Parents

INFOhio is Ohio's PreK-12 digital library. We purchase high-quality, digital learning content for Ohio's PreK-12 schools. We build web tools like GO! Ask, Act, Achieve and Research 4 Success that help students and teachers use the content we purchase. We also provide support for the integrated library system used in most Ohio schools. Then we provide training, support, and professional development for the educators who use any of our tools or resources.

To explore the digital learning content, visit the INFOhio homepage and click the button for the grade your child is in.

To explore the resources available in your child's school library, scroll to the bottom of this page, click Find Your Catalog, and click your child's school.

All Ohio PreK-12 students, their parents, and educators may use INFOhio.

Our license agreements require us to make sure that only Ohio's PreK-12 students, their parents, and educators can use the digital learning content.

We use IP recognition, cookies, and geoauthentication to make it easy for you to use our resources. If our system can automatically recognize that you should have access, you probably don't need to log in with a username and password.

If our system can't automatically recognize that you should have access, you can log in with your INFOhio username and password. You can find the INFOhio username and password for your child's school by scrolling to the bottom of this page and clicking Get Password.

All Ohio PreK-12 students, including those participating in homeschooling, may use INFOhio digital resources. If your child is not an Ohio PreK-12 student in a public, private, charter, or home school, please visit your state's department of education to learn more about the resources available to you.

INFOhio's resources are chosen by educators to support Ohio's Learning Standards and are licensed with state and federal funds.

INFOhio contributes to the Libraries Connect Ohio partnership. This partnership includes INFOhio (representing school libraries), OPLIN (representing public libraries), OhioLINK (representing academic libraries), and the State Library of Ohio. Together, we are able to select and license a large collection of resources to support all Ohioans at all stages of life and learning. That's why you can find some of the same resources on the INFOhio website that you find on your public library's website or on a college library website.

INFOhio also evaluates, selects, and purchases access to resources specifically for Ohio PreK-12 students, their parents, and educators. That's why Ohio's PreK-12 students can freely use some resources on the INFOhio website that aren't freely available anywhere else.

Visit the Parents section of our Early Learning Portal. The Early Learning Portal has lots of apps and websites that meet Ohio's Early Learning Standards. Use them with your child to get ready for kindergarten.

Practice using Early World of Learning and BookFlix with your child. Both include activities and games to help your child develop language, literacy, and math skills needed to be ready for kindergarten.You'll find those resources and more on our Beginning Readers page.

Watch our Reading 'Round the Clock videos for ideas on helping your child learn basic reading skills. Read the "So You're Parenting..." flyer that matches your child's grade level. You'll find those videos and flyers on our Beginning Readers page.

Then practice using Early World of Learning and BookFlix with your child. Both include reading activities and games to help your child develop language and reading skills.

Explore this section of INFOhio's IWonder to find resources your child can use to find the perfect book.

INFOhio has Explora PreK-5, Explora 6-8, Explora 9-12, ISearch, and more. These resources have thousands of full text articles from reliable magazines and newspapers. Children of all ages can find the full text of magazine and newspaper articles that are right for their reading level with INFOhio.

Explore this section of INFOhio's IWonder to find websites you can use to help your child with math.

Your child can use our Tech Skills for Online Testing to learn the tech skills needed for Ohio's online tests.

If your child is in elementary school, start with World Book Kids from INFOhio. Once you are in World Book Kids, click the link at the bottom of the page for Science Projects. From that page, click How to Do a Science Project.

If your child is in middle school or high school, start with Science Online from INFOhio. Once you are in Science Online, mouse over Curriculum Tools, and then click Science Fair Guide. It includes lots of helpful tips for planning a science fair project. Then visit Science Reference Center to get more ideas for your science fair project.

If your child is in grades 4-8, take a look at GO! Ask, Act, Achieve. It breaks the research process down into 3 steps and includes recommended resources.

If your child is in grades 9-12 or taking College Credit Plus classes, use Research 4 Success. It breaks the research process down into 6 manageable steps.

For more information, see:

• INFOhio Citation Guide
• Literary Reference Center: Research Guide
• Points of View Reference Center: Create an Essay Outline and See All Research Guides
• Science Online: Writing a Research Paper
• Science Reference Center: Research Guide
• World Book Student: How to Do Research

All INFOhio resources are chosen by education professionals to support Ohio's Learning Standards. INFOhio resources are trustworthy and reliable. INFOhio is the perfect place for any Ohio PreK-12 student to begin research for a report or project. If your child is just getting started, we recommend World Book Kids, World Book Student, World Book Advanced, or Oxford Research Encyclopedias. To explore all of the reliable resources appropriate for your child, visit the INFOhio homepage and click the button for the grade your child is in. Children of all ages can find trustworthy non-fiction texts that are right for their reading level with INFOhio.

Encourage your child to use this section of IWonder to explore interests and careers. Also explore the resources on our College & Career Readiness page.

Visit our Summer Learning page. You'll find our Beach Bags, our virtual Camp INFOhio, and other recommended summer learning resources.

INFOhio uses Pinterest. Start by visiting our Parent Resources board. Find all of our Pinterest boards here.

For more information about education in Ohio, explore the Ohio Department of Education's Parents page.