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Learn With INFOhio!
INFOhio webinars
2010-2011
What's New With INFOhio |
An
Introduction to INFOhio's 21st Century Learning Commons |
Cyber Safety With INFOhio |
Inquiry and Research: Elementary School |
Inquiry
and Research: Middle and High School |
Differentiated Instruction: Making the INFOhio Connection
| Cool Tools for 21st Century Projects - Elementary
| Cool Tools for 21st Century Projects - Secondary
| Supporting STEM Education in the Elementary Classroom
| Supporting STEM Education With Secondary Students |
INFOhio's New Discovery Portal |
Resources and Practices for the Social Studies - Elementary
| Resources and Practices for the Social Studies - Secondary
| Millions of Resources at Your Fingertips - Statewide Resource Sharing - OLS: MORE Through INFOhio | Resources and Practices in the Language
Arts - Secondary | Go Further! Are You Preparing Your Students to Transition to College and/or Employment?
INFOhio's 2010-2011 Learn With INFOhio!
series of free 45-minute webinars was for
teachers, librarians, curriculum coordinators, guidance counselors and
technology coordinators. No registration was required, but a computer with
Internet access, working speakers or audio headphones was necessary for
participation. Sessions were conducted by building/district practitioners
and INFOhio and ITC staff. For more information, contact
central@infohio.org.
Complete INFOhio 2009-2010 webinar descriptions and resources
Connect™ Pro
- If you have
never attended a Connect Pro meeting before:
 What's
New With INFOhio
September 7, 2010, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Attend this webinar to learn how
INFOhio can help you start the school year off right. The session
presenter is Dave Ambrose, INFOhio Communications Specialist.
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Session Resources from the INFOhio Toolkit |
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Clip Art page is a great place to get INFOhio
logos and images, including new CAT Jr. images.
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INFOhio's
Research Project Calculator offers a project
rubric and teacher support materials to provide teachers with easy
to use lessons for all aspects of the research process. |
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Slide
Library includes an updated back to school
PowerPoint Presentation,
Fall Update 2010:
Building 21st Century Learning Environments With INFOhio. |
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Supply
List - The Core Collection flier has been
revised for this school year, and other promotional materials are
available. |
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Webinar
recording [Adobe Flash 43 min.] |
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Webmaster Technical
information contains frequently asked questions
including what URLs to use when linking to INFOhio Resources from
school Web pages.
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What’s New for the
2010-2011 School Year, a one-stop shop for all of
our back to school updates. |
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 An
Introduction to INFOhio's 21st Century Learning Commons
September 16, 2010, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
More than 1,100 educators have
joined INFOhio's Learning Commons since it was announced in early
February. Discover what all the excitement is about and learn how to
become part of this effort to to enhance 21st century learning in our
state, provide a technologically-advanced method to utilize INFOhio
electronic resources and foster a sense of global community through a
variety of technology and learning methods.
The session presenter was
Jennifer Schwelik, a lead
author for the Learning Commons and
PreK-12 Technology and Staff Development Director,
WVIZ/PBS & WCPN/NPR ideastream® |
Session Resources |
Cyber
Safety With INFOhio
October 7, 2010, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Do you promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility? Are
you effectively promoting cyber safety? This session aligned with
Essential Thing #6 in
INFOhio's
21st Century Learning Commons and helped observe
Ohio's Cyber Safety Week. The session presenter was
Peggy Whyte, SCOCA Curriculum
Integration Coordinator.
Session Resources
Inquiry and Research: Elementary School
November 4, 2010, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Are you encouraging student success through inquiry and research?
This webinar was an introduction to inquiry for elementary school
educators and relates to
INFOhio's
21st Century Learning Commons Essential Things 3, 10, 5 and
17.
The session presenter was
Liz Deskins, Library Media Specialist, J.W. Reason Elementary School,
Hilliard.
Session Resources
Inquiry and Research:
Middle and High School
November 18, 2010, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Are you encouraging student success through inquiry and research?
This webinar was an introduction to inquiry for middle and high school
educators and relates to
INFOhio's
21st Century Learning Commons Essential Things 3, 10, 5 and
17.
The session presenters were Garth Holman, Beachwood Middle
School, and Mike Pennington, Chardon Middle School.
Session Resources
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Differentiated Instruction: Making the INFOhio Connection
December 2, 2010, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Can you find resources for all learning levels and styles? This webinar
related to
INFOhio's
21st Century Learning Commons Essential Thing 8.
The session presenter was
Gayle Schmuhl,
Librarian/Media Specialist, Ford Middle School, Berea City Schools.
