Mission Public School District has access to various resources in the British Columbia Digital Classroom (BCDC).

To access from home:

• go to Learn75 and sign in
• Click on “BC Digital Classroom”. No extra login information is required.  Just choose the tool you would like to use.  (Examples below.)

There are many great K-6 resources  including some which are listed here and magazines for all ages!

Other Recommended Databases:

BC Species and Ecosystems Explorers:

“This extensive BC-focused database covers endangered, threatened, extirpated, or extinct animals, plants, and ecosystems. Designed as a technical tool, it offers comprehensive search options, links to primary sources and Google images, and detailed bibliographic information. Although academic in nature, with teacher assistance it would be invaluable to a discussion of sustainability and land use in BC.” (Gr. 4+) (Focused Education Review)

The Canadian Encyclopedia

  l’Encyclopédie Canadienne

 Canadian Wildlife Federation Encyclopedia

  Fédération canadienne de la faune – les encyclopédies

  (Animal Facts) Canadian Geographic Kids

COSEWIC A to Z Species at Risk Index  

Index des espèces en péril de A à Z

 Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada: Kids’ Stop

“This engaging, student-friendly Canadian resource promotes First Nations, Metis, and Inuit culture and history. Suitable for grades K-12, this site is easy to navigate and has an array of videos, games, and fact sheets to introduce students to Canada’s Indigenous people. There are many options for educators to download files, lesson plans, audio and video files.” (Focused Education Review)

Affaires autochtones et du Nord Canada: Carrefour Jeunesse

NASA Education

Vancouver Aquarium: Learn

World Digital Library:

“This site is an excellent research base of primary source documents, accompanied by extensive visuals. The resource engages students and allows for a variety of learning styles as they can choose their own journey through the site, through maps, timelines, places, languages, etc. The majority of articles can also be computer narrated, in a variety of languages, which makes this useful for ELL classrooms, as well. The resource is well-organized with each article following a pattern, and very easy for students to use.” (Focused Education Review)

Images:

Remember to give credit to the image creator!

 Pics4Learning:

Free, copyright-friendly photos for education

Photos For Class:

“Age Appropriate Images – All images are appropriate for the school setting, thanks to Flicker SafeSearch and our proprietary filters.  Automatic Citation – Downloaded images automatically cite the author and the image license terms. Creative Commons – All photos shown are, to the best of our (and Flickr’s) knowledge, licensed by Creative Commons for public use.”

  Google Advanced Image Search