Early Canadiana Online
This site offers a digital collection of Canadian print sources, from as far back as the first European contact and as recently as the 1920s. The collections relate to topics such as the history of French Canada, English Canadian literature, women's history, and native studies. Colonial and federal government documentation (pre-1901) and digitized Canadian periodicals (pre-1920) are also available, providing primary sources of information on agriculture, religion, medicine and health.
About 40% of the library’s materials are openly accessible, while the complete library is made available to subscribers only.
LearnNowBC
LearnNowBC is an award-winning online educational resource for parents, student and educators. It balances traditional classroom and textbook learning with video lessons, online tutors and access to virtual libraries.
In the Learning Resource Repository, teachers can search through hundreds of free Learning Objects, which are self-contained and reusable units of learning that include videos, online activities, audio clips, documents, photographs and illustrations. Documentation is provided for how each unit supports the Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLOs) of the BC Curriculum.
Educators will also benefit from tutorials on cyber safety and an online conferencing system called Elluminate Live! that provides virtual meeting rooms for discussion.
Canada: A People’s History (Website)
A website presenting a textual recount of the award-winning CBC television series Canada: A People’s History, which is a narration of the nation’s history through the eyes of those who lived it. This site is a valuable supplement to the video series, which is often shown in Canadian high school social studies classrooms. Features include an interactive timeline from 12,000 bc – 1990 ad, episode summaries and in-depth explorations of the topics covered in each, free activities and backgrounders for each episode, games, puzzles and more.
Canada’s Digital Collections
This site offers digital access to projects from Canada’s Digital Collections, which catalogues content of local, regional and international interest. Project topics range from Aboriginal issues to Confederation; from art to portraits; from provincial-specific histories to individual biographies; and so on.
The works were accumulated from 1996 to 2004 and archived by Library and Archives Canada.
BC Archives Amazing Time Machine
http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/exhibits/timemach/main.htm
Developed under Industry Canada's SchoolNet initiative, the Amazing Time Machine is a division of the BC Archives website created specifically for school-aged children. Historical documents, images, and other multimedia information are accessible online in a format suitable for young learners. Some of the categories include historical families and communities, First Nations, women, technology and economy, all within the context of British Columbian history.
Get Smart: Top 10 Research Tools
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-9239_7-6654999-1.html
This list of digital research tools, created by CNET Reviews, outlines the top services for finding expert sources and keeping your work organized as you go. These sites would be valuable for any educator, but particular for the busy teacher who wants to stay on top of the latest information and technologies.
The list of tools (in random order) includes:
1. Encyclopedia Britannica 2007
2. Wikipedia
3. FeedDemon 2
4. Diigo
5. Google Scholar
6. Google Book Search
7. Yahoo Answers
8. Windows Live Local
9. Google Earth 4
10. Google Home
11. Google Search
Access Copyright
http://www.accesscopyright.ca/
This organization provides educators (among others) with immediate and legal access to copyright protected materials. As a not-for-profit organization, Access Copyright has established agreements with other copyright organizations in order to make available over 20 million books, magazines, newspapers and other publications. This site is a great source for information on licences, compliance, frequently asked questions, and much more.
HTMLSource
http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/
Offering comprehensive information on HTML, this site is a must for educators in today’s technology-driven classrooms (virtual or otherwise!). From the most basic questions – “What is HTML?” – to higher-level problems on optimization and site management, this site has it all. Look for tutorials, diagrams, detailed advice, and lessons.
Aviary
Aviary offers free virtual creation software for all types of artistic genres, from graphic design to audio editing. These online editing tools can be accessed from any online computer, giving “creation on the fly” a whole new meaning and providing teachers with a simple yet effective tool to aid in teaching and learning.
Teenagers Living and Learning with Social Media
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmoc9F6fceQ
Researcher danah boyd discusses the implications of her studies of teenagers and their interactions with social media in terms of learning and education. Her work is specifically focused on how American teenagers socialize in networked publics like MySpace, Facebook, LiveJournal, Xanga and YouTube.
Her talk was recorded at the 2009 Penn State Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology.
Programs and Services for Educational Professionals
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/educprof_ps.htm
Located on the British Columbia Ministry of Education website, this page offers an extensive collection of useful resources for educators. With over 60 links to a wide range of programs and services, information is available on topics such as Aboriginal education, assessment and performance standards, daily physical activity, healthy schools, curriculum, scholarships, examinations, ESL, homeschooling, and more.
BC’s Ministry of Education Curriculum
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/
This site provides convenient access to all the BC Curriculum IRPs, which are organized by subject area and available in printable and savable PDF format. Also available are Grade Collections, which list and organize provincially recommended learning resources by grade and subject area, and Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLOs) for the K-12 education system, which are accessible through a searchable database that allows you to search, browse, print and export PLOs.
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