Links For Students

ERAC

* What does it have?  Encyclopedias, Databases – everything you need to create GREAT projects.  All the websites have been checked to make sure the information is not “fake”.  There are also learning games for young students.

Login name: blue
Password: sd42

URL: http://schools.sd42.ca/erac

 

Riverdeep

* What is it?  Online learning for Language Arts and Math, from Kindergarten all the way up to high-school level. You can work on tasks and tests assigned by your teacher, or explore to learn on your own.

Note: Check with your teacher for your login name. It is usually your first initial and last name. Your password is the same as your computer account number.

URL: http://literacy.sd42.ca

 

Other resources:

• Awesome Library
  http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
  This non-commercial directory included more than 20,000 sites reviewed by educators. It has a translation service that lets visitors browse in several different languages
• Educational Software Directory
  http://www.educational-software-directory.net/
  In this directory, volunteers have reviewed and organized more than 23,000 sites into 14 categories.
• Great Web Sites for Kids
  http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/
  cfapps/gws/default.cfm&CFID=76395826&CFTOKEN=99671748
  This American Library Association (ALA) directory includes links to online resources for fun and learning — all reviewed and organized by children’s librarians.
• KidsClick!
  http://www.kidsclick.org
  This non commercial directory lists more than 5000 Web sites hand-picked by librarians.
• Canadian Kids Page
  http://www.canadiankids.net/ck/default.jsp
  Through this directory users can search hundreds of sites – particularly Canadian ones – by age and topic.