Welcome back to the 2022-2023 school year!

INFOhio is excited to be a part of your classroom. Read on to discover three ways to integrate INFOhio's licensed, digital resources into your classroom or library today. 

A new eBook collection from Gale has been curated on the topic of financial literacy. 

GenYES Ohio is a program that prepares Ohio students to become student technology leaders through a rigorous, technology-infused leadership curriculum. This curriculum has now been added to Open Space. 

Due to the discontinuation of the ACT Learning Object Repository, INFOhio will be removing the ACT content from Educator Tools. This will keep only the highest priority resources, making it easier for educators to find the resources they need.  

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.

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.

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.

Text sets are an excellent way to promote equity and provide high-quality instructional materials for all students. INFOhio Text Sets are standards-aligned and help students build background knowledge and develop vocabulary. Created using quality digital content from premium licensed resources, INFOhio Text Sets not only help students grow as readers, they also bridge the gap between reading instruction in the science and social studies classrooms. Learn how to get started using these resources in the classroom.

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. 

Text sets are an excellent way to promote equity and provide high-quality instructional materials for all students. INFOhio Text Sets are standards-aligned and help students build background knowledge and develop vocabulary. Created using quality digital content from premium licensed resources, INFOhio Text Sets not only help students grow as readers, they also bridge the gap between reading instruction in the science and social studies classrooms. Learn how to get started using these resources in the classroom.

Celebrate School Library Month with INFOhio's BLUEcloud Course Lists, a resource list management tool providing students access to high-quality materials both online and in the school library. 

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.