Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 23:11

Colorado Thinkfinity offers the following online course to all Colorado Educators:

Thinkfinity Online for Colorado Teachers is a three-week, asynchronous, Internet-based course. It will present an overview of Verizon Thinkfinity, available at thinkfinity.org, and provide instruction on locating Verizon Thinkfinity’s online educational resources and integrating them effectively into instructional activities to support student learning. Educators will learn how to create a Verizon Thinkfinity Integration Plan and develop strategies for using technology in their own instructional settings.

Educators will be encouraged to collaborate with other professionals to discuss various strategies for implementing Thinkfinity resources into their classrooms/schools/districts. After completion of this online course, educators will have developed their own original Integration Plan and be empowered to use Verizon Thinkfinity resources in their classroom to enhance student learning.

Integration Plans, products of Colorado Teachers who have taken this course, are posted here for your professional use. We thank each and every one who gives back to education in this venue!

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Integrating lessons on Internet safety into the curriculum can be a tough job. Why not get some help from Verizon Thinkfinity? Here are a few lessons that you may find useful:

• Naming in a Digital World: Creating a Safe Persona on the Internet (grades 9-12)
• Creating a Safe Online Profile (grades 9-12)
• Copyright Infringement or Not? The Debate Over Downloading Music (grades 9-12)
• A Bad Case of Bullying: Using Literature Response Groups With Students (grades 3-5)
• Don’t Be Fooled By a Photograph (grades 6-8)
• Inquiry on the Internet: Evaluating Web Pages for a Class Collection (grades 6-8)
• Dynamic Duo Text Talks: Examining the Content of Internet Sites (grades 6-8)
• Identifying and Understanding the Fallacies Used in Advertising (grades 9-12)