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.

To support students in learning essential digital skills, 192 lessons from Google’s Applied Digital Skills curriculum using Google Workplace were added to Open Space.

EBSCO has added new tools for reading digital text to their resources including text-to-speech, enlarge text, page mask, and more. 

More than 80 new instructional materials from Econ Lowdown have been added to Open Space and include student-facing lesson plans and learning modules for PreK-12 financial literacy and economics.

More than 1700 videos on careers, science, and technology from Infobase have been purchased and are available on the Learn360 platform. These videos have also been added to INFOhio's Digital Video Collection (DVC). 

Update: 15 additional titles have been added to this STEM & Career collection. 

More than 70 eBooks from Gale are now available on the topics of 21st-century careers, responsible technology use, and Social-Emotional Learning. 

Four new Learn With INFOhio Webinars are scheduled for March to uncover the hidden gems and instructional materials in the World Book resources. This webinar series has concluded, but all recordings and certificates are now available.

• Hidden Gems of World Book Early Learning and Kids
• Hidden Gems of World Book Student
• Hidden Gems of World Book Advanced
• Hidden Gems of World Book Timelines

World Book digital resources are funded in part by a federal IMLS Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant through the State Library of Ohio. Additional funding is provided by Libraries Connect Ohio partners: INFOhio, OhioLINK, and OPLIN.

Learn about GenYES Ohio, a resource that prepares Ohio students to become student technology leaders through a rigorous, technology-infused leadership curriculum. 

INFOhio has a new online, self-paced class added to the K-5 Digital Content Learning Pathway. Take the PebbleGo Next class to support science and social studies content in your classroom. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for two contact hours.

Does your school library automate with INFOhio? The BLUEcloud suite of products has new updates and enhancements to help streamline your day-to-day library management.