Resources and Links
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View the What Is INFOhio?
video that explains how INFOhio helps Ohio students, educators and parents with their
research needs. [Various formats 4:33 min]q
View the INFOhio Resource Hunt cards, Set Two: For
Parents [MS Word
OR PDF 6 pgs]. About the
size of popular sports cards, the set contains a dozen questions to help become aware of
the resources available in INFOhio's Core Collection, with suggested Search
Strategies for the back of each card.
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Review the materials available from the Parent and Educator sections of INFOhio's
Web site, which includes lesson
plans, learning
activities, Homework Help Tools and more!
q Visit the Ohio Department of Education's Family Web Site to find information
about what students should know and be able to do as outlined in Ohio's Academic Content
Standards.
q Make use of more than 200
digital video titles, over
700 standalone segments, produced by well-respected video producers at no cost!
INFOhio and your local Ohio Area Instructional Media Center
make the Digital
Video Collection available to view immediately through real-time video streaming or downloading
for later use. The collection uses the same username/password as
INFOhio's Core Collection.
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OH! Teach
provides educators with hundreds of free, high-quality Web sites.
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OH! Kids
includes activities, information and learning tools especially for tots, kids and tweens.
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OH!
Kids WebTweens includes cool sites for 9-11 year olds, for school and for fun!
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OH! Teens
includes helpful resources for school, home and beyond.
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Utilize HomeworkNow,
a free, statewide, online reference service staffed by professional
librarians, available 24/7, to answer questions and assist in finding
information. Download the HomeworkNow
Toolbar to your Web browser.
q Utilize LearningExpress Library
for test preparation resources, skill-building tools, study guides and career guidance
materials.
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Short, 10-minute, Learning Activities
that relate to an Ohio Academic Content Standard indicator statement and INFOhio's Core
Collection have been developed for students |
