Library Learning Commons

Learn at home

• Helpful videos and tutorials for Stelly's students and parents

• Video: Google and Database passwords from home URL
• Video: How to use your sd63 email to contact teachers. URL
• How to access the school library and databases from home

• Video: How to access Stelly's Data Bases from home & passwords Page
• Video: How to search in EXPLORA database Page
• Stelly's Ebook Library

  Any parents who would like access to these ebooks, just send me an email and I can add you to the account. akedves@saanichschools.ca
  

• Video: How to get into the Stelly's ebook library URL
• Video: Once you are logged into our ebook library URL
• Video: Once you are reading an ebook - how to navigate through it URL
• Tutoring Ideas

• You Tube Collection for COVID URL
• Khan Academy URL
• Better Searching in Google

• Video: 10 Great Tips for a Better Google Search URL
• Video: Finding images that you are legally allowed to use URL
• Useful Links and Resources

• ERAC Resources Full List URL
• BC Digital Classroom URL
• Secondary Digital Resouces URL

Google Information

• Passwords

• Video: Google and Database passwords from home URL
• School District GMail

• Video: How to use your sd63 email to contact teachers. URL
• Ways to show your learning with your Google Tools

• Short You Tube Video on Making an Ebook in Slides URL
• Longer You Tube video on making an ebook in Slides URL
• Written instructions for making an ebook in Slides URL
• Stelly's Staff Google Classroom

• Staff Learning About Google Classroom URL
• How to Join a Google Classroom (link to student support technical class) URL

Mental Health and Wellness

• Mental Health and Wellness Saanich District URL

Destiny E-Books

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  We have a large selection of ebooks. Click the image to be directed to the library. There is also an App for your phone or iPad. You can read the books on computers as well. 

  Your username is your first name, and your starting password is your student number. 
  

  Email Mrs Kedves akedves@saanichschools.ca if there is a book you'd like me to see about adding.

Indigenous Resources

• Stelly's Curated Indigenous Content URL
• Saanich School District Indigenous Education Website URL
• Stelly's Learning Commons Story Poles URL
• We Learn Together (We Day Indigenous Unit) URL
• General Canadian History Overview Type Materials

• Did You Know Part One URL
• Did You Know Part Two URL
• Did You Know Part Three URL
• Did You Know Part Four URL
• Indigenous Identity

• First Nations A-Z Listing URL
• Vancouver island Map of First Nations URL
• Northwest Coast Indigenous Peoples in Canada URL
• BC First Nations & Indigenous People URL
• Promotion Traditional Ways of Life of Arctic Indigenous Peoples URL
• Celebrating Heritage Traditions in Alaska’s Indigenous Communities. URL
• Aboriginal population distribution within the province URL
• Indigenous communities URL
• Census: B.C. Aboriginal population grew 38 per cent over last decade URL
• Vancouver Island-The Canadian Encyclopedia URL
• When Scientists “Discover “What Indigenous People Have know For Centuries URL
• Indigenous populations climb in B.C. and across Canada URL
• Timeline History of Aboriginal Peoples in British Columbia URL
• Metis Virtual Museum URL
• Back to Batoche URL
• Culture

• Oral Traditions

• Things you should know about Aboriginal Oral Traditions URL
• Indigenous Oral History and Settlement Archaeology in Barkley Sound, Western Vancouver Island URL
• Indigenous Foundation - Oral Traditions URL
• Traditional Cultures, Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Institutions URL
• Spirituality/Religion

• Indigenous Religious Traditions URL
• Religion and Spirituality of Indigenous Peoples in Canada URL
• Art

• Aboriginal Masks -the Victoria Indigenous Cultural Festival. URL
• Dance

• Indigenous Tours on Vancouver Island URL
• Indigenous Tourism in BC URL
• First Nation Health Authority URL
• First Nations Studies: Ethnobotany Resources: Websites URL
• 5 Ways To Experience Aboriginal Culture in Victoria URL
• British Columbia Indian Treaties In Historical Perspective URL
• Forestry and reconciliation: focus on BC URL
• Vancouver Island Treaties (also known as the Douglas Treaties and the Fort Victoria Treaties) URL
• Salt Spring Island Archives URL
• Raising the Grade on What BC Kids Learn About Aboriginal People URL
• A forgotten history: tracing the ties between B.C.'s First Nations and Chinese workers URL
• Indigenous Food Section

