INFOhio's Core Collection provides state-funded resources free to all Ohio's K-12 students and teachers for the 2009-2010 school year.
A username and password are required for home access; see your school library media specialist.
Funded in part through an Institute of Museum and
Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio.
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| Help Resources for SIRS Discoverer and
WebFind
 SIRS Discoverer provides a database
of full-text magazine and newspaper articles for the young researcher. Students can read
stories, learn about important people, find fun projects to do, use maps and pictures,
find country and state facts, and much more. There's even a dictionary and a thesaurus.
Access SIRS Discoverer at school and
at home. All Ohio K-12 students and their parents, as well as K-12 educators,
can use the state-funded INFOhio Electronic Resources free-of-charge. Home access requires
a username and password available from your school's library media center, technology coordinator or Information
Technology Center (ITC) Staff Provider.
| The Basics - Getting Started |
Advanced Training Resources |
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Educator's Guide Online, Fifth Edition,
November 2006 [PDF
OR HTML 21
pgs] |
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Educator's
Resources - Complete list of what is available from the SIRS
Discoverer site, including training Podcasts, Student Activities,
Curriculum Support and other materials. |
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Learning Activities for SIRS
Discoverer are designed for about ten minutes of student time on task.
Each relates to an Ohio Academic Content Standard indicator statement and is based on an essential
question. |
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Lexile
Reading Levels @ ProQuest, n.d. [HTML] |
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Lexile Reading
Levels in SIRS, September 2004 [PPT 7 slides] |
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Mini-Research
Models -- Prevent Plagiarism -- Develop Critical Thinking, October 2003
[PDF 31 pgs] Download a set of mini-research strategies that curb plagiarism and develop
writing and critical thinking. ProQuest Educator Tool. |
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ProQuest
Product Information for SIRS Discoverer - Includes training resources,
educator tools and product fliers. |
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Scientific
Research Summary, June 2006 [PDF 18 pgs] The facts about how research
activities increase student achievement in essential skills for state tests. ProQuest
Educator Tool. |
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SIRS vs.
Google and Other Web Surfing, n.d. [MS Word 1 pg] |
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SIRS
Discoverer Marketing Toolkit |
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Student Workbook, Elementary Edition,
2006 (grades 1-5) [PDF
OR HTML 28 pgs] Retrieve
and print out this educator-reviewed resource for your youngest students. SIRS Discoverer
Educator Tool. |
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Student Workbook, Middle School Edition,
2006 (grades 6-8) [PDF OR
HTML 37 pgs] Don't miss
this educator-reviewed resource for your middle school students! SIRS Discoverer Educator
Tool. |
Share your INFOhio Electronic Resources support materials. INFOhio
welcomes materials from users which support the use and integration of the Electronic
Resources available through INFOhio to students and educators across the state. Use our online submission form to begin the peer-review
process. |
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