Other Intermediate Resources

Other Intermediate Resources

MAGIC LANTERN MEDIA

Magic Lantern Media Inc. is offering free teacher and student access to our educational resources until students are able to return to school.

  1. Their Grade 7-11 Career Research Site can be found here: Jobs People Do. To access, use the username 'free' and password '2020'.

  2. Their K-12 Educational Video Streaming Resource can be found here: Access Learning. To access, use the username 'free' and password '2020'.

CODING & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

Get essential digital training with free video lessons: https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/en/digital-training

Learn computer science skills (create an account to track progress): https://studio.code.org/courses

Program interactive stories, games and animations, then share with others in the online community: https://scratch.mit.edu/

Begin with the basics of coding and progress to advanced coding: https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming

Coding and computational thinking skills for students of all ages (presented in live webinars). See weekly schedule here: https://www.codetolearn.ca/athome/

MEDIA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENTERTAINMENT

In conversation with parents, you may be asked for recommendations for age-appropriate media suggestions. Please see the list below and share as you see fit. Each source has a suggested age range (source: Common Sense Media).

Best Music Apps and Games for Kids

New Kids' TV Shows

50 Books All Kids Should Read Before They're 12

Best Family Movies

Common Sense Selections highlighting the best movies and TV shows

Sibling Watch-Together TV

Best Documentaries for Kids and Families