiativesInitiatives
What is it?What is it?
►Thinkfinity draws upon the strengths Thinkfinity draws upon the strengths of national education organizations - of national education organizations - who have rallied together as partners.who have rallied together as partners.
►These partners have produced These partners have produced SUBJECT-SPECIFIC educational SUBJECT-SPECIFIC educational resources.resources.
Who is it for?Who is it for?
►TeachersTeachers
►ParentsParents
►StudentsStudents
How much is it?How much is it?
FREE!FREE!
How good is it?How good is it?
►All resources have been reviewed forAll resources have been reviewed for
accuracy, accuracy, content, and content, and appropriateness appropriateness
by scholars and expert teachers.by scholars and expert teachers.
How good is it?How good is it?
►Resources also tie to State Resources also tie to State FrameworksFrameworks
►Comprehensive, Standards-based Comprehensive, Standards-based lesson plans for every grade level lesson plans for every grade level and core subject area.and core subject area.
How Good is it?How Good is it?
►Printable MapsPrintable Maps
►Student worksheetsStudent worksheets
►Online Interactive ModulesOnline Interactive Modules
How good is it?How good is it?
►Helps to facilitate different learning Helps to facilitate different learning styles styles
►Provides support to maximize every Provides support to maximize every student's learning potential.student's learning potential.
Examples?Examples?
► Interactive modules, Interactive modules, ►Video clips, Video clips, ►Audio clips, and Audio clips, and ►Podcasts Podcasts
►All help facilitate active participation All help facilitate active participation and engagementand engagement
Examples?Examples?
►Tactile Learners will benefit fromTactile Learners will benefit fromInteractive ModulesInteractive Modules
ExamplesExamples
►Visual learners will benefit from videosVisual learners will benefit from videos
Examples?Examples?
►Auditory learners will benefit from Auditory learners will benefit from podcastspodcasts
Examples?Examples?
►There are also printable materials There are also printable materials that can be used off-line.that can be used off-line.
Technology Skills?Technology Skills?
►Entire section devoted to 21st Century Entire section devoted to 21st Century learning and skills.learning and skills.
►Member of the Partnership for 21st Member of the Partnership for 21st Century SkillsCentury Skills
►Member of I.S.T.E. 100 (International Member of I.S.T.E. 100 (International Society for Technology in Education)Society for Technology in Education)
Technology SkillsTechnology Skills
►2121stst Centrury Skills section Centrury Skills section shows how the resources can be used shows how the resources can be used to engage students with modern skill to engage students with modern skill sets.sets.
►Prepares today's students for Prepares today's students for tomorrow's world.tomorrow's world.
Where?Where?
►www.thinkfinity.org
►No account neededNo account needed
►Available anytime/anywhere you have Available anytime/anywhere you have an Internet connectionan Internet connection
Resources by ThemeResources by Theme
Resources by SubjectResources by Subject
Highlighted ResourcesHighlighted Resources
Searchable ResourcesSearchable Resources
Don’t forget the CalendarDon’t forget the Calendar
►Search for calendar and find a monthly Search for calendar and find a monthly calendar published by EdSITEment.calendar published by EdSITEment.
►Has lesson links for each day of the Has lesson links for each day of the monthmonth
PartnersPartners
