Digital Resources

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Pebble Go and Pebble Go Next

pebble go icon with orange and yellow backgroundpebble go next icon text with purple square backgroundA K–5 digital learning platform that gives educators the resources to help every student grow their literacy skills while building essential science and social studies knowledge.

Pebble Go Next is for Grades 3-5 Science.

A unique user name and password is required to access it.

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ClickView K-12 Extended Access

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ClickView content for elementary, middle, and secondary schools, as well as TigTag Junior (K-2), TigTag (3-5), TWIG (6-9), and Access Learning.

(Use the “Guest” login to access the resource.)

Read our short guide to find out how you can get the most out of Twig.

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Focus Ed has created “One Page Flyers” for the Digital Classroom Resources which outline some key features of the resource, include some classroom activities, and identify the built-in accessibility features of each resource.  Click on the image or the link below to access these resources.

Focused Ed One Page Flyers

If resources are accessed on a district device from a school location, no user name or password is required.

If resources are accessed from home or a personal device, use the link below for the list of district user name and passwords required for some of the items below.

District 71 Username and Passwords

Reading

Canoe Kids

This indigenous publication “is focused on authentic indigenous voices discussing Cultural Rights, Human Rights Environmental Rights and Equity.”

A wonderful collection of narrated picture books, both fiction and non-fiction.

Venture into science, nature, archaeology, space and more. Browse magazines by cover.​

Indigenous Education

Canoe Kids
This indigenous publication “is focused on authentic indigenous voices discussing Cultural Rights, Human Rights Environmental Rights and Equity.”

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An educational resource for learning through Indigenous voices, stories, and perspectives.  Available through NFB.

Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
Find “Truth and Reconciliation”, “First Nations”, “Inuit” and “Metis” free in French and English. These four beautiful books offer amazing pictures, information, a glossary of indigenous terms and more.

Media Smarts - Aboriginal People

This section presents issues specific to Indigenous people in Canada including challenges that they face and crimes against them.

This is also available in French.

Encyclopedias

Find Books to have Read, Nursery Rhymes, Songs, videos and more (Gr. K-2)

Easy for kids to navigate through​ with easy to read articles and thousands of pictures.​​ (Gr. 3-9)

Articles from World Book, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools. Also in French. (Gr. 3-9)

Encyclopedia, multimedia, online books, and primary source databases.​

Find engaging content and tools to draw students into the curriculum related topics and subjects. (Gr. 5-9)

Hundreds of pre-generated timelines across eight broad topics​. (Gr. 3-9)

Encyclopedia of British Columbia.  Focus on K-8 Science and Grade 4-12 Social Studies.

Databases

Canada in Context

Find articles with Canadian content.

This environment and climate change portal provides access to a variety of powerful resources addressing these important issues.

Venture into science, nature, archaeology, space and more. Browse magazines by cover.​

Search for resources here. Try Topic Finder to help you narrow down your topic ideas.​

ProQuest - BC Historical Newspapers

BC Historical Newspapers

Exploring Race in Society.

Exploring Race in Society

Offers content covering issues related to race in society.

Searches Academic Search Premier

Science Reference Center

French Resources

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Media Smarts - Aboriginal People

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Videos

Teachers, please ensure you preview any videos in advance and ensure the rating / content is grade appropriate and has curricular connections.

Choose from tens of thousands of free, educational videos for K to 12.​

Sites for Teachers

I Am Because We Are

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Tools for accessing information about Black Canadian historical and lived experience in B.C. as well as other regions in Canada.

(Grades 6-9)

FRENCH:  Je suis parce que nous sommes.

Live it Earth 

Live itA BC‑curriculum‑aligned STEM resource.  Offers Science units, assessments and Indigenous perspective.

(Grades K-6)

FRENCH Access

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ClickView K-12 Extended Access
“Sign in as guest” 

Twig Science Reporter

Free Science Resources for Teachers.

Teens 101
(For secondary teachers – topics for students in Grade 8 to 10)