Learning Objectives

• Reflect on learning by sharing information with others.

Check Your Learning

​Use this checklist to determine whether you have met the objectives of the class.

• I can understand the importance of using digital text and other media to support the inquiry process. 
• I can find Explora for Grades 6-8 and Explora for Grades 9-12 on the INFOhio website: www.infohio.org.
• I can identify the databases which supply the content for Explora for Grades 6-8 and Explora for Grades 9-12 in order to use the best resource for the needs of my students.
• I can use the navigational tools to search and browse content to find the best content for students and instruction.
• I can teach students how to locate information within Explora for Grades 6-8 and Explora for Grades 9-12.
• I can find the instructional supports available in the resource.
• I can identify strategies for integrating Explora for Grades 6-8 and Explora for Grades 9-12 into inquiry instruction.
• I can explain how to use features within Explora for Grades 6-8 and Explora for Grades 9-12 to differentiate instruction. 
• I can identify methods for sharing Explora for Grades 6-8 and Explora for Grades 9-12 with parents and colleagues. 
• I can create a lesson plan to integrate Explora for Grades 6-8 and Explora for Grades 9-12 in instruction.
• I can reflect on learning by sharing information with others.

Reflecting on Your Learning

Now that you have learned more about Explora for Grades 6-8 and Explora for Grades 9-12 and how to use them in your classroom, answer the following questions.

1. What part of the class and its activities was most helpful in your understanding of the topic? Why?
2. What part of the class could be better? What would you do to improve it? Why?
3. What was the most important thing you learned from this class? What makes it important to you?  Answer this question in the Explora Resources Open Space group Discussions. Find the What Did You Learn from the Explora Class? reflection question. Add your answer and respond to other participants' answers.

Extend the Learning

Now that you have completed the training, make sure the learning doesn't stop. Once you have taught the lesson you created featuring Explora for Grades 6-8 and Explora for Grades 9-12, make sure to evaluate it. Consider these questions:

1. What worked/didn't work? How will you replicate the success and correct the problem the next time you use Explora for Grades 6-8 and Explora for Grades 9-12?
2. Which materials you learned about in the training will you use the most to integrate digital text into your teaching?
3. What did you discover about your teaching or delivery style from using digital text in lessons?
4. What are two pieces of advice you would give to a fellow teacher who wants to integrate Explora for Grades 6-8 and Explora for Grades 9-12 and other digital text platforms into the classroom?