Plant Hunters from The New York Botanical Garden

Discover 66 plants from around the globe on a virtual walk through the New York Botanical Garden! With Plant Hunters, you'll explore plants through photographs, videos and interactive games. You may be a Beginning Botanist now, but you can become a Professional Plant Hunter after you try out the seven different Plant Challenges. Companion lessons and resources from Science NetLinks are at your fingertips, too. Start Hunting!

2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill from Science NetLinks
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has become the largest in the history of American waters. To help kids learn about it, Science NetLinks has created a collection of resources that teaches about petroleum dependency, features a slide show of the spill and clean-up efforts, and presents a video explaining why scientists can't determine more precisely how much oil is being released. Grades K-12. Learn More.

It Came from Greek Mythology from EDSITEment
Refreshed with a new podcast of author Rick Riordan at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this curriculum unit helps students understand the significance of Greek myths. Grades 3-5. Tune in today!

Twelve Angry Men: Trial by Jury as a Right and as a Political Institution from EDSITEment
Twelve Angry Men serves as the starting point for a discussion of the constitutional right and civic function of the trial by jury. The lesson explores the specific provisions of a jury trial as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the jury system in American democracy. Grades 9-12. Start your own discussion.

Flag Day
Can't get to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to see the original Star-Spangled Banner? Think again - with Thinkfinity, you can! Check out our Flag Day resources, including an interactive exploration of the original Star-Spangled Banner on display at the Smithsonian. Plus reading, writing, history and geography lessons that tie into Flag Day. Grades K-12. 'Tis the Star-Spangled Banner - O long may it wave!

National Zoo & Aquarium Month
June is National Zoo and Aquarium month! Start your visit with Verizon Thinkfinity's National Zoo & Aquarium Month feature where you can learn about the first U.S. zoo, take a virtual field trip to an aquarium or zoo, and take on the role of zoo director to teach others about the importance of biodiversity. Grades K-12. Check out these lessons, activities and more!

Summer Learning
Learning doesn't need to stop this summer, it just needs to be fun! And you don't need to look far and wide for great summer learning activities - they are all right here on Verizon Thinkfinity. Summer science fun, great math games, reading, writing, podcasts, videos, book lists and more. All geared for summer learning, all right here for you!

NATIONAL HOME SAFETY MONTH

In the United States, millions of adults and their families are at risk of death and injury because they cannot read or understand existing information about fire safety, creating escape plans or preparing for disasters. These resources weave safety information into everyday literacy instruction.

Home Safety Literacy Project from ProLiteracy
Instructional materials designed especially for adults to teach or reinforce reading, writing, listening and speaking skills while teaching essential safety messages at the same time. Available in English or Spanish.

Immigrants and Citizenship - Thinkfinity Literacy Network
If you are working to help prepare immigrants for citizenship, Verizon Thinkfinity has online courses, lessons, print resources, podcasts and interactives available to help them pass the U.S. Naturalization Test.

Reaching English Language Learners with Verizon Thinkfinity!
Check out our newest webinar for key strategies and specific resources to help students with various levels of English proficiency. We also have eight other webinars for educators, parents and mentors. View all of our courses and sign up today!

Using Thinkfinity with Interactive Whiteboards in the Thinkfinity Community
Have you joined the Thinkfinity Community? So far over 3,000 of your colleagues have, and we're just getting started. Join the conversation!

American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference
June 24-29, 2010
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.

Visit Thinkfinity and Science NetLinks at the ALA Conference

• Stop by the Thinkfinity Suite, Hall A Show Office, June 26-28, for hands-on demonstrations and refreshments all day!
• Visit the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) booth (#4214) to say hi and learn more about Science NetLinks and the many AAAS education programs.
• EDSITEment staff will be manning the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) booth (#2763) all weekend. Stop by and learn about the full range of NEH's grant programs, including the exciting new Bridging Cultures initiative.

National Council of Teachers of English's Literacies for All Summer Institute
Reflecting on Our Practice: Pathways and Possibilities
July 8-11, 2010
Indianapolis Marriott Hotel, Indianapolis, IN
Learn more and register today.

Verizon's 2009/2010 Corporate Responsibility Report
Verizon is proud of its corporate responsibility achievements, as we are deeply invested in using communications technology to connect people to the larger resources of the community - education, health care, accessibility and safety - in ways that make lives better. See our results.