Open Text Library
This library provides links to some open educational resources created by educators in the state of Idaho. Unless otherwise stated, all texts are provided under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 3.0).
Using the Open Text Library
All texts in this library are licensed under a Creative Commons license. Please check individual texts for variations on the license.
Teacher-Created Content
» Textbooks in a Variety of Subject Areas (Google Drive)
Textbooks
- Biology — Thomas Leachman, Karlin, Cyrinia Lockart, Kristin Delp
- Chemistry — Amy Chase, Rachel Evans
- Earth and Space Science — Roberta Matousek, Connie Boyer, Eric Holscher, Charles Smith, Stephanie Lower
- Life Science — Soona Schmidt, Sue Kirking, Kelly Norwood, David Kronemann
- Life Science Glossary —
- Physical Science — Mike Renzelman, Abagale Pottenger, Mandolyn W. Garcia-Ruiz, Collin Roholt
* Note: Web formats may not currently be available.
Faculty-Created Content
Curriculum
- e-Potato (6-8th grade) - Martha Raidl, Rhea Lanting, Cassidy Hall
General Resources
Subject Area Texts
Arts / Humanities
English / Language Arts
- Institute 1: Elementary ELA
- Institute 2: Secondary ELA 1
- Anne of Green Gables
- Frankenstein
- Informational Text Anthology for 11th - 12th Grades
- Open Poetry Reader for 2nd - 3rd Grades
- Open Poetry Reader for 6th - 8th Grades
Mathematics
Science
- Institute 1: Elementary Science
- Institute 3: K-1 Next Generation Science Standards Resources
- Institute 4: Science
Social Studies
Earth Science
Life Science
Physical Science
Biology
- CK-12 Biology (Teacher's Edition | Workbook)
- CK-12 Biology Concepts
- Lewiston Biology
- OpenStax College Biology
Algebra 2
- CK-12 Algebra II with Trigonometry
- CK-12 Algebra II with Trigonometry Concepts
- OpenStax Advanced Algebra II
Chemistry
- CK-12 Chemistry Intermediate (Teacher's Edition)
- CK-12 Chemistry Basic
- Lewiston Chemistry
- OpenStax Chemistry
Physics
Astronomy
U.S. History
6.1. Open Textbooks & Curricula
- CK-12
- Saylor
- Boundless
- Connexions / OpenStax Library
- Textbook Equity
- BC Campus
- Wiki Books
- Odell Education
- Cool4Ed
- Merlot
6.2. Search Engines
- OER Commons
- Creative Commons Search
- Google Advanced Search *
- Google Advanced Image Search *
- Yahoo Image Search **
* Be sure to set usage rights to "free to use share or modify".
** Be sure to click the arrow in the top left and select “Labeled for Reuse” in the bottom left.
6.3. Text Content Providers
- Wikipedia - open encyclopedia
- Simple English - simplified encyclopedia
- Project Gutenberg - public domain texts
- Wiki Source - source materials
- Wiki Quote - quotations
6.4. Media Content Providers
- Wikimedia Commons - open media
- Digital Public Library of America - public domain works
- Photo Pin - open photos from Flickr
- Internet Archive - public domain works
- U.S. Army - public domain images
- Flickr - creative commons images
- Vimeo - creative commons videos
- Creative Commons Music - various creative commons music sites
- Jamendo - creative commons music
- Library of Congress - public domain works
- Internet Archive - public domain works
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Digital Library - public domain works (mostly)
6.5. Open Courses
6.6. Tools
These tools are not technically open educational resources, but they can be used to aide you in creating, remixing, and sharing open educational resources.