Students and staff have automatic access to the following resources when accessing from a school site. For off-campus access, contact your Teacher Librarian for username and password.

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	Grades K-12 Digital reading app for students to discover age-appropriate eBooks, audiobooks and more from our district library. District Microsoft login required. Click here for the Sora Application Guide.
	Grades K-7 This resource provides full issues of NGK magazines as well as books, videos, and images—all with Gale’s trusted built-in tools—on a student-friendly platform that makes learning easily accessible.
	Grades K-2 The World Book Early Learning resource features interactive, image-based navigation. Hundreds of games, videos, printable activities, classic stories, and nursery rhymes are included.
	Grades 3-9 Features biographies, maps, games, and explorations to introduce STEM topics and promote compare/contrast capabilities. Contains thousands of easy-to-read articles with embedded multimedia.
	Grades 3-9 Tools specifically designed to make knowledge accessible and easy-to-find. Built-in Dictionary and easy-to-navigate atlas.
	Grades 3-9 Provides a powerful reference tool with access to primary sources, historical documents, and online books. Allows sharing of personalized digital backpack for collaborative work.
	Grades 3-9 Generate easy-to-use study guides on historical events. Create presentations with pre-generated timelines that include historical notes, images and videos.
	Grades 3-9 How to Do Research? Resources for educators and students. Life Skills section on topics such as internet safety, applying for a credit card, and smart consumerism.
	Grades 3-9 This is the French database version of World Book Discover written at basic French reading levels.
	Grades 3-12 The ProQuest BC Historical Newspapers collection includes: The Province (1898- 2010), the Vancouver Sun (1912-2010) and the Times-Colonist (1884-2010). These are full page image scans with metadata for articles, editorials, obituaries, ads, cartoons and more.
	Grades 6-9 Twig Science and Math contains over 1,000+ award-winning, 3-minute videos that combine visual and adaptive learning, supported by hundreds of lesson plans, visuals, and other classroom resources.
	Grades K-12 4 Canoes is a Canadian-created set of digital resources; sharing stories, traditional knowledge, and experiences of Indigenous communities across Canada and North America in magazine format.
	Grades K-12 KnowBC is a set of encyclopedia and non-fiction publications focused on the history and natural history of British Columbia.
	Grades 8-12 Provides a powerful reference tool with access to primary sources, historical documents, and online books.
	Grades 8-12 Create family histories and track science projects. Generate easy-to-use study guides on historical events.
	Grades 8-12 Includes experiments and research projects, engage with interactive simulations and explore concepts and integrate with collaborative tools.
	Grades 8-12 Advanced Search
	EBSCO Research Database. Includes main EBSCO host database along with additional reference centres: Science, Canadian Point of View, Literary, Poetry and Short Story, Canadian Literary and NoveList Plus. Students/staff have automatic access from school sites.
	EBSCO Premier Academic Search A popular resource found in many scholarly settings worldwide, Academic Search Premier is a leading multidisciplinary research database.
	EBSCO Teacher Professional Development Looking to do a deep dive on a specific topic in education? Missing access to your former university’s online journal database? Access over 759 full text education journals.
	For Educators The myBlueprint Canadian Post-Secondary and Occupation Databases are resources to support students in learning about education and work opportunities that relate to any curriculum area.
	For Educators The Live It Earth bilingual suite focuses on place-based, hybrid learning experiences. It offers hours of programming, informed by Indigenous perspectives and supplemented by instructional supports. Available in English and French.
	For Educators IDELLO provides free access to thousands of French-language educational resources for students from preschool to post-secondary education.
	For Educators Collection of videos by CBC/Radio-Canada that has been curated for its educational value and is available in teaching-friendly formats.
	For Educators Teens may face issues that can affect their mental health and well-being. This series provides advice for empowering youth, and addresses topics as depression, anxiety, addiction, self-harm, mental illness, bullying, body image, and sexuality. Content is age sensitive.
	For Educators The National Film Board is a collection of documentaries, animated films, interactive productions and short films in English and French. There are three key themes: environment and sustainability, Indigenous voices and reconciliation, and diversity and inclusion.
	For Educators Audio Cine Films offers public performance licenses that allow organizations to present copyrighted commercially available movies without infringing upon the Canadian Copyright Act. Limited to only SD35 sites. Login on District Wifi, using the “Login IP” option
	For Educators Book Creator is an intuitive and inclusive digital tool that allows teachers and students to create, read, and publish multimedia books in the classroom. It supports various types of student work, fostering creativity and collaboration through an easy-to-use platform.