• Indigenous Cooking and Foods URL
• Traditional animal foods of Indigenous Peoples of Northern North America URL
• First Nations Cuisine in BC URL
• Chef Puts First Nations Cuisine on the Map in the Name of Reconciliation URL
• Food By Country: Canada-Aboriginals URL
• An Overview of the Nutrient Value and Use of Plant Foods by Indigenous Peoples URL
• Food Sovereignty :Indigenous Food , Land and Heritage URL
• Indigenous food has deep roots in Canada - but credit not always given URL
• Cultural indicators of Indigenous Peoples' food and agro-ecological systems* URL
• Aboriginal food much more than just bannock URL
• Land and Rights

• Indigenous Peoples -Still among the poorest of the poor URL
• BC First Nations Land, Title, and Governance Teacher Resource Guide (2019) FNESC URL
• The Fight for Textan Biny (Fish Lake) Tsilhqot'in Chilcotin URL
• Global Indigenous Issues

• These gripping photos show what life is like for 21 indigenous communities around the world URL
• Indigenous peoples are dying in a global war for their lands URL
• 10 Things we All Should Know About Indigenous Peoples URL
• Indigenous Peoples of the World URL
• Indigenous Tribes from Around the World URL
• Victories for Indigenous People Around the World You Probably Didn’t Hear About in 2017 URL
• Get to Know Africa’s Indigenous Tribes Who Have Preserved Their Cultures for Centuries URL
• Meet 8 of the world’s most remote tribes URL
• Residential Schools

• Kuper Island Return to the Healing Circle URL
• Canada's Dark Secret URL
• Wawahte Site and documentary URL

Internet Safety & Copyright

• Internet Safety and Appropriate Use Quiz
• Copyright Decision Tool URL
• Copyright Matters Booklet URL
• How to Identify Fake News info and Lesson Ideas URL

English/Literature Resources

• English 9 

• Famous Composers

• Famous Composers Notes File
• Famous Composers Assignment File
• Famous Composers Notetaking Chart File
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  Shakespeare Inquiry Project

• Shakespeare Inquiry Project File
• Folger Shakespeare - Free Digital Versions URL
• C.R.A.A.P Website Evaluation File
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  English 10

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  Finnie Walsh

• Finnie Walsh - Hockey Magic File
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  Short Stories Online

• Classic Reader Short Story Collection URL
• Classic Short Stories URL
• American Short Story Library URL
• 18 Alice Munro Short Stories URL
• Stories on Tor.com URL
• Romeo and Juliet

• The Juliet Club File
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  English 11

• Author! Author! File
• Digital Identities

• Digital Identities Assignment File
• Brainstorming Sheet File
• Digital Identities Presentation Page
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  Tribalism Project (Lord of the Flies extension)

• Tribalism File
• Tribalism Notetaking Chart File
• Lord of The Flies Symbols Presentation File
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  English 12

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  Catcher in the Rye

• Catcher in the Rye File
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  Communications 11/12

• Graffiti Project File
• Graffiti Project - Examples of Graffiti Powerpoint File
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  Literature 12 / Writing 12

• Youtube Playlist (Canterbury Tales, and other Medieval Topics) Page
• Lit 12 Research Essay File
• Poetry Comparison File
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  Journalism

  
  

  http://public.sd38.bc.ca/sdweb/Lis/magazines/
  

Science/Math Resources

• Science 9

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  Cancer Report

• Cancer Two Column Notetaking Chart File
• Cancer Research Project File
• Cancer Research Report Rubric File
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  Mission: Life on Mars

• Mission: Life on Mars File
• Mission: Life on Mars Notetaking Sheet File
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  Science 10

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  Invasive Species

• Invasive Species File
• Reading Log Sheet Page
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  Biome Project

• Biome Project File
• Earth Science 11

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  Global Issues

• Earth Science Global Issues Project File
• Two Column Notetaking Chart File

Social Studies Resources

• Curio.ca

  This site contains a wide variety of Canadian documentaries suitable for Social Studies, English, Math, and Science. Includes David Suzuki's "The Nature of things" and the complete series of "Canada: A People's History"

• Curio.ca Link URL
• The Beaver (Canadian History Journal) URL
• Canada's History (Journal) URL
• Kayak (Canada's History Magazine for Kids) URL
• Social Studies 9

