# Focused Education Resources

Focused Education Resources (K-Grade 12) and the BC Digital Classroom is a consortium of BC public school districts and independent schools that work together to create accessible learning resources for BC schools.

See the available resources below.

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### Logging In

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To log in go [here.](https://focusedresources.ca/en/district-access-iframe)

No username and password are required if you are on campus at Flex Academy. You can move easily between the different BC Digital Classroom resources.

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To log in go [here.](https://focusedresources.ca/en/district-access-iframe)

Scroll down to click on the icon for the subscription you wish to access, and a login page will open. You will then enter the username and password found in[ the Search Portal](https://hcs.insigniails.com/Library/Subscriptions) on the Subs/Password tab.

Once you have logged in to one of the resources on the Focused Ed page, you can easily move to another resource title without signing in again. Focused Ed will allow you to move between resources after signing in only once. Each new resource that you open will open in a new tab.

You may see this login area at the top right of the page (Especially on the **Nat Geo Kids** resource) as you move between resources. **You DO NOT need to use this area to log in again.** Scroll down the page and begin using the resource by selecting the chosen resource and logging in using the login box that generates.

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</details>### Navigation &amp; Use

Once you have logged in to one of the resources on the Focused Ed page, you can move to another resource title without signing in again.

Each resource on the Focused Ed page has its own instruction page in [the Subscriptions Chapter of SOPHIE](https://sophie.onlineschool.ca/books/learning-commons-for-families/chapter/subscriptions).

#### The Core Collection

[The Core Collection](https://vimeo.com/932206992) includes resources from these vendors:

- [4Canoes](https://sophie.onlineschool.ca/books/learning-commons-for-families/page/4canoes)
- [Gale in Context](https://sophie.onlineschool.ca/books/learning-commons-for-families/page/gale-databases)
- [National Geographic Kids](https://sophie.onlineschool.ca/books/learning-commons-for-families/page/national-geographic-kids)
- [KnowBC](https://sophie.onlineschool.ca/books/learning-commons-for-families/page/knowbc-encyclopedia-of-bc)
- [myBlueprint](https://sophie.onlineschool.ca/books/learning-commons-for-families/page/myblueprint) (We purchase an expanded version. Find the access on the Search Portal.)
- [ProQuest](https://sophie.onlineschool.ca/books/learning-commons-for-families/page/proquest-historical-bc-newspapers)
- [Twig Science](https://sophie.onlineschool.ca/books/learning-commons-for-families/page/clickview-and-twig-science) (Now available to families)
- [World Book](https://sophie.onlineschool.ca/books/learning-commons-for-families/page/world-book)

#### The a la Carte Collection

The a la Carte Collection includes the following resources (Some resources require teachers to set up an account):

- Idello (This resource is only available to French Immersion schools.)
- [Live it Earth](https://sophie.onlineschool.ca/books/learning-commons-for-families/page/live-it-earth) (Your resource teacher can set up your account.)
- [myBlueprint](https://sophie.onlineschool.ca/books/learning-commons-for-families/page/myblueprint) (We purchase an expanded version. Do not log in on the Focused Ed dashboard. Find access on the Search Portal.)
- [National Film Board](https://sophie.onlineschool.ca/books/learning-commons-for-families/page/national-film-board-education)
- Teens 101 (Secular site. Please preview items before using them.)
- [Twig Science Reporter](https://sophie.onlineschool.ca/books/learning-commons-for-families/page/clickview-and-twig-science-reporter)