Session Resources
Cool Tools for
21st Century Projects - Elementary
January 6, 2011, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
This webinar related to
INFOhio's
21st Century Learning Commons Essential Thing 11. Attendees explored
the use of several of INFOhio’s resources as reference tools and learned how
to use them with elementary students -- especially Web2.0 tools like
Wordle and
Glogster -- for creative projects that definitely go beyond reports,
tools that get students excited about learning. Examples of elementary
research projects were shown.
The session presenter was
Cathie
Cooper, Library/Media Specialist, Adena Local Schools.
Session Resources
Supporting STEM Education in the Elementary Classroom
February 3, 2011, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Have you heard the term
STEM Education and aren’t sure what it is?
Then come participate in this free INFOhio webinar on STEM Education.
We’ll focus on what STEM Education is, why it’s important, and how
INFOhio can help! Join us to learn how to use INFOhio to integrate STEM
Education into your elementary classroom, boost your students’ interest
level and encourage them to use higher-level thinking skills. This
webinar relates to
INFOhio's
21st Century Learning Commons Essential Thing 11, 14, 15, 16 and 20.
The session presenter was
Elana Slagle,
Educational Consultant and STEM Committee Chair for the
American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA.
Session Resources
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Cool Tools for
21st Century Projects - Secondary
February 10, 2011, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
This webinar related to
INFOhio's
21st Century Learning Commons Essential Thing 11. It xplored
the use of
several of
INFOhio’s
resources as
reference tools
and illustrated how you can use them with your middle and
high school
students. Attendees learned how to use Web2.0 tools like
Wordle,
Glogster and
BUBBL.us for creative projects that definitely go beyond reports and
will get your students excited about learning. Examples of middle and
high school
research projects were shown.
The session presenter was
Cathie
Cooper, Library/Media Specialist, Adena Local Schools.
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Supporting STEM Education With Secondary Students
February 17, 2011, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
What is the
STEM Initiative and why is it important for you to
support it in your classroom? This free INFOhio webinar helped attendees
demystify the buzz-words and leverage STEM resources to make
lessons more inquiry-based and student-driven. Attendees learned how
the tools and resources from INFOhio can help integrate STEM into
the curriculum and support the STEM Initiative. This webinar related to
INFOhio's
21st Century Learning Commons Essential Thing 11, 14, 15, 16 and 20.
The session presenter
was
Elana Slagle,
Educational Consultant and STEM Committee Chair for the
American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA.
Session Resources
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Session PowerPoint
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Webinar
recording
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Websites
discussed during
the webinar |
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Digital
Video
Collection. Hundreds
of
digital
videos
that
have
been
made
available
at no
cost to
Ohio
K-12
districts
by the
Ohio
Area
Instructional
Media
Centers |
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INFOhio
Research
Project
Calculator.
A
helpful
tool
that
will
assist
you in
writing
an essay
or
report,
creating
a
PowerPoint®
presentation
or
producing
a video.
Provide
a
starting
and due
date for
the
project
and the
Calculator
will
help
organize
the
assignment
step by
step,
along
with
lots of
helpful
information. |
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ipl2 For
Kids.
Index to
more
than
10,000
Internet
resources
selected
and
evaluated
by
librarians. |
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KnowItNow24x7.
Free,
statewide
online
reference
service,
available
24 hours
a day,
every
day.
Same
service
as
previously
available
with
HomeworkNow. |
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Ohio
Resource
Center.
Links to
resources
that
support
best
practices
in Math,
Science
and
Reading. |
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World
Book
Advanced
(HS and
college) |
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 INFOhio's
New Discovery Portal
February 24, 2010, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
INFOhio's new Discovery Portal, the next generation of
SchoolRooms, has cool websites, fun activities and Core
Collection searches – all from your school’s online catalog, CAT
or CAT Jr. Attendees learned more about the Portal
and how it can
benefit students and colleagues.
Session presenters
were
Trish Baker, Media
Resources Coordinator at
LACA and
INFOhio ICoach,
and
Jean Banks,
INFOhio
Technical
Support and
Discovery Portal
development
team leader. |
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Resources and
Practices for the
Social Studies - Elementary
March 3, 2011, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Revised Ohio
Content Standards in Social Studies are driving instructional
practices that engage students in deeper thinking about content. This
webinar discussed how INFOhio resources provide critical access to
primary sources, maps and visual images (both still and video), and
research content. Specific ideas for design of elementary research
projects were included. The session ties to
INFOhio's
21st Century Learning Commons Essential Things 14, 15 and
16.
The session presenter
was Tom Shessler,
HCESC Social Studies Specialist and
INFOhio ICoach.