• Explorers

• Explorers - A critical challenge File
• Explorers Notes File
• Criteria File
• Modern Explorer - Chris Hadfield File
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  Explorers Online Resources

• The Canadian Encyclopedia URL
• Canadian Museum of Civilization URL
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography URL
• Explorer's Index (Pathfinders and Passageways) URL
• The Oatmeal - Christopher Columbus URL
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  Geography and First Nations Cultures

• Influence of Geography on First Nation's Culture File
• First Nations Culture and Geography Notes File
• FIrst Nations' Story Telling File
• First Nations Precontact Research - Online Encyclopedia Search Terms File
• Industrial Revolution

• Famous Inventors File
• French Revolution / Napoleon

• French Revolution Assignment Page
• French Revolution Characters Page
• French Revolution Research URL
• Napoleon Bonaparte File
• Research Essay Topics

• Gr. 9 Essay Topics File
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  Planning 10

• Toxic vs Healthy Relationships File
• Trends in Health File
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  Social Studies 10

• Citizenship Project

• Citizenship Quiz Page
• I am Canadian Write in Role Page
• Write in Role Rubric Page
• Research Essay Topics

• SS 10 Essay Topics Page
• Social Studies 11

• Elections project Page
• Propaganda Inquiry

• Propaganda in World War 1 - Presentation Page
• Propaganda Types and Techniques File
• Propaganda Assignment File
• Women and Children: The Secret Weapons of World War I Propaganda Posters URL
• Propaganda File
• Reasearch Essay Topics

• Gr. 11 essay topics Page
• Environmental Issues Topics File
• History 12

• History of the World in 2 Minutes - Project File
• History of the World in 2 Minutes - Even List File
• Social Justice 12

• Genocide Research Project File
• Canada's History (Journal) URL

Applied Skills Resources

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  Automotive

• Hot Wheels and Lemons File
• Presentation Criteria File
• Comparison Chart Model File
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  Woodworking

• Trees of the World: Domestic vs Exotic Project File
• Trees of the World Sample Notetaking Sheet File
• Assessment Oral and PPT Presentations File
• Assessment Research Process File
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  Metalworking

• Jewelry Making

• Assessment Research Process File
• Assessment Oral and PPT Presentations File
• Notetaking Sheet File
• Power and Passion of Jewelry Project File
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  Foods and Nutrition

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  Famous Chefs Presentation

• Famous Chefs File
• Example Presentation (Tour De France) File
• Presentation Rubric File
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  Foods of the World (Country Research)

• Foods of the World Assignment File
• CultureGrams - Online Database URL
• Foods Around The World File

Fine Arts/P.E. Resources

• Art 9

•  Impressionist and Cubists

• Impressionists and Cubists Project File
• Biography in Context URL
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  Physical Education

• Wellness Project File
• Life Long Activites Project File
• Life Long Activities Topic List File
• Life Long Activites Project Criteria for Evaluation File

Languages Resources

Other Resources

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• eBooks

• Search for eBooks URL
• Project Gutenberg URL
• Databases

• Dictionary of Canadian Biography URL
• BC Archives Page URL
• News Sources

• Newspapers

• Times Colonist URL
• Vancouver Sun URL
• The Province Newspaper URL
• Victoria News URL
• The Globe and Mail URL
• Maclean's Magazine URL
• The Toronto Star URL
• Le Devoir (En Francais) URL
• La Presse (En Francais) URL
• New York Times URL
• Haaretz (Israel) URL
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  Online News

• Al Jazeera English URL
• BBC News URL
• CBC News URL
• Breaking News Headlines URL
• The Tyee URL
• Libraries (Outside of Stelly's)

• Greater Victoria Public Library

• GVPL URL
• Vancouver Regional Library

• Vancouver Island Regional Library URL
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  Belmont Secondary Library Learning Commons

• Belmont Library Learning Commons Website URL
• University of Victoria Library

• University of Victoria Library URL
• Online Scientific Calculator

• Online Scientific Calculator URL
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  Online Graphing Calculator

• Desmos Online Graphing Calculator URL
• Grade 10-12 Literacy Quiz

Research Support

• Citations

• CiteThisForMe URL
• Son of citation machine URL
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  Note-taking

• Cornell Notes template File
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  Evaluating Websites

• Quick Website Evaluation Guide File
• PowerPoint on Website Evaluation File
• Website Evaluation Short Version File