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2 Thinkfinity Content Partners

3 Todays Goals 21 st Century learning in Thinkfinity The Community –Why –Join Explore

4 21 st Century Skills

5 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Ten Frame (Illuminations) Preschool-2 Math counting skills with interactive interactive

6 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Life in a Sod House (Smithsonian History Explorer) K-12 American History Interactive

7 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Whack a Note! (ArtsEdge) 2-4 Music Interactive

8 Communication Can you convince me? (ReadWriteThink) 3-5 Developing persuasive writing skills Persuasive Map (interactive)Persuasive Map

9 Communication Audience & Purpose: Evaluating Disney's Changes to the Hercules Myth (ReadWriteThink) 5-8 Plot Interactive Venn Diagram

10 Communication The Blog of Anne Frank (ReadWriteThink) 7-10 Digital media distribution and the news Language Arts

11 Collaboration Making Memories-EOY Digital Scrapbook (ReadWriteThink) 6-8 Step by step directions, peer editing, and rubric Writing/images

12 Collaboration Literature Circles (ReadWriteThink) 3-5 Reflection using online tool online tool

13 Collaboration A Character Life Box (ArtsEdge) 5-8 Theater, History, English Poetry, Performance

14 Creativity and Innovation Musical Harlem (ArtsEdge) K-4 Identify musical styles focusing on jazz Video Music, Dance, Social Studies, LAL

15 Creativity and Innovation Design Elements in Little Blue and Little Yellow (ReadWriteThink) K-5 Relationship of visual design and text. Doodle Splash

16 Creativity and Innovation Sink or Float (Science NetLinks) K-2 Scientific Inquiry Density

17 Verizon Thinkfinity Community

18 Add Thinkfinity site to favorites 1 2 3

19 Why join the community? Personal Learning Network Access in school Education based

20 Why join the community? Social Bookmarking Store you favorites in the community

21 Go to the website Select the Add Site from your favorites

22 Adding a favorite Add Notes Add Tags

23 Then save!

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25 Where to find it

26 But I use Facebook and twitter –Thinkfinity is available in school

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28 Explore the community Questions