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Toolkit for INFOhio Fall Update 2004
October 19, 2004

Instead of holding a state users group meeting, INFOhio conducted more than 30 regional Fall Update sessions during September and October 2004. Almost 1,000 Ohio educators attended the 2004 series. Most of these half-day (three-hour) sessions were co-sponsored by DASites conducting local users group meetings for their service areas. All educators were welcome!

This toolkit supports these regional sessions, DASite users group meetings, and library media and technology staff conducting local in-service for back-to-school programs. The next INFOhio State Users Group is scheduled for January 2005.

The regional update sessions explained new features of INFOhio's Core Collection of Electronic Resources, the 13 online resources provided free to all Ohio students and teachers. The focus was on changes since last year's regional meetings and curricular applications of the resources. In addition, the sessions provided brief updates on other INFOhio products and services. For those unable to attend a session, and for those who wish to use the session materials for local inservice and instruction, this page collects all the items used and distributed at the meetings in one location.

PowerPoint presentation [91 slides] October 19, 2004 - This presentation was used at each of the Fall Update sessions and has been revised since the early session. Many of the slides have extensive notes and links to related resources. Educators are encouraged to use the slides for district and building presentations and are welcome to adapt the presentation to local needs and time constraints. No separate permission is required for use in any Ohio school or agency.

Electronic Resources materials

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Help Resources for INFOhio's Core Collection


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INFOhio Bookmark master [Color: PDF 1 pg] OR  B/W: PDF 1 pg] - Four bookmarks per page. Enter 2004-2005 username and password, copy, cut and distribute to students and staff. Receive a master with username/password included at one of the regional sessions or from your DASite provider.

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INFOhio Collection Development Policy [PDF 4 pgs] and Request for Consideration Form [PDF2 pgs]


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Library Card master [Color: PDF 1 pg OR  B/W: PDF 1 pg] - Eight business-sized cards per page. Enter 2004-2005 username and password, copy, cut and distribute to students and staff. Receive a master with username/password included at one of the regional sessions or from your DASite provider.

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NetWellness bookmark order form


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Ohio Landsat 7 student teleconference - OSU's Dr. Carolyn Merry will conduct an interactive teleconference, GIS and Land Cover Change Studies, on November 18, 2004, and will feature Ohio images taken by Landsat 7.

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Ohio Memory poster - Send e-mail to ohiomemory@ohiohistory.org.

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OhioLINK's Digital Media Center - Resources available to PreK-12 that require no username/password.


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Order form for 2004-2005 Username/Password handouts [PDF 1 pg] - Use with purchase orders to R Design & Printing Company for commercially-printed handouts: Bookmark, Core Collection flyer, Postcard, Student card. Electronic versions with username/password are available at no cost for Ohio K-12 schools for local printing; password-protected:
- Bookmark, black and white [PDF 1 pg]
- Bookmark, color [PDF 1 pg]
- Core Collection Flyer, color [PDF 4 pgs]
- Postcard, color [PDF 2 pgs]
- Student Card, black and white [PDF, 1 pg]
- Student Card, color [PDF 1 pg]

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Overview of INFOhio's Electronic Resources for 2004-2005 [PDF 4 pgs]

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Page Composer samples - K-12 Research Pathfinders prepared by Institute for Library & Information Literacy (ILILE) participants.

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Webmaster Technical Information - Developed to assist building and district webmasters who are placing links to INFOhio's Core Collection of Electronic Resources.

Curriculum Resource Catalog and Cataloging Resources


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Aligning Resources to Ohio Academic Content Standards - Helps locate an Ohio Academic Content Standard at the grade level indicator.

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CatExpress Flyer, August 2004 [PDF 2 pgs]

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CatExpress Web-based information - Includes background, FAQs, pricing, and order form.

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INFOhio Cataloging Resources

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INFOhio Tag Tutors

HomeworkNow materials

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HomeworkNow bookmarks - Prepared by NOLA Regional Library System [PDF 2 pgs]

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HomeworkNow poster [PDF 1 pg]

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KnowItNow 24x7 Fact Sheet - Overview of the complete program, prepared by NOLA Regional Library System [PDF 2 pgs]

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Web site graphics - Various-sized images that can be used on district/building Web pages.

Instructional Development materials

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New Literacies for the 21st Century Classroom

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Professional Development Opportunities

Library Automation materials

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Implementation Timeline for DASite Transition to Sirsi K-12

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Sirsi Corporation's INFOhio Customer Profile, May 2004 [PDF 4 pgs]

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What You Need to Know About Migration to Sirsi K-12, March 2004 - Important information for school administrators, technology coordinators and library/media staff. [PDF 2 pgs]

Media Resources materials

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updated.gif (168 bytes) Digital Video for All Ohio K-12 Schools, April 2005 - How to access the 134+ titles and a directory of Ohio Area Instructional Media Centers [PDF 2 legal pgs]

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OAIMC Digital Title List - 134 high-demand titles, available free to all Ohio K-12 students and teachers in September 2004. Funded by an LSTA grant through the State Library of Ohio.

Miscellaneous materials


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Back to School Teacher Checklist, 2004-2005 - A one-page handout that can be used in several ways, including as a handout for faculty meetings, especially where the library media specialist is allowed some time to speak and show some visuals; as a handout for one-on-one conferences with teachers or with departmental meetings and the library media specialist; as a cover document that the library media specialist can attach to other handouts, especially those mentioned in the checklist; as a URL e-mailed to colleagues who can use the electronic version's hyperlinks; and as an attachment that library media specialists can send to the faculty they support. [MS Word OR PDF 1 pg]


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Children's Book Week resources - INFOhio is an Ohio partner in this year's celebration, November 15-21. For more information and a link to Governor Taft's resolution, visit the State Library's information page.

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INFOhio Progress Report 2003 - Statistics and other information about the 2003-2004 school year, with a focus on Electronic Resources [PDF 4 pgs]

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INFOhio Strategic Targets [MS Word OR PDF 1 pg]

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MORE-INFOhio Web page - Information about Ohio's statewide resource sharing project, updated with new sign-up dates.

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Notes handout - Blank for to use for taking notes during a Core Collection session. [MS Word OR PDF 3 pgs]

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OELMA Web Site - Links for membership, Conference 2004 and to subscribe to the listserv.

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Ohio Guidelines for Effective School Library Media Programs - Link to Ohio Department of Education site

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Session Promotional Flyer - Add regional information and use to promote regional sessions; adapt for building/district sessions about INFOhio. [MS Word 1 pg]

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