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.

INFOhio has a new online, self-paced class added to the K-5 Digital Content Learning Pathway. Take the PebbleGo Next class to support science and social studies content in your classroom. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for two contact hours.

INFOhio has a new online, self-paced class added to the 6-8 Digital Content Learning Pathway. Take The World Almanac for Kids class to support middle-grade students as they locate information in the digital resource. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for two contact hours.

INFOhio has revised and updated the Building Your Digital Curriculum with INFOhio OER Learning Pathway. It has transitioned to High-Quality Instructional Materials for Each Child Learning Pathway and has a new class called High-Quailty Instructional Materials to Supplement Your Curriculum. 

In this class, learn more about what makes instructional materials high-quality, including those labeled Open Educational Resources (OER). Participants will learn why instructional materials matter and where to find high-quality instructional materials to supplement curricula. The class includes a focus on curriculum literacy and the use of the Ohio Curriculum Support Guide. Earn a certificate for 5 contact hours after successfully completing the final quiz.

This Learn With INFOhio Webinar has passed, but you can still watch the recording and complete a short quiz to earn a contact hour certificate.

A new class has been added to the BLUEcloud Learning Pathway. The BLUEcloud Course Lists class, worth 2 contact hours, is a class to learn more about this resource list management tool enabling librarians and teachers to work together to build lists of library and online resources relevant to what students are studying. 

To learn even more about BLUEcloud Course Lists, a Learn With INFOhio webinar was recorded on Thursday, October 21. 

Recordings are now available for each session from INFOhio's no-cost professional development conference, Instructional Materials Matter. 

Five sessions are available beginning with a Keynote session from the Ohio Department of Education and four additional sessions on quality INFOhio resources, web tools, and professional development. 

A new professional development learning pathway has been developed to learn more about BLUEcloud, SirsiDynix's next-generation library services platform. Complete this pathway and earn up to 16.5 contact hours.