Hi Bill,

Could you tell us specifically how you use thinkfinity.org -- what  
kid and levels of students you teach, what thinkfinity resources are  
particularly suitable for them, and how you use the resources.

Others who have used thinkfinity.org -- please chime in, too.

Thanks.

David J. Rosen
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On Jul 17, 2007, at 5:20 PM, Bill Mechlenburg wrote:


> Hello…this has does not have anything to do with text messaging,  

> but have you ever worked with thinkfinity.org.  It is a great  

> resource for distance learning…the Marco Polo site has merged with  

> Verizon’s professional trainings.

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> When I passed this on to my director, he asked how much would it  

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> This is great!  Obviously "our" students - like us - have cell  

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