INFOhio has recently purchased a new eBook collection from World Book with 1,500 titles on a variety of content areas. 

As Ohio's PreK-12 Digital Library, INFOhio is ready for a new school year providing quality resources to help support schools as they accelerate learning. The instructional materials from INFOhio are available at no cost to all students, teachers, and parents. INFOhio is actively seeking new members for the INFOhio Integration Partners, or IPartners, program to boost our reach, support our efforts, and strengthen our connections.

GenYES Ohio is a program that prepares Ohio students to become student technology leaders through a rigorous, technology-infused leadership curriculum. This curriculum has now been added to Open Space. 

INFOhio has a new online, self-paced class added to the K-5 Digital Content Learning Pathway. Take The World Almanac for Kids Elementary class to learn more about this research database for students in grades K-5 that includes topics such as science, social studies, math, the arts, biographies, and more. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for two contact hours.

Text sets are an excellent way to promote equity and provide high-quality instructional materials for all students. INFOhio Text Sets are standards-aligned and help students build background knowledge and develop vocabulary. Created using quality digital content from premium licensed resources, INFOhio Text Sets not only help students grow as readers, they also bridge the gap between reading instruction in the science and social studies classrooms. Learn how to get started using these resources in the classroom.

Text sets are an excellent way to promote equity and provide high-quality instructional materials for all students. INFOhio Text Sets are standards-aligned and help students build background knowledge and develop vocabulary. Created using quality digital content from premium licensed resources, INFOhio Text Sets not only help students grow as readers, they also bridge the gap between reading instruction in the science and social studies classrooms. Learn how to get started using these resources in the classroom.

Celebrate School Library Month with INFOhio's BLUEcloud Course Lists, a resource list management tool providing students access to high-quality materials both online and in the school library. 

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.

There's no doubt about it: when parents are involved, students do better. According to the Family Engagement Collaborative of the Miami Valley, family engagement in schools leads to higher student achievement and graduation rates, fewer behavioral problems, better self-esteem, and stronger performance by students from diverse backgrounds. 

There will always be barriers to family engagement, but framing it as an "opportunity for all" can help schools move beyond the barriers. The Framework Institute advises that promoting family engagement as an equity issue and policy matter focuses the initiative on inclusivity and opportunities for achievement for all children and will help schools look at how current practices may exclude some students and families. Introduce the high-quality instructional materials available at no cost from INFOhio to families to help remove barriers and provide opportunities for all.

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