Discover the Resources in InfOhioA CYC Electives Module

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What is InfOhio?

A virtual K-12 library of high quality teacher-selected and school-related resources.

Includes online reference and research tools such as:•encyclopedias, •dictionaries, •magazine articles, •and biographies.

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Logging in to InfOhio

Fill out the online request form to receive a username and password.

http://www.infohio.org/ER/unpwrequestform.asp

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Accessing InfOhio Resources

• Go to www.infohio.org• Click on Core Collection

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Resources Within InfOhio

• Most links for resources within InfOhio take you to a different website. If asked for a username and password, use the same username and password you were given for InfOhio.

• Some resources within InfOhio do not include a link back to InfOhio. You may need to retype the InfOhio website address to return to http://infohio.org.

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World Book, One of the InfOhio Resources

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Class Activity in World Book

Scenario: An 8th grade student has asked for your assistance with a homework assignment.

The Student’s Assignment: Research and write a paper on the famous artist Diego Rivera.

Your Assignment: Find two sources of research material in World Book to help the student.

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World Book Class Reports

• What resources did you find to help with the Diego Rivera assignment?

• What are they? Articles, videos, photos?• How easy or difficult was it to find the

resources?

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Class Activity in InfOhio

Scenario: An 8th grade student has asked for your assistance with a homework assignment.

The Student’s Assignment: Research and write a paper on the famous artist Diego Rivera.

Your Assignment: Find two sources of research material on InfOhio to help the student.

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Class Reports

• What resources did you find to help with the Diego Rivera assignment? What are they? Articles, videos, photos?

• Which resource did you try that did not have the information you needed?

• What did you discover about InfOhio?• What limitations did you discover?• What helpful features did you discover?

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