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INFOhio Regional Update Session Fall 2004

INFOhio Regional Update Session Fall 2004. Welcome and introductions. Welcome from our hosts Meeting site information Presenting for INFOhio: 30 regional sessions Theresa M. Fredericka Dave Ambrose Cynthia DuChane Tony Marshalek Ann Tepe. Objectives for today’s session.

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INFOhio Regional Update Session Fall 2004

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  1. INFOhio Regional Update Session Fall 2004 On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  2. Welcome and introductions • Welcome from our hosts • Meeting site information • Presenting for INFOhio: 30 regional sessions • Theresa M. Fredericka • Dave Ambrose • Cynthia DuChane • Tony Marshalek • Ann Tepe On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  3. Objectives for today’s session • Increase awareness of INFOhio resources • Core Collection of Electronic Resources • What’s new with our resources • Curricular applications • Support materials: The Fall Toolkit • Updates on other INFOhio products and services • Questions/Answers On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  4. INFOhio’s Vision INFOhio, a virtual K-12 library, transforms teaching and learning by connecting educational resourceswith the power of information technology. On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  5. In 2004-2005 INFOhio will… • Focus on standards-based education • Support Information Literacy • Help identify resources aligned to Ohio standards • Continue to transform access to K-12 learning resources On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  6. On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  7. Most authentication screens eliminated! On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  8. Username/Password for 2004-2005 • One username/password, statewide • Username: • Password: • Not case-sensitive • New bookmark master: handout and electronic document • Caution: Avoid public availability! On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  9. AccessScience • Online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 9th edition; more than 7,100 articles • 13,000+ illustrations • 115,000 dictionary terms • Biographies of 2,000 key scientists and mathematicians • Links to related Web sites • 3-4 “breakthrough science and technology stories” added weekly • Research Updates: Yearbook entries • Student Center: essay topics, study guides, Q&A On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

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  11. AccessScience On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  12. American National Biography • Online version of the print edition, with 18,000+ articles; 2,500 illustrations • Concluding entries “from all eras and walks of life” • Bibliographies with regular updates • Links to related Web sites • 900 articles from Oxford Companion to United States History • Research Ideas: pre-selected lists for 12 topics On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

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  14. American National Biography On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  15. AMICO Library • Art Museum Image Consortium • About 50 participating institutions, most from U.S. • Digitized images of 93,000+ works of art • Searchable by keyword, creator, object type, etc. • Browseable by category, collection On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

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  17. AMICO Library On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  18. Annals of American History • Online access to more than 2,000 primary source documents in U.S. history • Scope: 1493-2002 • 700 pieces of images and multimedia • Speeches, writings and interviews of more than 1,500 authors • A standard high school reference tool On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

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  20. Annals of American History On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  21. Britannica Online School Ed. • Four encyclopedias • Britannica Elementary • Britannica Student • Britannica Concise • Encyclopaedia Britannica (high school and advanced) • Resources with links to each encyclopedia • Timelines • Atlas • Merriam-Webster’s Student dictionary & thesaurus • Links to pre-selected and evaluated Web sites On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  22. Britannica Online School Ed. Additional learning materials • Activities for grades K-5 and for 6-12 • Language Arts • Math • Science • Social Studies • AV Browse • Spotlights • Curriculum activities that integrate Britannica and Web resources On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

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  25. Britannica Online School Ed. On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  26. EBSCOhost • Database of more than 6,000 periodical subscriptions • Children’s magazines to professional research journals • Subscription includes EBSCO Animals, TOPICsearch, Page Composer On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

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  28. Page Composer • A tool within EBSCOhost to make Web pages for assignments, reading lists, etc. • Link articles from EBSCOhost searches and selected Web sites • User determines password • HTML free! • Sample applications On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  29. EBSCOhost On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  30. Enc. Universal en Español • Most comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language • 47,000 articles • 8,300 photos & images, 390 maps and 500 tables • Timelines including general history plus art and cultural history On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

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  32. Enc. Universal en Español On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  33. Literature Online • 7 new resources added since last year • Improved search interface • Increased similarity among the resources • Some collection grouping now available • Parallel text search in The Bible in English no longer available On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

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  35. Literature Online On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  36. NewsBank Newspapers • Full-text coverage of 30 newspapers • 17 Ohio • 13 out-of-state • Paid advertisements are excluded • Special Reports: added articles from other papers • Hot Topics: search suggestions On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

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  38. NewsBank Newspapers On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  39. Ohio Landsat 7 Images • Launched April 1999 • Captures various types of digital images • True-color composite • Near infrared composite • Normalized differential vegetation index (NDVI) • High resolution monochrome • Only Ohio images available On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  40. Ohio Landsat 7 Images On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

  41. INFOhio Regional Fall Update BREAK On the World Wide Web: http://www.infohio.org

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