Session Resources
Resources and
Practices for the
Social Studies - Secondary
March 17, 2011, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Revised Ohio
Content Standards in Social Studies are driving instructional
practices that engage students in deeper thinking about content. This
webinar illustrated how INFOhio resources provide critical access to
primary sources, maps and visual images (both still and video), and
research content. Specific ideas for design of secondary research
projects were included. The session ties to
INFOhio's
21st Century Learning Commons Essential Things 14, 15 and
16.
The session presenter was Tom Shessler,
HCESC Social Studies Specialist and
INFOhio ICoach
Session Resources
Millions of Resources at Your Fingertips - Statewide Resource Sharing - OLS: MORE Through INFOhio
April 7, 2011, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Librarians are always striving to expand their library
collections to benefit both students and staff. Those who attended this
free webinar learned how an INFOhio automated school library can expand
its collection of books, DVDs, videos, audio books and other resources
with the power of Ohio Libraries Share: MORE (OLS: MORE). Presenters explained how
OLS: MORE can help your students, your teachers and even your
administrators.
Session presenters were
Cherie Pandora, INFOhio Consultant,
Suzanne Roberts, Southern Local Schools, and
Juanita Markham, INFOhio Technical Services.
Session Resources
Resources and
Practices in the
Language Arts -
Secondary
April 28, 2011, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Are you
preparing students for 21st century success? Are you taking advantage
of the tools in INFOhio and on the free World Wide Web and using them in
the classroom? Webinar participants learned how Karon Lippincott, Librarian, and teachers at
Medina High School use 21st century tools from INFOhio and the free
Web in language arts. This webinar related to
INFOhio's
21st Century Learning Commons Essential Things 9, 18 and 19.
The session presenter was
Karon Lippincott, Librarian, Medina High
School.
Session Resources
Go Further! Are You Preparing Your Students to Transition to College and/or Employment?
May 5, 2011, 3:30-4:15 p.m.This webinar looked at some best practice examples of
how librarians and teachers are meeting this challenge. Participants
took
away some ideas on how to promote the use of
LearningExpress Library
at their schools and took a look at other Go Further
resources and tools for success.
This webinar related to
INFOhio's
21st Century Learning Commons Essential Things 13, 18 and 19.
The session presenters were
Louis Mays, professor and librarian
at Southern State
Community College and Melissa
Higgs-Horwell, INFOhio Consultant.
Session Resources
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Session PowerPoint, Part 1 [10 slides] |
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Session PowerPoint, Part 2 [18 slides] |
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Webinar
recording
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55 min.] |
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Websites
discussed during
the webinar
(in presentation
order) |
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Transitioning to College: Helping You Succeed.
Five videos to ease the transition plus other useful
resources. Focus is on college libraries. The site was
developed at Kent State University as an initiative funded
by the
Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education
(ILILE) and a Library Services Technology Act (LSTA)
grant. |
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OhioLINK - INFOhio's sister network
serving Ohio's academic libraries. Joint projects are
conducted through Libraries Connect Ohio.
Some databases from
OhioLINK's
Digital
Media Center are available to Ohio's PreK-12 students
and educators without usernames or passwords.
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E 4 ME |
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OhioLearns: The Gateway to Distance Learning in Ohio.
A catalog of distance learning courses offered in Ohio at
both the high school and college level. |
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Atomic Learning, Inc. |
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Campus Firewalls: OhioLINK Requirements |
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RefWorks.
Online research management, writing and collaboration tool. |
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LearningExpress Library. More than 100
programs to learn, practice and prepare for tests on a
variety of subjects in elementary, middle and high school. |
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TRAILS. The Tool for Real-time
Assessment of Information Literacy Skills helps
educators assess their students with a Web-based, free site.
Includes pre-tests, post-tests and assessments by
information literacy competency categories for grades 3, 6,
9, and 12. |
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Ohio Guidelines for Effective School Library Media Programs
links to Library Guidelines and other resources that are
part of ODE's standards-based approach to school library
programs. |
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Bloom's Taxonomy. Richard C. Overbaugh and
Lynn Schultz, Old Dominion University, n.d. |
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Bloom's Digital Taxonomy [and HOTS]. JISC
Regional Support Centres in Scotland, March 12, 2011. |
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INFOhio's Preparing 21st Century Learners for Success |
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A Questioning Toolkit. Jamie McKenzie.
From From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal,
Vol. 7, No. 3, November-December 1997. |
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Letter to My Seniors. Joyce K. Valenza,
VOYA, April 2009. |
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A Transition Checklist for High School Seniors.
Patricia Owen, School Library Monthly, Vol. XXVI, No. 8, April 2010,
pp. 20-23/ [PDF 5 pgs] |
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