Electronic Resources
Videos

 National Film Board of Canada / Office national du Film du Canada
The best Canadian destination for point-of-view documentaries, animation films, interactive projects and Canadian films.

  • Over 3,000 captivating documentaries, feature films and animation films including award winners, new releases and exclusive content in English and French.
  • Cutting-edge interactive projects that reinvent storytelling.
  • Award winning Canadian feature films and indie docs from around the world.
  • Educational descriptions by Canadian educators
  • A search tool that allows you to search by grade and subject area
  • A unique chaptering tool that allows you to customize films to meet your needs
  • A playlist tool that allows you to prepare for your class or presentation in advance
  • Educator’s Guides and Educational Resources  
Learn 360
Learn 360 provides video streaming of video clips. A search engine feature allows teachers to search over 9,300 digital video titles, and 28,500 video clips as well as a comprehensive set of speeches, images, songs, research articles and activities from over 60 top educational publishers such as A&E, History, Bio, Encyclopedia Britannica, National Geographic, Sunburst Visual Media and many more.

Teachers can search by subject area, grade level, media format, standards and various other criteria. Learn 360 content is correlated to Provincial standards.

Databases

The Sea to Sky School District has purchased an ERAC Database bundle for our students to use when doing research both at school and at home.  Our students can now access several online databases.  Click on the links below.  If you are accessing from the school, no password is required.  If you need our password to access the databases from home, see Ms. Benes.
Worldbook Online
Worldbook online has a kids seach, as well as student and advanced searches. All three access articles with basic information on a variety of social studies and science topics.  NEW!!!  Worldbook Science is now available with indepth lessons, games, and activities relating directly to the BC Science curriculum.   
EBSCO Host
Kids Search, Searchasaurus, and Novelist are the most appropriate tools in this database for students.  Kids Search and Searchasaurus link to articles from over a hundred elementary school level magazines. Limit the Lexile level to 200-400 for primary students and 400-700 for elementary students.  Novelist is a kids guide to fiction including author biographies, award winners, read-alikes, and booktalks.
KnowBC (Encyclopedia of BC)
The articles in the database are appropriate for upper intermediate students, and contain information about all kinds of topics related to BC, past and present.