Before we begin

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Before we begin
Welcome!
Brainstorm a topic / concept of interest Think
about something that you will be teaching in the
near future (next grading period), that you would
like to supplement with some resources that you
find in todays session.
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Welcome
Thinkfinity Field Trainer George Lieux
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Part 2 Roster Your Attendees

• On the day of your training Attendees should
  fill out the Roster
• Click on the green tab entitled educator

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Part 2 Roster Your Attendees

1. Select the Professional Development link

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Part 2 Roster Your Attendees

1. Select the Training Attendee Forms link

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Roster into this Session
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Part 2 Roster Your Attendees

1. Select the Sign in on the Roster link

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Part 2 Roster Your Attendees

• Trainings for the current date will appear
• Locate your training in the list
• Click on the underlined date and time next to
  your name and training location

Note To access previous days/weeks, use the
Previous Day and Next Day buttons or use the
drop down lists and click Go. All columns can
be sorted by clicking the column header.
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Part 2 Roster Your Attendees

• Attendees will be prompted to log into
  Thinkfinity
• If they are already logged in, they will be
  taken directly to the form on the following
  slide.

1. If an attendee has never registered with
   Thinkfinity

• Click on the Register for free link and
  complete all of the fields
• Be sure to select an Organization when
  registering as it is a required field for
  rostering into a Training Session.

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Part 2 Roster Your Attendees

1. Attendees verify the selected training and their
   personal information

• If an organization has not yet been selected,
  please do so at this time
• See the following slide for more information
• Attendees may edit any of their information on
  this page

Use these links to edit personal information
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Part 2 Roster Your Attendees
Select an Organization Task

• Click on the Select Organization link
• Locate an organization by performing a search by
  ZIP code
• Note If an attendee does not know their
  organizations ZIP code, they can click on the
  Dont know your ZIP code? link to search by
  city and state.

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Part 2 Roster Your Attendees

1. Click Confirm
2. The Roster step is complete!

Note Trainers should verify the accuracy of
their rosters during the session using the
Professional Development Management System
(Rusticello)
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Please go to

• georgestuff.pbwiki.com
• Click on the purple link
• Click Here to take survey for Thinkfinity Workshp

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Introducing

• Your name
• Your current position
• Your school/district/organization
• A topic or concept of interest that youve
  chosen, and why

ReadWriteThink Venn Diagram
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Identifying Interests
Topic
Concept
Based on National and State Standards
including Curricular Focus Grade Level
Specific Differentiated
Based on 21st Century Skills including Learning
and Innovation Skills Life and Career
Skills Information and Technology Skills
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How did you learn about the force of gravity?
Memorize the formula. Blah, blah, blah, Gravity,
blah, blah, blah, Newton ..
Zzzzz
Huh?
?!?!?
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Exploring Gravity

• Can you find ways to hit your target by
  manipulating the thrust and angle of projection?
• How does the force of gravity affect the
  trajectory of an object in space?

Round 1 Orbit the Earth Dock with the Station
Lesson
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Objectives/Goals
Why are we here? What will we accomplish?

• What is Thinkfinity? you ask You soon will
  know and be able to share with others!
• Be wowed by the FREE resources!
• Figure out the best ways to find the FREE
  resources.
• Thinkfinity is not just about what resources are
  available, but how to integrate them into the
  classroom! Create an Integration Plan, so you
  can help others to do the same!

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Targets for Todays Training
Over the next three weeks

1. How many of you will use Thinkfinity in your
   classroom or planning at least 2 times within the
   next 3 weeks?
2. How many of you will anticipate an increase in
   efficiency and/or effectiveness in the classroom
   by using Thinkfinity?
3. How many of you will anticipate seeing at least
   one positive change in learners (i.e., more
   engaged, retaining more information, etc.) from
   using Thinkfinity?

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What is Thinkfinity?
Thinkfinity.org is a Web site that contains
thousands of free lesson plans and student
materials for every core subject, designed by the
leading educational organizations in the United
States.

