Thinkfinity

=THINKFINITY WORKSHOP= In this session you have an opportunity to explore the many resources and develop a learning activity using the resources that you find.

//Before we begin, here is an overview of eLearning Delaware//
[] [|**//eLearning Delaware//**] uses a Web-based model to provide effective professional development opportunities that lead to gains in teachers’ content knowledge, improvements in their teaching practices, and an increase in the achievement levels of their students.

Let's take a peak inside of an eLearning Delware course. [] (Login required, please watch demo by the instructor)

//**eLearning Delaware**// will be using [] for future eLearning courses.

What is Thinkfinity?
[|**Thinkfinity.org**] is a partnership between the [|Verizon Foundation] and the nation's leading educational and literacy [|organizations]. This web portal brings together over 55,000 free, standards-based resources including lesson plans, interactives, reviewed web links, and other materials in one easy-to-use site.
 * [|http://www.thinkfinity.org]**

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Here are just a few Internet resources that you can find from [|www.Thinkfinity.org]
 * //Let's explore the Thinkfinity website.//**

Your Turn!
Use the planning document below to create your own learning activity. You can pick any lesson/topic that you will teach next year. Use this document to help you develop your activity



Your EXIT TICKET for today's session is to **//Create a Thinkfinity account, roster for this session and complete the Survey. (Trainers must get a 4.5 or higher on the survey for it to count!)

Finally, you get a new flash drive for participating in this session today!//** So you can either save this **__completed document__** to yor **//new flash drive//** or email it to yourself using your BSD email ([|https://mail.bsd.k12.de.us])

Thanks for coming!