Instructional materials from Feed the World, an initiative of Ohio Corn & Wheat, have been added to Open Space.

Update: 500 additional titles have been purchased.

With funding from Future Forward Ohio, 1000 eBooks have been purchased from Capstone. These unlimited, simultaneous-use eBooks are intended for students in grades 3-6 on science and social studies topics.


 

BookFlix has added new accessibility features to support all learners. 

Start building your school's professional eBook library, and lead the effort to read more. With INFOhio, Ohio educators enjoy immediate and equitable access to a permanent collection of more than 250 professional learning eBooks. 

A Professional Learning Book Studies Learning Pathway has been developed to support educator growth. Explore professional learning eBooks from INFOhio with a group of educators or individually. Each class features a professional learning title in a book study format with a supporting facilitator guide. 

As educators, we crave high-quality professional development opportunities. We want personalized professional training that we can work on at our own pace and at no cost. That’s a tall order, but INFOhio has you covered. Today we will look at just a few professional learning eBooks available from INFOhio that nurture creativity in your teaching practice and classroom. With INFOhio eBooks, you have simultaneous and unlimited use—there is no limit to how many people can use the resource at one time. These eBooks are also freely available; INFOhio has taken care of the costs and there is no purchase required to use them.

More than 100 science and biology lessons and units from Ohio's GrowNextGen have been added to Open Space.

Looking for a little motivation to read more in 2024? What about motivating your students to read more? Gamify reading for your students and yourself. Celebrate March Madness INFOhio-style with INFOhio's March eBook Madness.

Engaging lessons and professional development from Verizon Innovative Learning HQ have been added to Open Space. The STEM-focused instructional materials utilize augmented reality, virtual reality, design thinking, and 21st century skills.

Are you interested in collaborating with INFOhio to directly impact student learning? Learn more about how the INFOhio Users Council helps by providing valuable feedback, shaping priorities, and advocating for school library needs. INFOhio and the Users Council work together to make a difference for librarians, educators, and students across Ohio. 

High-quality middle and high school science units from OpenSciEd are now available in Open Space. The 27 instructional units feature lesson plans, student and teacher videos, implementation guides, alignment to NGSS standards, simulations, and more.

Resources from the News Literacy Project have been added to Open Space. These 46 new instructional materials focus on information and media literacy and feature 19 lesson plans and 27 other infographics, posters, guides, and quizzes.

A professional learning and student eBook collection have been purchased from ProQuest. More than 40 professional learning titles and 60 student eBook titles for grades K-8 are included. 

Is your New Year's resolution to read more in 2024? What about motivating K-12 students to read more? Motivating students to read can be a difficult task. Follow these motivational strategies and find pleasure-reading favorites for your students with INFOhio eBook collections. Quality text from eBook collections provided by INFOhio not only supports knowledge-building, and vocabulary development to enhance curriculum, but it can also engage readers with high-interest topics such as animal battles, mythical creatures, sports, and unexplained phenomena.