Student Resources
Alphabetical list of Student Digital Resources
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Icon & Link | Grades | Name and Description |
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| 8-12 | EBSCO: Academic Search Premier Multidisciplinary research database with citations and full-text access to journals, magazines and other valuable resources across all academic subjects |
 | 6-9 | World Book: Advanced Multidisciplinary reference database. Includes: encyclopedia, multimedia entries, online books, primary source files, website links, special reports, dictionary, atlas, and local and country research guides. |
B | ||
| K-3 | Book Flix Professionally narrated and animated fiction and non-fiction ebooks to helps young students learn-to-read and read-to-learn. |
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| K-12 | EBSCO: Canadian Points of View Reference Source Resources that explore opposing sides of current issues from Canadian perspectives. Helps students evaluate the controversy, develop their own perspectives, and write or debate effectively on the topic at hand. |
 | 8-12 | EBSCO: Canadian Reference Centre Canadian Reference Centre provides ongoing full text for popular Canadian magazines and journals as well as full text for some Canadian newspapers including Toronto Star, The Hamilton Spectator, The Record and Guelph Mercury. Also includes some international newspapers. |
| 8-12 | EBSCO: Consumer Health Complete Consumer-oriented health content, including mainstream medicine and alternative treatments. Includes full-text journals, magazines, health reference books and evidence-based health reports. |
| K-12 | CBC Curio / Radio Canada Streaming video service with educational videos, audio files and television programs from CBC / Radio-Canada. Includes News in Review and National Geographic. |
| K-12 | EBSCO: Canadian Literary Centre Full text articles, essays, literary criticism and book reviews focusing on Canadian literature and authors. |
| 8-12 | Gale: Canada in Context Articles written from the Canadian perspective on a broad range of Canadian topics, people, places, and events. |
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 | 3-6 | World Book: Découverte Multimédia, encyclopédie multidisciplinaire. Comprend: atlas en ligne, dictionnaire, animations, articles, images, illustrations, chronologies, clips vidéo et sonores et plus encore. |
| 4-12 | EBSCO: Digital Revistas Spanish language magazines: Ahora, Que tal. Articles on popular topics. |
| 6-12 | EBSCO: Digital Magazines Articles from popular magazines on a variety of topics. Includes: Consumer Reports, Saturday Evening Post, Popular Science, PCWorld, Hockey News, Dog World, Rolling Stone, Canadian Gardening, Smithsonian, Today's Diet & Nutrition and more. |
| K-7 | EBSCO: Digital Magazines for Kids Articles from popular children's magazines on a variety of topics. Includes: Jack and Jill, Highlights, Science World, Scholastic News, Spider, Junior Scholastic, Scholastic Math, Creative Kids, Ladubug, Boys' Quest, Dig and more. |
| 8-12 | EBSCO: Digital Magazines for Teens Articles from popular teen and general interest magazines on a variety of topics. Includes: Current Events, Scholastic Choices, BMX Plus, Elle, Dance, Teen Tribute, Rolling Stone, Horse & Rider, Current Health, Scholastic Action and more. |
 | 5-9 | World Book: Discover Multimedia, multi-disciplinary encyclopedia. Includes: online atlas, dictionary, animations, articles, pictures, illustrations, timelines, video and sound clips and more. |
| 6-8 | Discovery Education Math Techbook A digital math textbook that connects students to math through real-world problems. |
 | K-8 | Discovery Education Science Techbook A science E-Textbook that includes videos and activities. |
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 | K-2 | World Book: Early Learning Fun learning platform. Voice overs for navigation buttons and activities make it easy to use for young children. Includes classic nursery rhymes and songs, learning activities, video clips and guided ebooks. |
| 8-12 | EBSCO Host Research interface for all EBSCO databases, including: Canadian Reference Centre, GreenFile, Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE, Consumer Health Complete, Professional Development Collection, and several others. |
| 3-7 | EBSCO: Explora: Elementary / Primary Schools A single interface for multiple Ebsco databases for children. Includes topic overviews to give students a starting point for their research. Databases include: Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Academic Search Premier, Middle Search Plus, Primary Search. |
| 8-12 | EBSCO: Explora: Secondary Schools A single interface for multiple Ebsco databases for high school students. Databases include: Canadian Ref Ctr, Academic Search Premier, Middle Search Plus, MasterFILE Premier, Literary Ref Ctr, Canadian Points of View and more. |
