Check Out the New and Improved Digital Video Collection
Take a look at the revamped Digital Video Collection and you'll find new videos, better browsing, and more targeted searching. And, as always, the videos are offered at no charge to all PreK-12 Ohio schools.
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Scene from Bill Nye the Science Guy video available through INFOhio's Digital Video Collection
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The Collection now includes 1,931 video segments chosen specifically to support Ohio's New Learning Standards. We will add more titles in coming months.
Just a few of the features include:
* Options to browse by subject or by series.
* The search screen, shown below, allows you to limit results by several options, including appropriate grade range, publisher, and closed captioning.
* As shown below, you can stream the videos directly from the INFOhio site, or you can download them as MP4, WMV, or FLV files for later viewing. You can even embed them in your own pages.
*Many of the videos also offer teacher tools such as lesson plans, discussion starters, activities with rubrics, or related websites.
* The videos are segmented so you can watch just the part that applies to your students.
Some of the series available are
- The Amazing Human Body
- Bill Nye the Science Guy
- Club Write Kids
- Continents of the World
- Our Ohio
- 20th Century Turning Points in US History
- and many more.
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BookFlix Celebrates 2 Million Clicks!
 Tyler Kerner and Andre Priest, second graders at Gahanna Christian Academy, show State Education Superintendent Richard Ross their favorite books in BookFlix, an online literacy resource that INFOhio has provided to all Ohio PreK-3 schools to support the Third Grade Reading Guarantee. Tyler and Andre, along with GCA Curriculum Coordinator and Reading Specialist Rebecca Rader, were special ambassadors at the 2 Million Clicks Celebration Breakfast held the first morning of the Ohio Education Technology Conference, January 27.
In addition to Dr. Ross, Andre and Tyler helped welcome other special guests, including Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor John Carey, ITC directors, and other digital learning leaders. The celebration's purpose was to increase awareness about BookFlix and the support it offers schools in meeting the Third Grade Reading Guarantee.
Since BookFlix first became available July 1, 2013, Ohio students have visited BookFlix more than 700,000 times, perusing on average more than 3 books and related pages for a total of more than 2.2 million clicks. Special thanks to Scholastic for sponsoring the celebration breakfast and to the dozens of teachers and librarians who were able to join us that morning to show the decision makers present the importance of digital tools in the classroom. |
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Free February Webinars
If you need to earn a CEU or just want to learn something new, log in to one of INFOhio's upcoming webinars.
All sessions are held on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Can't join us at that time? You can still earn a certificate of attendance for CEU credit by watching the archived version and answering a few questions afterward.
To register for an upcoming session or to view a previous one, go to the Learn With INFOhio! webinars page.
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Escape the Winter Teaching Doldrums
 If you're looking for ways to warm up your winter lesson planning, check out these tools from INFOhio:
IMatrix--Search by standard or by grade level, subject area, and dimension of inquiry to find related standards, cross-curricular connections, and digital resources to support instruction. Research 4 Success--The Teacher's Guide for this blended learning course helps you prepare juniors and seniors for e-learning platforms while they hone research skills needed in college and careers. GO! Ask, Act, Achieve--This research planning site for 5th-10th graders also features a comprehensive Teacher's Guide to help you walk your students through a big research project step by step.
Find those tools, along with digital research resources, streaming videos, e-books, and more, at www.infohio.org.
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