With funding from Future Forward Ohio, INFOhio has purchased several thousand eBooks and videos for students in grades PreK-12. These eBooks and videos are simultaneous access and multi-use, making it easier for students to read and watch what they want, when they want it. Each age and grade band has a collection of eBooks and videos for student browsing. 

INFOhio is purchasing and licensing high-quality, digital, teaching and learning content for the 2024-2025 school year that all Ohio PreK-12 students, parents, families, and teachers can use at school, home, and on the go. This article will be updated as additional information is available.

New storybook videos from Highlights have been purchased to help support early literacy. Browse the 250 videos for engaging, less than two-minute stories with words on the screen for students to follow. 

Created by teachers for teachers, and based on college and career readiness standards, the EL Education Language Arts curriculum is a comprehensive, research-informed, core language arts program that engages teachers and students through compelling, real-world content. This language arts curriculum which includes 48 modules and units of study from EL Education has been added to Open Space.

New videos have been purchased to help support science, social studies, and English language arts from Ambrose, Infobase, and Kids Discover.

This past summer, INFOhio hosted an in-person, multi-day event with a cohort of educators across Ohio. This 3-day workshop taught educators how to evaluate and implement digital materials and open-access content for teaching and learning.

A collection of classic literature titles and literary criticisms has been purchased with funding from Future Forward Ohio. 

Find lessons on computer basics, software and apps, media literacy, career readiness, and more on Open Space.

April is National Poetry Month. Shower your students with INFOhio's quality digital content to support Ohio's Learning Standards. Let rhythm and rhyme downpour in your spring classroom!

April is School Library Month, a time to celebrate librarians' vital role in fostering a love of reading and instilling digital, information, and media literacy skills in students to help them become literate and successful citizens. To celebrate, read about Ohio School Librarians participating in INFOhio user groups—ICoach and Users Council—doing amazing work with INFOhio resources.

How can INFOhio support preschool-aged students? Emily Rozmus, an educator and school librarian who used technology daily with all grade levels, and Jill Finnan, an early learning professional who has served in a variety of settings, share thoughts about the best uses of technology for students ages 3-5.

With funding from Future Forward Ohio, professional learning and student eBooks from EBSCO on the topics of artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science have been added to INFOhio's collection. 
 

Instructional materials from Feed the World, an initiative of Ohio Corn & Wheat, have been added to Open Space.

Update: 500 additional titles have been purchased.

With funding from Future Forward Ohio, 1000 eBooks have been purchased from Capstone. These unlimited, simultaneous-use eBooks are intended for students in grades 3-6 on science and social studies topics.


 

Start building your school's professional eBook library, and lead the effort to read more in 2024. With INFOhio, Ohio educators enjoy immediate and equitable access to a permanent collection of more than 250 professional learning eBooks.