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| K-12 | Follett Shelf E-Books Select your school from the list to search for ebooks in your library catalogue. More than 1000 fiction and non-fiction ebooks. |
G | ||
 | 8-12 | Gale: E-Books Multidisciplinary reference ebook database. |
| 8-12 | Gale: Global Issues in Context Research database with print resources, video clips and primary source documents on international topics, including: news, countries, statistics and current global issues. |
 | 8-12 | EBSCO: GreenFile GreenFILE covers the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Subjects covered include: climate change, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and others. |
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 | 3-6 | World Book: Kids Children's encyclopedia, with articles, images, videos, games, science projects and illustrated dictionary and more. |
| K-12 | Know BC / Encyclopedia of BC Platform includes: The Encyclopedia of BC, Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest, The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names, Far West: The Story of British Columbia, Lilies and Fireweed. |
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| K-12 | Learn360 Multidisciplinary database of multi-media resources, including: audiobooks, music, images, children's television programs, printable activities, interactive activities, encyclopedia articles and more. |
 | 8-12 | EBSCO: Literary Reference Source Full-text literary database covering all genres and time periods. Includes synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems. |
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 | 8-12 | EBSCO: MasterFile Premier Contains full text for general reference magazines and publications covering a wide range of subject areas including business, health, education, general science and multicultural issues. |
| 6-12 | MyBlueprint Information and tools to support exploration of career and post-secondary opportunities. |
N | ||
 | K-7 | Gale: National Geographic Kids Complete issues of National Geographic Kids magazine plus downloadable images, ebooks and National Geographic readers. Topics include: history, biography, archeology, science, technology, wildlife, pets, nature and more. |
 | K-12 | NFB Education (Formerly NFB Campus) A collection of 5,200 streaming documentaries, animated films, interactive productions, and short films in English and French. |
| 9-12 | EBSCO: Novelist Novel summaries and read-alike recommendations. |
| 4-7 | EBSCO: Novelist K-8 Plus Summaries and read-alike suggestions of children's and middle-grade books. |
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| K-12 | EBSCO: Poetry & Short Story Reference Source Collection of classic and contemporary poetry, short stories, biographies and authoritative essays on poetic form, movement and technique. Includes essays, lesson plans and learning guides. Also includes high-quality videos and audio recordings from the Academy of American Poets. |
 | 8-12 | Gale: Power Search A single interface for multiple Gale databases and publications (Canada in Context, Global issues in Context, Science in Context, and various Gale publications). |
 | 8-12 | ProQuest Historical BC Newspapers. Includes full-text coverage of The Province (1894-2010) Times Colonist (1884-2010) and Vancouver Sun (1912-2010). Learn More / Login Information |
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| K-12 | Radio – Canada / Curio Service de vidéo en continu avec des vidéos éducatives, des fichiers audio et des émissions de télévision de CBC / Radio-Canada. Inclut L'actualité en revue et National Geographic. |
| K-12 | EBSCO: Revues Numériques Permet d'explorer des revues en français pour différents niveaux d'apprentissages de la langue. |
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| 8-12 | Gale: Science in Context Articles, activities, experiments, projects, and reference materials examining the science behind contemporary, real-world issues. |
 | 8-12 | EBSCO: Science Reference Source Full-text database that includes periodicals, books, biographies, essays, science experiments, and videos from educational publishers such as NASA, National Geographic Nature Picture Library, and others. |
 | K-12 | Sora by OverDrive A user friendly and accessible online literacy resource for elementary and secondary students. Contains hundreds of eBooks and audiobooks. Login using your Surrey Schools username and password. Learn More / Login Information |
 | 5-9 | World Book: Student Multi-disciplinary, multimedia reference encyclopedia with articles, learning resources and research tools. |
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| 5-9 | World Book: Timelines Timelines covering major events in different subjects. Includes “Create a timeline” feature for teachers and students. |
 | K-6 | Tumble Books Digital picture books and novels with storybook animation and narrations. |