• A partnership between the Verizon Foundation and
  the nations leading educational and literacy
  organizations
• 55,000 FREE education and literacy resources
• FREE professional development

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Thinkfinitys Content Partners
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Arts
National Council on Economic Education Economics
National Endowment for the Humanities Humanities
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Mathematics
International Reading Association National Council of Teachers of English Reading/Language Arts
American Association for the Advancement of Science Science
National Geographic Society Geography
National Museum of American History American History
American Library Association, National Center for Family Literacy ProLiteracy Worldwide Adult Family Literacy
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Thinkfinity Educational Resources
3 different types of resources
1. Learning Objects

• For students
• For teachers

• Online (to be used on the computer)
• Offline (Print-ready)

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Thinkfinity Educational Resources
2. Ready to Use Lesson Plans
(Learning Objects are embedded!)
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Thinkfinity Educational Resources
3. Partner-Reviewed Web Links
(These are Learning Objects, too!)
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Learning Objects
Video Clips
Interactives
Web sites
E-Sheets
Primary Source Documents
Graphic Organizers
Quizzes
One Stop Shopping
Online Manipulatives
Rubrics
Printable Maps
Photographs
Podcasts
Virtual Museums
Worksheets
Audio Clips
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HOW ...
Introduction - self-guided
do you find the resources?

• Three Main Ways
• Navigation through Partner site

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HOW ...
do you find the resources?

• Three Main Ways
• Navigation through Partner site
• Search Engine

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Educator Homepage
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Educator Homepage
Enter keyword here
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3-2-1 Re-Focus!
3 - You have 3 minutes 2 - to share with 2
people 1 - 1 idea that you will try in your
classroom
Will we hit our target?
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HOW ...
do you find the resources?

• Three Main Ways
• Navigation through Partner site
• Search Engine
• Educator Homepage

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Educator Homepage
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Thinkfinity Integration Framework
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Creating a Customized Integration Plan using
Thinkfinity Resources
Math Sample
Sample 2
Learning Activity Description
Standard and Learning Object(s)
Learning Activity Effectiveness
Classroom Configuration
Learning Activity Trial Run
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Classroom Configuration
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60 minutes to work on Integration Plan
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Integration Plan Sharing
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How much can you remember?
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Closure - Whats behind door number ?
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Door 1
Name 3 types of resources common to all Partner
sites
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Door 2
Name one Partner site, AND the organization(s)
behind it.
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Door 3
Name 2 kinds of learning objects that could be
used by students.
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Door 4
You can find student interactives by browsing
through individual Partner sites OR by using the
________________.
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Door 5
Describe 2 different ways a classroom can be
configured for technology integration.
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Door 6
How will you use Thinkfinity within the next week?
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Training Targets
As a result of todays training, how many of you

1. will use Thinkfinity in your classroom or
   planning at least 2 times within the next 3
   weeks?
2. anticipate an increase in efficiency and/or
   effectiveness in the classroom by using
   Thinkfinity?
3. anticipate seeing at least one positive change in
   learners (i.e., more engaged, retaining more
   information, etc.) from using Thinkfinity?

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Take the Training Survey Thank you!
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Part 3 Survey Your Attendees

1. Select the Professional Development link

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1. Select the Training Attendee Forms link

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Professional Development
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Part 3 Survey Your Attendees

1. Select the Take the Training Survey link

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Part 3 Survey Your Attendees

• Trainings for the current date will appear
• Locate your training in the list
• Click on the underlined date and time next to
  your name and training location

Use this link to access past trainings
Note To access previous days/weeks, use the
Previous Day and Next Day buttons .
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Part 3 Survey Your Attendees

1. Complete the Survey
2. Click the Submit button

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Part 3 Survey Your Attendees

1. Click Done to close this window

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Thanks for your cooperation and good luck with
Thinkfinity!
George Lieux glieux_at_fortsmithschools.org 784-8130
ext. 2208
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