Learning Commons
The Hodgins Library Resource Hub
If you need help with any of the resources on this page, with research for a class, or finding your next great read, feel free to send Mrs. McMartin an email at pmcmartin@southpointe.ca and I would be happy to help.
Welcome to The Hodgins Library Virtual Learning Commons: watch the video above for a highlight of all of the digital resources available through The Hodgins Library Learning Commons Site.
Tig Tag Jr (K-2) and Tig Tag (3-7) provides you with access to award winning Science short film and lesson resources. No log in required, just click the links on the image to access.
Getting Started With Sora
Need some help using the Sora app to access ebooks and audiobooks? This video will help. To access our school's Overdrive Sora account, please go to The Hodgins Library Learning Commons Site and select "Overdrive" from the Discover tab. You can also download the Sora app for your device and search for our school account from there.
Resources to Keep You Reading at Home
Students can instantly stream and listen to an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages. Audible has opened access to hundreds of audiobooks for Juvenile and Young Adult audiences. All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.
LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain, and then they release the audio files back onto the net for free. All their audio is in the public domain, so you may use it for whatever purpose you wish
A library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Project Gutenberg is a collection of books in the public domain, made available for convenient reading on digital devices
Our School's access to our Overdrive Sora account. Sign in using your Southpointe Academy email. This will give you access to thousands of ebooks and audiobooks. Don't see the book you are looking for? You can request we purchase it using the requests feature.
Read, download, cite, link, or translate a book or magazine. Go to Google Books. Search for the title, author, ISBN, or keywords. Not all books are free but can sort and filter for free ones.
Check out The Digital Public Library of America, aimed at providing public access to digital holdings in order to create a large-scale public digital library. Recently launched: Open Bookshelf, Online Exhibitions, Primary Source Sets, E-Learning Resources, and more.
Free for kids right now. Free access to a library of four grade-specific digital editions of TIME for Kids and Your $ financial literacy magazine.
Turnkey teaching tools, with worksheets and quizzes for families or teachers, available at timeforkids.com
NPR Podcasts cover a variety of fascinating topics including Arts, STEM, History, Literature, Politics and everything in between. Stream them for free from the NPR homepage.