57 new lesson plans and resources from Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Great Lakes Now have been added to Open Space. 

This Learn With INFOhio Webinar has passed, but you can still watch the recording and complete a short quiz to earn a contact hour certificate.

A collection of 167 full curriculum units for English Language Arts and Mathematics from Fishtank Learning have been added to Open Space! 

Establishing a culture of reading in your students' homes for the holidays can be manageable with some free resources, and a little bit of planning. You can help students and their families start a tradition at home that promotes the joy of books with these five tips.

Instructional materials matter and looking closely at the materials you use in your classrooms is important. Every Ohio student deserves the opportunity to learn from high-quality, standards-aligned instructional materials to become a resilient, lifelong learner who contributes to society (Each Child, Our Future). 

Studies have shown that using high-quality, coherent curriculums and instructional materials lead to student growth in learning and achievement. For over 20 years, INFOhio has been providing Ohio schools and districts with quality supplemental resources available at no cost. INFOhio’s resources provide educators and students with premium, vetted content such as eBooks, videos, lesson plans, instructional web tools, and training and support materials which can be used for teaching and learning. Today's Science bridges the gap between real-world discoveries and the science classroom—giving in-depth explanations of important advances in biology, chemistry, the environment, space, physics, and technology. This resource from Infobase features more than 6,000 current news articles. These along with crossword puzzles, cartoons, questions, and conversations with scientists help place news and scientific discoveries in context.

The platform that houses the INFOhio listserv is outdated and will be retired December 31, 2021. INFOhio will transition to the use of Open Space groups as a replacement for the INFOhio listserv.

The internet safety and digital citizenship curriculum, Be Internet Awesome, and computer science curriculum, CS First, both developed by Google have been added as items in Open Space.

Attention educators using IWonder! We need your feedback on how you are using IWonder in your classroom or school. 

Instructional materials matter and looking closely at the materials you use in your classrooms is important. Every Ohio student deserves the opportunity to learn from high-quality, standards-aligned instructional materials to become a resilient, lifelong learner who contributes to society (Each Child, Our Future). 

Studies have shown that using high-quality, coherent curriculums and instructional materials lead to student growth in learning and achievement. For over 20 years, INFOhio has been providing Ohio schools and districts with quality supplemental resources available at no cost. INFOhio’s resources provide educators and students with premium, vetted content such as eBooks, videos, lesson plans, instructional web tools, and training and support materials which can be used for teaching and learning. PebbleGo Next from INFOhio offers Ohio parents, educators, and students access to the quality content from Capstone including standards-aligned articles, activities, videos, and games in six distinct databases: Indigenous Peoples' History, Biographies, Science, Social Studies, Health, and States.

INFOhio's Digital Video Collection (DVC) has added new titles including topics focused on financial literacy, social-emotional learning, and working remotely. 

INFOhio partners with all Information Technology Centers (ITCs) in the state of Ohio and SirsiDynix to offer an integrated library services platform that provides a suite of products and tools to nearly 2,000 Ohio PreK-12 school libraries.

Instructional materials matter and looking closely at the materials you use in your classrooms is important. Every Ohio student deserves the opportunity to learn from high-quality, standards-aligned instructional materials to become a resilient, lifelong learner who contributes to society (Each Child, Our Future). 

Studies have shown that using high-quality, coherent curriculums and instructional materials lead to student growth in learning and achievement. For over 20 years, INFOhio has been providing Ohio schools and districts with quality supplemental resources available at no cost. INFOhio’s resources provide educators and students with premium, vetted content such as eBooks, videos, lesson plans, instructional web tools, and training and support materials which can be used for teaching and learning. The World Almanac for Kids from INFOhio offers Ohio parents, educators, and students access to the quality content from Infobase in digital articles and video format.

A new class has been added to the BLUEcloud Learning Pathway. The BLUEcloud Course Lists class, worth 2 contact hours, is a class to learn more about this resource list management tool enabling librarians and teachers to work together to build lists of library and online resources relevant to what students are studying. 

To learn even more about BLUEcloud Course Lists, a Learn With INFOhio webinar was recorded on Thursday, October 21. 

Back to school is a busy time for everyone—especially school librarians! If you are new to this position, learn how INFOhio can help you manage your library, collaborate with teachers, and provide high-quality resources for your students and staff. 

Schoolhouse.world has been added to IWonder to support students in developing their math skills. Learn more about this peer tutoring platform in the upcoming Ohio Department of Education's Virtual Meetup on October 7 at 3:30.