What is an IPartner?

The INFOhio Integration Partner program, or IPartner program, is for staff in Ohio education agencies—ESCs, ITCs, Ed Techs, universities, public or academic libraries, and more—who are interested in learning and sharing about INFOhio’s digital content and web tools and how to integrate them into PreK-12 instruction. 

What are the requirements to being an IPartner?

INFOhio asks that IPartners share information on outreach or training they do for INFOhio’s digital content and web tools.

Outreach can include:

• Creating and sending newsletters.
• Posting to social media.
• Embedding content in a learning management system.
• Distributing INFOhio flyers or handouts at an event.
• Creating print or electronic flyers.
• Delivering presentations.
• Sharing information about INFOhio with colleagues, parents, and more.

INFOhio asks that IPartners submit any feedback on additional training they have received on INFOhio. Trainings received may be submitted at any time.

Learning options may include:

• Attending an INFOhio session at a conference.
• Submitting a short summary of two or more Teach With INFOhio blog posts.
• Completing classes or Pathways in INFOhio Campus (certificate for contact hours).
• Viewing the annual INFOhio Fall slide presentation (certificate for contact hours).
• Attending a regional INFOhio meeting.

Submitting Feedback on Outreach and Learning

Please report all of your outreach and learning in this form. Share a link to or describe any evidence of outreach or training received including a class syllabus, session sign-in sheets, your newsletter, social media posts, etc.

Connect and Collaborate with Open Space

Open Space is Ohio's premier instructional material curation and collaboration space. INFOhio has built collections, endorsements, and hubs of high-quality instructional materials to help educators quickly locate the resources they need.

To find Open Space on the INFOhio website, click the main menu in the upper right corner. Choose Open Space from the options.

With Open Space, you can:

• Join and create groups with like-minded educators.
• Search from more than 11,000 instructional materials that include full courses, textbooks, and lesson plans.
• Create and share instructional materials.

Open Space Groups

Open Space groups are community spaces that can be organized for multiple purposes and can span a range of topics, events, and subject areas. Groups provide a way for users to connect and collaborate with like-minded educators around the state, organize resources using folders, and create and participate in discussions.

Now that you have learned more about Open Space groups, please create an account. Before you do so, please review the Open Space Privacy and Intellectual Property Procedures and Terms of Service. Then do the pause and do below to find the IPartner Open Space Group. 

Joining the INFOhio IPartner Open Space Group. The INFOhio IPartner Open Space group is not available via search. 

Follow these steps:

1.  Login to your Open Space account, or click register to create an account. 
2.  Go to https://openspace.infohio.org/groups/ipartner/83/
3. Click join this group. Your request will need approved. 
4. Once you have joined, go to Groups in the top menu for Open Space and click See my Groups. A list of the groups including INFOhio IPartner will be listed. 

Reflecting on Your Learning

Answer the following questions in the Discussion tab of the INFOhio IPartner Open Space group. Look for IPartner 2024-2025 Introductions.

1. Please post your name, position, place of employment, and why you are interested in becoming an IPartner.
2. Why are you interested in becoming an IPartner?