Links to Learning Resources

 

Students, staff, and parents in the Cowichan Valley School District 79 have access to many online educational materials via the links, below. Most of these are accessible from any Interconnection, but if a site requires a username and password, please contact your school librarian

Access from school computers should be automatic. Access from home requires a password and username. Please contact your school librarian for this information.

BCERAC Digital Classroom

Reference Materials, Online Encyclopedias and more

 

 


Science and Social Studies

A Journey Into Time Immemorial

Based on the story of Xá:ytem Longhouse in Mission BC in the Fraser Valley just east of Vancouver BC

BC Time Machine

Canadian Geographic Kids

Dictionary of Canadian Biography

BC Archives

Royal BC Museum Collections

Canadian Museum of History

BC Laws

NASA Earth Observatory

 

Library

Vancouver Island Regional Library

 


Literacy/Language Arts

This Is Literacy

Great literacy site for kids, teens and parents.

Student Literacy Activities

Fun literacy activities for kids

ReadWriteThink

Interactive activities to help develop learning and research skills

OxfordOwl

Fun Reading Games for Kids

First Voices

Information about the Coast Salish people and their language.

Aboriginal Canada Kids Stop

Aboriginal history, culture and fun games

Jeunesse (TV5)

French video resources

Jeunesse (Radio Canadien)

French audio resources

Numeracy

Virtual Manipulatives

Eduscapes

Flight Paths for Learning (different ways to think about learning math)

Math Is Fun

Math Games, Tutorials, Calculators and Conversions

MIT Online

Highlights for High School


Other

Media Awareness

Digital and Media Literacy

National Film Board of Canada

l’Office National du Film du Canada

Statistics Canada

Typing Tutorial

 

School Wax

Elementary School Resource Page