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This slide is for Verizon Employees only
Thank you for your interest in Thinkfinity and
your willingness to share your enthusiasm for its
resources with others. This presentation covers
the resources featured in this months Webinar
and will enable others to learn about the major
aspects of the Thinkfinity Web site and its
resources. Before you distribute this
presentation, please delete this first slide, add
your name and a teacher/administrator/schools
name to the next slide. Again, thank you for
sharing Thinkfinity with others in your
community. Sincerely, Thinkfinity
Professional Development Team
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OTHERS!
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Dear (INSERT TEACHERS NAME), I recently
attended a webinar for Verizon Employees about
Verizon Foundations Thinkfinity.org Web site. I
was very excited by the wealth of resources that
they provide to educators, students, parents and
afterschool programs. Moreover, I couldnt wait
to share this site with you! This Web site
contains over 55,000 resources and they are all
FREE of charge. Not to mention, they stressed
how the nations leading education and literacy
organizations have created and approved the
content on this Web site. I know everyone
probably thinks they have the solution to your
students academic needs, but I promise you wont
be disappointed with this program. You can use
their resources in conjunction with your current
activities and lessons. Furthermore, you can
access this Web site from school or home! I hope
youll take a look at the rest of this
presentation. It features economic resources
that can all be found using the Thinkfinity.org
Web site. The images are all hyperlinked and if
youre interested in learning more, they offer
free training. All of you need to do is visit
their FREE Thinkfinity training page. Sincerely,
(Insert Your Name Here)
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• Access and use resources from school or home!
• 55,000 FREE educational resources
• A partnership between the Verizon Foundation and
  the nations leading educational and literacy
  organizations
• FREE professional development

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Thinkfinitys Content Partners
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What Does Thinkfinity Provide?

• Free Educational Resources
• Standards-based lesson plans
• Student Teacher Materials
• Online
• Interactive
• Offline (printable)
• Partner-reviewed Web links

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Savings

• Short term and long term savings
• The ABCs of Saving Student Interactive
• Short-Term or Long-Term?
• Where should you put your money?
• Piggybanking
• Clickety Clack, Let's Keep Track Student
  Interactive
• Piggy Banks Savings, Interest, Inflation
• How far will your savings go?
• Welcome to the Market
• Basic Intergenerational Financial Literacy
  Resources
• Exchange Rates and Exchange How Money Affects
  Trade
• European Shopping Adventure

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Credit

• Good credit
• Giving Vicki credit
• Interest
• Compound Interest Simulator
• Buying a Car
• Decision Making
• Buying a House
• Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)

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Stock Market

• Lessons can be a great source of knowledge!
• New York Stock Exchange Made Easy (9-12 lesson)
• http//www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lesson
  EM292pageteacher
• http//www.econedlink.org/lessons/docs_lessons/292
  _tchwkst1.pdf
• Interactives are a fun way to learn!
• Can You Be the Next Market Guru? Part 1
• Can You Be the Next Market Guru? Part 2
• Can You Be the Next Market Guru? Part 3

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Taxes

• History of Taxes
• Taxation Without Representation (lesson)
• Taxation Without Representation (interactive)
• Three main kinds of taxes
• Tic Tac Taxes
• Tax incentives
• Government Incentives to Improve Energy
  Efficiency

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Business

• Business basics
• Producers Interactive
• Consumers Interactive
• Make good choices
• Smart or Not Smart?
• Start your business
• Lemonade Stand

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How Do You Find Other Resources?
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Additional Training Opportunities

• One Hour Webinar (FREE)
• Literacy Trainings (FREE)
• Self-Guided Training (FREE)