What is Thinkfinity?
Posted by Diane Zoellmer on February 9th, 2009
A simple definition might be: Thinkfinity is a web site that provides FREE educational resources for everyone. As you explore the site however, you discover that it is much more than that.
The Verizon Foundation has partnered with 9 premier education organizations that produce discipline-specific, standards-based web sites that include lessons for teachers, activities to use in and out of the classroom, games for young children and teens, adult literacy resources and reference materials for anyone in the education field, as well as for parents and after-school practitioners. The Content Partners and their Thinkfinity web sites are:
- ARTSEDGE – John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- EconEdLink – National Council on Economic Education
- EDSITEment – National Endowment for the Humanities
- Illuminations – The National Council for Teachers of Mathematics
- Literacy Network – American Library Association, National Center for Family Literacy, and ProLiteracy Worldwide
- ReadWriteThink – Internation Reading Association, The National Council or Teachers of English
- Science NetLinks – American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Smithsonian’s History Explorer – Smithsonian National Museum of American History
- Xpeditions – National Geographic Society
All of the content meets rigorous criteria including expert review and standards correlations by state agreements. The activities classroom ready for teachers and engaging for students.
The interface on the Thinkfinity home page makes it easy to search for the resources by key word, state standard, grade level, content partner, or resource type.