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Learning Links

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DIY: Kids Learning Skills and Being Awesome

DIY: Kids Learning Skills and Being Awesome

Your kids can learn anything! Kids can explore hundreds of skills, try challenges, get feedback, and earn badges.


Vancouver Island Regional Library

Vancouver Island Regional Library

Find information about your local library branch, check out books by mail, or browse the collection. Go anywhere – learn anything – read every day.


Khan Academy

Khan Academy

An extensive library of educational content, with a focus on math and science. Watch lessons, complete interactive challenges, and earn badges.


TED Ed - Lessons Worth Sharing

TED Ed – Lessons Worth Sharing

Technology – Entertainment – Design. TED believes passionately that ideas have the power to change attitudes, lives, and ultimately the world. Here you will find an excellent library of carefully curated educational videos designed to spark the curiosity of learners around the world.


Scratch - Imagine, Program, Share

Scratch – Imagine, Program, Share

Scratch is a programming language and online community where children can program and share interactive media such as stories, games, and animation. As children create with Scratch, they learn to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically. Check out the Getting Started Guide inside Scratch, or download the guide here.


PBSKids

PBSKids

This site has a great collection of games and activities for preschool and primary aged children, featuring kids favourite characters from PBS shows like Sesame Street, Calliou, and Curious George.


LearnNowBC

LearnNowBC

LearnNowBC offers a variety of learning resources designed for students in B.C. Check out the Young Learning Centre for activities for young children, access learning resources for specific courses, or access live tutoring and practice exams.


Google SketchUp

Google SketchUp

3-D drawing for everyone. SketchUp is used by professional architects, engineers, designers, builders, and makers all over the world, yet it is simple enough that it can be used by students who are brand new to 3D modelling. SketchUp is free for educational use.


Apps for Education

Apps for Education

BCERAC has created a list of apps that have been recommended and reviewed by BC teachers. Please note, that there are both free and paid apps in this list.


WatchKnowLearn: Free educational videos. Organized

WatchKnowLearn: Free educational videos. Organized

WatchKnowLearn has indexed over 50,000 educational videos for children ages 1 – 18. You can search by subject or age level.


Science of Everyday Life

Science of Everyday Life

An award-winning site featuring family science activities for all ages.


Nuuchahnulth Language and Culture

Nuuchahnulth Language and Culture

A collection of Nuuchahnulth language and cultural resources from the Nuuchahnulth Tribal Council.


Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media

Common Sense is dedicated to helped students thrive in a world of media and technology by helping families make smart media choices. Offering independent, age-based and educational ratings and reviews for movies, games, apps, websites, TV shows, books, and music.


Off to a Good Start - Practicing Early Reading and Writing Skills at Home

Off to a Good Start – Practicing Early Reading and Writing Skills at Home

The BC Teacher’s Federation has provided a list of practical ideas and games that parents can try with their young children to encourage reading and writing development.


Starfall

Starfall

A phonics-based, early reading site appropriate for primary grade students.


Science World Resources

Science World Resources

Science World’s Super Science Club has developed fun and engaging activities that help kids in grades K-7 develop critical thinking skills and have fun with science. You can search by age level or topic.


Coursera

Coursera

Take the world’s best courses, online, for free. Coursera empowers people to improve their lives, the lives of their families, and the communities they live in with education


EdX

EdX

EdX offers interactive online classes for free from the world’s best universities, like Harvard, MIT, and Berkeley.


Udacity

Udacity

Stand out by learning in-demand tech skills from the top companies in Silicon Valley. Courseware is available for free, or pay to enroll and earn certificates from companies like Google and Facebook.


A Journey into Time Immemorial

A Journey into Time Immemorial

Take an interactive, virtual tour through a traditional Sto:lo village. Explore traditional ways of life stretching back hundreds of years. This site was produced by SFU’s Museum of Anthrolpology and Ethnology.


Live Mocha

Live Mocha

Free online language learning. Take courses in one of 35 different languages and connect with fluent speakers. Practice your French by having a conversation with someone in Paris – maybe you can help them with their English too!

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Vancouver Island West School District 84
SD 84, Gold River, BC

SD 84 represents schools in Gold River, Tahsis, Zeballos & Kyuquot:
Captain Meares Elementary Secondary School –Tahsis, Gold River Secondary School,
Kyuquot Elementary Secondary School, Ray Watkins Elementary School Gold River, Zeballos Elementary Secondary School

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