Students and families struggling with home internet access this summer can rely on the RemotEDx Connectivity Champions for help. 

Recordings are now available for each session from INFOhio's no-cost professional development conference, Instructional Materials Matter. 

Five sessions are available beginning with a Keynote session from the Ohio Department of Education and four additional sessions on quality INFOhio resources, web tools, and professional development. 

New professional development online, self-paced, asynchronous classes are being developed for school librarians. The School Library Basics Learning Pathway will feature classes on advocacy, collection development, library management, information literacy, and more. Once classes are completed and a final quiz is taken for each class, participants can earn contact hours.

New instructional materials have been added to Open Space. These social studies and science activities and videos are provided by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. 

COSI, Center of Science and Industry, and INFOhio have teamed up to share a summer learning STEM BINGO challenge. Share this with students and families for fun, engaging, STEM challenges and learning activities. 

Learn how to use the Simple View of Reading as a guide to extend and accelerate learning for your students with INFOhio authentic texts. Webinar recording now available. 

New high-quality writing instructional materials have been added to Open Space. These interactive writing lessons and activities are appropriate for grades 6-12 and have been provided by Quill, a nonprofit organization who's mission is to help all students become strong writers and critical thinkers. 

Check out INFOhio's Monday Mini Lessons to support educators in integrating digital content into instruction and remote teaching. INFOhio will be featuring a series of videos that showcase best practices for remote teaching using INFOhio's high-quality digital content. Learn more about this series and how to stay informed. 

On March 1, Fetch, the new INFOhio Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), was made available to all libraries that currently use INFOhio’s library services platform.

New high-quality instructional materials have been added to Open Space. These STEM lessons and extension activities are appropriate for grades K-6 and have been provided by the Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative and Hamilton County ESC. 

Read all about the new updates to World Book Early Learning, World Book Kids, World Book Student, and World Book Advanced!

A new professional development learning pathway has been developed to learn more about BLUEcloud, SirsiDynix's next-generation library services platform. Complete this pathway and earn up to 16.5 contact hours.

EdReports is a nonprofit reviewer of instructional materials. This resource provides thorough reports on the overall effectiveness of educational content using rubrics designed and reviewed by education professionals. This new class in the High-Quality Instructional Materials for Each Child Learning Pathway will help participants navigate the site and implement the reports into their material adoption process. After successfully completing a final quiz, participants will earn a certificate for 4 contact hours. 

Learn more about how to banish boring book reports with Book Nook.