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.

Learn about GenYES Ohio, a resource that prepares Ohio students to become student technology leaders through a rigorous, technology-infused leadership curriculum. 

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.

Through the RemotEDx initiative, INFOhio will provide free access to the GenYES student technology leadership platforms and instructional content beginning with the 2022-2023 school year. The platform and resources have been acquired through the RemotEDx initiative and will be accessible through the RemotEDx Exchange website and the INFOhio website. Announcements about additional resources from RemotEDx and INFOhio are coming soon.

76 new articles have been added to PebbleGo Next. Discover new biographies, science, and social studies content. 

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 includes a class called High-Quality 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.

The BLUEcloud Course Lists class, worth 2 contact hours, is a class to learn more about this resource list management tool that enables 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. 

Social studies and science activities and videos have been added to Open Space and are provided by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. 

Learn how to use the Simple View of Reading as a guide to extend and accelerate learning for your students with INFOhio authentic texts. Webinar recording available. 

High-quality writing instructional materials have been added to Open Space. These interactive writing lessons and activities are appropriate for grades 1-12 and have been provided by Quill, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help all students become strong writers and critical thinkers. 

Check out INFOhio's Monday Mini Lessons to support educators in integrating digital content into instruction and remote teaching. INFOhio will be featuring a series of videos that showcase best practices for remote teaching using INFOhio's high-quality digital content. Learn more about this series and how to stay informed. 

High-quality instructional materials have been added to Open Space. These STEM lessons and extension activities are appropriate for grades K-6 and have been provided by the Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative and Hamilton County ESC. 

A 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.

Did you know that INFOhio has purchased a Premium Membership on behalf of all Ohio PreK-12 schools to OhioNet? That membership has benefits!