Free Thinkfinity Training at SDCOE -- November 4, 2011 -- Free Professional Development Opportunity

Good morning,

The California K-12 High Speed Network (K12HSN), a state program funded by the California Department of Education, is pleased to offer a FREE Thinkfinity Train-the-Trainer session at the San Diego County Office of Education on Friday, November 4, 2011, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Don't miss this great opportunity to learn more about Thinkfinity!

Educators, instructional technology specialists, and technology coordinators  interested in participating in this FREE, hands-on, train-the-trainer session may register online at:
http://icoe.k12oms.org/1192-53085
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Thinkfinity.org is one of the most well-respected collections of learning resources in the nation. With its partners, Thinkfinity offers thousands of FREE educational resources, including standards-based, grade-specific, K-12 lesson plans, engaging student interactive activities and more.

Content is provided through a partnership between the Verizon Foundation and 11 of the most trusted names in education, including: the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Council of Teachers of English,  the National Council of  Teachers of Mathematics, the National Geographic Society, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and more.

Thinkfinity’s consortium partners include: Read Write Think, Illuminations, ARTSEDGE, National Geographic Education, Science NetLinks, EDSITEment, and Smithsonian’s History Explorer.

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Those not available for this session may choose to watch one of the following recorded sessions:

• A Tour of Thinkfinity.org (16 minutes)
• Reaching 21st Century Students with Thinkfinity  (53 minutes)
• A Tour of the Thinkfinity Community (For Beginners)  (23 minutes)
• A Tour of the Thinkfinity Community (For Intermediate Users) (19 minutes)
• Think Possibilities – Thinkfinity's FREE Online Tools!  (30 minutes)
• A Tour of ARTSEDGE  (30 minutes)
• A Tour of EDSITEment  (32 minutes)
• Civil War Stories from Smithsonian's History Explorer  (31 minutes)
• A Tour of Wonderopolis™  (23 minutes)
• Thinkfinity for Elementary Teachers, Focus on Math (39 minutes)
• Thinkfinity for Elementary Teachers, Focus on English Language Arts  (38 minutes)
• Thinkfinity for Middle School Teachers, Focus on Math  (35 minutes)
• Thinkfinity for K-12 Teachers, Focus on Science  (37 minutes)
• Thinkfinity for K-12 Teachers, Focus on History  (26 minutes)

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Please note that we are also available to schedule a free Thinkfinity webinar with your staff in upcoming professional development workshops, should you be interested.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact: thinkfinity@lists.k12hsn.org

Thank you!

Magali Meza
Outreach Specialist
Thinkfinity California
California K-12 High Speed Network
Imperial County Office of Education
Tel: (760) 312-6512
http://www.k12hsn.org
http://www.thinkfinity.org