Greetings Betty, 

I hope this email finds you well and in good health. My name is Courtney Lowe with Mainframe Interactive, a digital agency based in Manhattan. We are working with the Verizon Foundation who have partnered with nationally recognized leaders in educational disciplines including literacy, math, humanities and science to create Verizon Thinkfinity (https://thinkfinity.org). The award-winning free digital experience brings to life educational resources, interactive games, lesson plans, news, and webinars to foster excellence in students, parents and teachers alike and was recently named a “Best In Tech” website by Scholastic Administrator - https://www.thinkfinity.org/best-in-tech-award.

I recently discovered BrainyBetty  and thought this resource may be of interest to you and your readers. Thinkfinity’s lesson plans are tailored to meet state-standards in teaching and all K-12 resources are grade-specific in hopes to raise educational standards by offering excellent resources to kids, parents and teachers, in addition to providing an extended community for all. Verizon Thinkfinity Professional Development engages educators with online and in-person training to assist with them with not only effectively navigating the site, but also integrating the vast array of Thinkfinity resources into the classroom.

Thinkfinity supports a vast number of initiatives and provides timely and in-depth lesson plans and student interactives throughout the school year. Take a look at the following links for an example of some of this month’s latest resources and initiatives -

Things That Go Bump in the Night (Halloween) - https://www.thinkfinity.org/bump-in-the-night

Science Highlights - https://www.thinkfinity.org/best-of-science

National Arts and Humanities Month - https://www.thinkfinity.org/arts-humanities-month

Election Day https://www.thinkfinity.org/2010-election-day
Native American Heritage Month https://www.thinkfinity.org/2010-native-american-heritage-month
Social Studies Interactives https://www.thinkfinity.org/social-studies-interactive
10,000 Community Members https://www.thinkfinity.org/community-10000
Community Shortcuts https://www.thinkfinity.org/community-timesavers
NETS-T https://www.thinkfinity.org/nets-t 

Aside from exploring the free lesson plans and interactive materials available to parents, teachers and students on the site, Thinkfinity also supplies resources and commentary on current world happenings and events to further educate students and creating engaging dialogue within the classroom. For example, see Thinkfinity’s recent special feature on the Chilean mine rescue, complete with interactive materials: https://www.thinkfinity.org/chilean-mine-rescue

We would be eager to have you and/or your readers explore the Thinkfinity site and provide us with feedback from your experiences. We hope you find the resources and materials available to be a fantastic way to inspire both students and teachers towards achieving their goals in education.

I’ve also enclosed some additional materials below and welcome you to utilize with any potential posts about Verzion Thinkfinity and your experiences with the site and its resources.

Thinkfinity Video Promo: https://mainframeinteractive.com/vz/THINFIN__TeachersApril13.wmv

Thinkfinity Promotional Assets: https://kdandeinteractive.com/thinkfinity/

If you have any questions about or would like to request any additional materials to review, please let me know.  Thanks very much for your time and consideration.

All the best,

Courtney Lowe

Account Manager, Interactive

Mainframe Interactive

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