INFOhio encourages Ohio educators to curate INFOhio’s instructional materials. Explore four curation tools you probably already have access to and learn about a few deciding factors to consider when choosing a curation tool that best meets the needs of students and staff.

Did you know your INFOhio Library Services Platform could do that? The INFOhio Tech Team shares their top tips to get the most out of your library software. Learn about features you aren't familiar with or be reminded of these helpful and time-saving tips and tricks.

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.  

What does Ohio Approved even mean? Many professionals who work in these audiences need Ohio Approved hours to continue their work in this field, INFOhio has what professionals need by providing affordable, easy-to-access professional development with Ohio Approved hours.

Use this simple procedure to make it simpler for students to find important titles in your library catalog.

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. 

INFOhio encourages Ohio educators to curate INFOhio’s instructional materials. Curation is the human touch–the personal and informed evaluation, selection, and collection of the best resources to meet students needs.

Collections of eBooks have been purchased from Infobase and Gale on the topics of student wellness and careers. Instructional materials will continue to be purchased throughout the 2023-2024 school year with funding from Future Forward Ohio. 

 

Recordings are now available for two 30-minute webinars on INFOhio's newest licensed resource, CultureGrams. 

CultureGrams is available to INFOhio users across the state through five-year funding provided 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.

Learn which INFOhio tools you can use to help students learn to locate the best information to answer their questions. This is the third in a series of several posts about the inquiry process and the Dimensions of Inquiry.

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. 
 

This summer an in-person, multi-day event took place with a small cohort of Instructional Materials Reviewers. This 3-day workshop increased participants' skills and knowledge of evaluating and implementing open access content for teaching and learning. Each participant was responsible for curating a final product of instructional materials focused around one of the following high-needs topics: financial literacy, STEM, career exploration and development, and the Holocaust and genocide for grades 6-12.