Learning Objectives

• Explore resources and determine how they may support information literacy instruction.

Teacher Resources

INFOhio Campus provides personalized training on INFOhio digital tools and resources. Take online, flexible classes to learn more about the resources and tools you can use to support students when finding and using information. 

INFOhio Pathways

• Ages 3-5 Digital Content Learning Pathway - INFOhio's quality resources and tools for children ages 3-5 and the adults who lead them support Ohio Learning Standards. They also provide a foundation of learning using a variety of media and prepare learners for future success.
• K-5 Digital Content Learning Pathway - INFOhio's quality resources and tools for K-5 teachers and students support Ohio Learning Standards, provide a foundation of learning using a variety of media, and prepare learners for future success. The Gale in Context: Elementary class will help get K-5 learners started using search engines to locate information.
• 6-12 Digital Content Learning Pathway - INFOhio's digital tools and resources for teachers and students in grades 6-12 support the Ohio Learning Standards, provide a foundation for the inquiry process that connects classroom learning with real-world applications, and transform students into educators, researchers, and advocates. The What Is Inquiry class will help with learning more about the inquiry process and INFOhio tools can be used to support student learning. ISearch for Teachers will assist with learning a variety of ways to guide students through effective search techniques to find the most relevant resources. ISearch for Inquiry provides strategies for using ISearch to teach the Dimensions of Inquiry.

Frank Baker's Media Literacy Clearinghouse - This site provides resources to teach standards on media literacy. Media Literacy: Teaching Standards provides examples on how media topics are incorporated into education, social media, and health, as well as other parts of our lives. This site provides lessons you can use with students to discuss how media can be altered. For example, What You See and What You Don't See can be used as an activity with your students to first display what they see compared to what is happening behind the lens in the picture. Take a look at the What's New page for new topics in media literacy.

Student Resources

INFOhio offers many resources to pique the interest of learners of all ages as they explore and seek new knowledge. Below is a list of INFOhio resources.

Ages 3-5

INFOhio's resources for learners ages 3-5 support the Dimensions of Inquiry.

• Questioning/locating information: World Book Kids and World Book Early Learning
• Applying/Sharing: Ready Set Draw! and Draw and Tell in the Early Learning Portal 

Grades K-5

INFOhio's K-5 premium resources provide quality content for developing early inquiry skills.  Resources for grades K-5 include:

• Dimensions of Inquiry: GO! Ask, Act, Achieve and IWonder
• Questioning: World Book Student 
• Locating and evaluating information: ISearch, Gale in Context: Elementary, and Explora for Grades PreK-5

Grades 6-8

INFOhio resources for grades 6-8 support advanced inquiry skills and exploration. Resources for this grade level include:

• Dimensions of Inquiry: GO! Ask, Act, Achieve
• Questioning: World Book Student
• Locating and evaluating information: ISearch, Explora for Grades 6-8, Science Online, Sanborn Insurance Maps, and Points of View Reference Center
• Applying and sharing information: Book Nook

Grades 9-12

INFOhio resources for grades 9-12 encourage inquiry and research for students who are college or career bound. Resources for this grade level include:

• Dimensions of Inquiry: GO! Ask, Act, Achieve and Research 4 Success
• Questioning: World Book Advanced 
• Locating and evaluating information: ISearch