The on-line edition of the Encyclopedia of British Columbia is a unique resource and contains the complete encyclopedia print encyclopedia, along with a variety of readers' resources and other features. Through this on-line edition, the EBC is being updated and expanded constantly and features:
More than 4,000 articles on all aspects of BC Advanced search functions Hundreds of sound and video clips Thousands of historic and colour photos More than 700 links to related web sites Hundreds of maps, tables and charts More than 17,000 internal cross-reference links
Student At Home Access to Digital Resources. Students may use video resources at home or anywhere, anytime. The new digital video, audio and image service, Learn360, available through the Curriculum Resource Centre provides at home or remote access for students.
Students logon with a school name and school password. Students can go to, access and search Learn360. Logins are by school code (SMS). See the SMS teacher-librarian for the password.
(Choose "...Web Book for School District 23". See your teacher for the username and password)
CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals) - Use this database to find articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies, and other reference content from Thomson Gale, all with a Canadian focus.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
The mission of the International Children's Digital Library Foundation (ICDL Foundation) is to support the world's children in becoming effective members of the global community - who exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online free of charge. The Foundation pursues its vision by building a digital library of outstanding children's books from around the world and supporting communities of children and adults in exploring and using this literature through innovative technology designed in close partnership with children for children.
The earliest written works in humanity can now be viewed online thanks to a project supported by UNESCO, the UN educational arm, and the effort of libraries from around the world. Among the works that can be viewed are a 1562 map of the New World, the first book published in the Philippines (in Spanish and Tagalog), mathematical texts in Arabic, Chinese oracle bones inscribed with writings and the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji, written in Japan in the 11th century. There are also early photographs, film and audio tracks on the site, created with the help of some 32 libraries and research institutions from 19 countries.
WatchKnow is a non-profit corporation that has indexed over 15,000 online educational videos for children, putting them into a directory of over 3,000 categories. The videos are available without any registration or fees to teachers in the classroom and to students at home 24/7. You can dive into their innovative directory or search by subject and age level. Video titles, descriptions, age level information, and ratings are all edited for usefulness. The site invites broad participation in a new kind of wiki system, guided by teachers.
World Book Discover contains easy-to-read articles on topics that interest older students accompanied by reading comprehension questions to help readers focus on key concepts. A text-to-speech feature allows students to hear text read aloud, also increasing comprehension.
For visual learners, World Book Discover includes a visual dictionary with text in English, Spanish, and French along with World Book Explains, a searchable video series that features experts from NASA, Disney, Sea World, the National Park Service, Carnegie Hall, and other notable institutions answering students' questions on various topics from how big the galaxy is to how dolphins communicate. For students who may be more comfortable in a language other than English, World Book Discover includes text-translation capabilities in more than a dozen languages.
Another feature of World Book Discover is a comprehensive section focused on life skills, covering such topics as buying and maintaining a car, applying for a job, budgeting, arranging housing, and understanding health care issues.
World Book Student is from the publishers of The World Book Encyclopedia and provides access to reliable, authoritative, easy-to-understand information and supplementary search tools and information sources. The District subscription includes the National and International Editions, the Dictionary and the Atlas. There are also supplementary resources and special resources for Students, Parents and Teachers. Users can access the Dictionary and the International Edition of the World Book Encyclopedia by clicking on the links on the home page of World Book Online - Americas Edition.
Learn how to use World Book Kids and World Book Online Reference Center
•Library Research - Finding Primary Sources - How to find sources that were either created during the time period being studied, or were created at a later date by a participant in the events being studied (as in the case of memoirs) and which reflect the individual viewpoint of a participant or observer.
•Plagiarism.org - Good website to help students and teachers learn about, combat and prevent plagiarism.
•Plagiarism - Teacher resources for preventing and identifying plagiarism.
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