IWonder, a tool powered by INFOhio, has added fresh, new content to spark student inquiry.

This summer, INFOhio made updates and enhancements to increase the ease of navigation and look of INFOhio's website. One of these changes was increased access to both Fetch and ISearch. Easier access to Fetch and ISearch is important for students, teachers, and families to be able to find library materials and additional materials licensed by INFOhio. 

Recordings are now available for these sessions.

This summer INFOhio will be hosting a one-day conference, Instructional Materials Matter: Voices from the Field, on August 9, 2022. Sessions include a Keynote from the Ohio Department of Education and additional sessions from Exchange Certified Trainers on integrating quality INFOhio resources, web tools, and professional development into the various educational environments. 

A new eBook collection from Gale has been curated on the topic of financial literacy. 

GenYES Ohio is a program that prepares Ohio students to become student technology leaders through a rigorous, technology-infused leadership curriculum. This curriculum has now been added to Open Space. 

Career-focused lessons and activities from the Ohio Department of Education Office of Graduate Success have been added to Open Space. 

Due to the discontinuation of the ACT Learning Object Repository, INFOhio will be removing the ACT content from Educator Tools. This will keep only the highest priority resources, making it easier for educators to find the resources they need.  

Check out more than 250 new social studies lesson plans, interactive games, and learning modules from iCivics.org that have been added to Open Space.

The Computer Science Fundamentals curriculum from Code.org, which includes 97 lesson plans for grades K-5, has been added to Open Space. 

Learn more about Ohio with 28 lesson plans for grades 6-12 from Ohio History Connection. 

INFOhio has a new online, self-paced class added to the K-5 Digital Content Learning Pathway. Take The World Almanac for Kids Elementary class to learn more about this research database for students in grades K-5 that includes topics such as science, social studies, math, the arts, biographies, and more. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for two contact hours.

SketchUp Pro is discontinuing its Statewide License Grant program, which has been administered through INFOhio, effective July 1, 2022. SketchUp Pro encourages schools to transition to the web-based, 3D modeling app called SketchUp for Schools available through Google Workspace and Microsoft Education platforms.

More than 70 new instructional materials from Common Sense Education have been added to Open Space and include lesson plans on being responsible digital citizens for K-12.