As educators, we crave high-quality professional development opportunities. We want personalized professional training that we can work on at our own pace and at no cost. That’s a tall order, but INFOhio has you covered. Today we will look at just a few professional learning eBooks available from INFOhio that nurture creativity in your teaching practice and classroom. With INFOhio eBooks, you have simultaneous and unlimited use—there is no limit to how many people can use the resource at one time. These eBooks are also freely available; INFOhio has taken care of the costs and there is no purchase required to use them.

February is Black History Month. Quality text from eBook collections provided by INFOhio supports knowledge building and vocabulary development while increasing awareness and understanding of the contributions of African Americans.

Is your New Year's resolution to read more in 2024? What about motivating K-12 students to read more? Motivating students to read can be a difficult task. Follow these motivational strategies and find pleasure-reading favorites for your students with INFOhio eBook collections. Quality text from eBook collections provided by INFOhio not only supports knowledge-building, and vocabulary development to enhance curriculum, but it can also engage readers with high-interest topics such as animal battles, mythical creatures, sports, and unexplained phenomena. 

As schools expand their 1:1 programs, the need for high-quality, engaging digital content has never been more important. INFOhio is committed to providing Ohio's educators and students with access to high-quality videos, eBooks, and interactives to make lessons come alive. If you liked Bill Nye the Science Guy, try these six resources available through INFOhio to supplement your classroom with videos, eBooks, and interactives. 

Did you know INFOhio has professional learning eBooks available at no cost? Check out our collection of titles to support literacy, tech integration, STEM, and other instructional practices. Then, learn how to personalize your reading experience to make the most of your learning.

STEAM, or science, technology, engineering, arts, and math, is more than an educational buzzword or standalone class. For many, it's a practice of using technology, introducing authentic real-world problems, incorporating themes and knowledge from across content areas, and focusing on project-based tasks to engage learners in the classroom.

INFOhio provides quality instructional materials that can be easily shared with students, staff, and parents. Use this alphabetical list of INFOhio resources to see how to directly link to the licensed content.

As a digital library, INFOhio practices curation daily. Curating resources can be a useful practice to support a personalized learning environment. This blog will explore how educators can use curation to facilitate authentic learning experiences, overcome obstacles, and accelerate learning. 

Digital Video Collection videos are no longer accessible in the ISearch My Library tab. 

The license for the Bill Nye the Science Guy videos will expire at the end of October 2023.  

INFOhio's Research 4 Success (R4S) is an online learning course presented in six units to teach high school research skills. To increase the flexibility of the learning units in the classroom, INFOhio added R4S to Open Space. 

A collection of eBooks and videos have been purchased from Infobase and Gale on the topics of the Holocaust and genocide. Instructional materials will continue to be purchased throughout the 2023-2024 school year with funding from Future Forward Ohio. 

 

With funding from Future Forward Ohio, INFOhio has purchased two collections of professional learning eBooks from EBSCO and Gale. Some of the focused areas for this content include classroom management, computer technology, distance education, early childhood, mathematics, reading & phonics, and STEM. 
 

Let's begin the 2023-2024 school year with supplemental materials from INFOhio to support students with academic success in the classroom.

INFOhio strives to curate high-quality instructional materials and resources that meet the needs of Ohio learners. Dig into our repositories of instructional materials and resources to find just the thing to bridge the knowledge gaps and accelerate learning. 

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