Secondary Resources
BLYTHE ACADEMY ONLINE RESOURCES
In support of teachers across the public and private systems, Blyth Academy and Blyth Academy Online (a Ministry inspected online High School) will be making turnkey e-learning resources available for over 160 Ontario high school courses. These resources have been carefully designed specifically for e-learning; this effort will support teachers as they transition their classrooms to the online space during COVID-19 school closures.
To access these resources, educators can select courses and create an account by visiting this link: https://blytheducation.com/e-learning/.
CENTRE FOR EDUCATION IN MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
CEMC at Home has been developed to support teachers, students and parents during these challenging times. Most weekdays, we will post something for each of four grade levels: Grade 4 to 6, Grade 7/8, Grade 9/10 and Grade 11/12. The goal is to provide a wide variety of fun and educational ways to do mathematics and computer science while at home practicing social distancing. The resources will include games, new problems to solve, applications, videos, pointers to existing materials and more.
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/
CONNECTED NORTH AT HOME
In light of school closures resulting from COVID-19, Connected North is launching Connected North@Home to continue to serve students from our partner communities wherever possible. Connected North, Cisco and a variety of Connected North providers are offering dozens of opportunities for students across our network to connect to museums, zoos, artists, storytellers and other amazing organizations to offer unique learning experiences while students are at home. Browse the sessions available at the link below:
CURIO.CA
Curio.ca is a subscription-based educational streaming platform targeting educational institutions from primary through to post-secondary levels across Canada. During the COVID-19 situation, Curio.ca have granted complimentary access to this platform.
HISTORICA CANADA
Historica Canada is a resource on Canadian History and citizenship: https://www.historicacanada.ca/
HISTORIC SITES TO VIRTUALLY TOUR
12 historic sites to virtually tour: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2020/03/18/these-historic-sites-attractions-are-offering-virtual-tours-during-coronavirus-pandemic/
KHAN ACADEMY
Khan Academy offers grade-appropriate practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard. Learners can study math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more at their own pace.
MAGIC LANTERN MEDIA RESOURCES
Magic Lantern Media Inc. is offering free teacher and student access to our educational resources until students are able to return to school.
Their Grade 7-11 Career Research Site can be found here: Jobs People Do. To access, use the username 'free' and password '2020'.
Their K-12 Educational Video Streaming Resource can be found here: Access Learning. To access, use the username 'free' and password '2020'.
MATHIES.CA
Contains games, activities, learning tools, and supports for students in Mathematics: https://www.mathies.ca/activities.html
NASA STEM ENGAGEMENT
STEM resources for students in grades 9 through 12: https://www.nasa.gov/stem/forstudents/9-12/index.html
NATIONAL FILM BOARD
NFB’s online educational content is now available for free at https://www.nfb.ca/education/.
NELSON
Nelson is providing open access to student resources to support at home learning via myNelson. Access to myNelson is available at no cost until June 30, 2020. They are continuously adding more resources, come back often to see what's new.
Access to all textbooks can be obtained with username: on912 and password: NelsonON123.
NEMOURS KIDS HEALTH (H&PE)
Site contains a section for teenage-applicable health and physical education topics: https://kidshealth.org/
ONTARIO EDUCATION RESOURCE BANK (OERB)
The OERB is a learning repository that offers free digital learning resources to teachers and students, from Kindergarten to Grade 12. There are thousands of resources, including units, lesson plans, activities, maps, and interactive learning resources, which are:
created by teachers for teachers
offered in convenient formats including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, PDF and Flash
aligned with the Ontario curriculum
searchable by grade, course/subject, strand, overall expectations, learning style, author, file format, and keyword
easy to access and use
downloadable and modifiable.
Teacher Resources: Login: kpdsbteacher - Password: oerbt
Student Resources: Login: kpdsbstudent - Password: oerbs
PEARSON CANADA
The following resources have been made available for free.
Open access to eText of trusted Pearson text books on Texidium (Kivuto)
Pearson ERPI French resources – for 1-12 Parents & Students
Additional resources and recommendations for working and learning online during COVID-19 - advice for parents and teachers
SCHOLASTIC LEARN AT HOME
This site includes daily projects for student by grade level: https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
STORIES ONLINE
Audible, an Amazon company, offers over 50 free audio books for teens: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
TVO MATHIFY
TVO Mathify offers free 1-1 tutoring from Ontario teachers, and provides help with math from 8am-8pm every weekday, and on Sunday from 2:30-8pm (Central time). If students are needing help with math, but having trouble doing work during normal school hours, this might be a good resource for students to be aware of.
https://www.tvomathify.com/students
To register as a student, you just need your OEN number – ask your teacher/check your report card.
VIRTUAL MUSEUM TOURS
12 famous museums that offer virtual tours: https://hellogiggles.com/news/museums-with-virtual-tours/
Multi-media virtual tours and virtual reality on the web, over 1000 educational tours to choose from in all K-12 curriculum subject areas: https://www.digitalhumanlibrary.com/dhl-response-to-covid-19-free-services-for-k-12-districts/
YOUTUBE @ HOME
YouTube has partnered with learning creators to present resources and activities not meant to replace homework assigned by teachers, but meant to complement that work: https://learnathome.withyoutube.com/
WIDE OPEN SCHOOL
This resource, powered by Common Sense Media, is filterable by grade and subject area. It contains many learning experiences and activities.
APPS TO SUPPORT LEARNING FOR SENIOR STUDENTS
17 Apps to Help Kids Stay Focused
Apps That Act Like Math and Science Tutors for Homework Help