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Getting Started

Subscriptions cover a wide range of valuable content in various subject areas and grade levels. All subscriptions are available for Enrolled and Flex families. If you are a Registered family, please select the "Subscriptions for Registered Families" bar below to learn more about which subscriptions are available to you.

SubscriptionsWhat foris Available to Me? Families
  • (EncyclopediaofBC)
  • forEnrolledand
  • Axis
  • BC
    • ExamBank
  • BC History Magazine
  • BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr., BrainPOP Espanol and Francais.
  • BrainPOP Science
  • Canadian Reader
  • Currents4Kids and News4Youth
  • Discovery Education
  • Enchanted Learning
  • EVERFI
  • Explora Canada(Canadian Reference Centre)

    		• Enrolled and FlexRegistered
    4Canoes ✅✅
    Axis
    		 ✅✅
    BC ExamBank ✅✅
    BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr. ✅❌
    BrainPOP Français, BrainPOP Español✅❌
    BrainPOP Science✅❌
    Canadian Reader✅❌
    Currents4Kids, News4Youth✅❌
    Discovery Education✅❌
    Enchanted Learning ✅✅
    EVERFI ✅✅
    Explora Canada
  • (Canadian Reference Centre)
    		• ✅❌
    Flipster Magazines ✅✅
    Focused Education (BC Digital Classroom)✅✅
    Gale DatabasesCengage
  • Learning
    		• ✅✅
    Gizmos✅❌
    Grammarly✅❌
    HearBuilder✅❌
    KnowBC ✅ ✅
    Learn360 ✅❌
    Live It Earth✅❌
    Matific✅❌
    myBlueprint✅❌
    Mystery Science✅❌
    National Film Board ✅✅
    National Geographic Kids ✅✅
    PebbleGo & PebbleGo Next✅❌
    ProQuest (Historical BC Newspapers) ✅✅
    Read&Write✅✅
    Reading Eggs, Eggspress & Fast Phonics✅❌
    RightNow Media✅❌
    Teaching Books ✅✅
    Touch-Type Read and Spell✅❌
    Twig Science
    		 ✅✅
    Twig Science Reporter ✅✅
    Tynker✅❌
    What in the World? Level 1 & 2✅❌
    World Book
    SubscriptionsOnline
    		 ✅ ✅
    World FlexWatch Families
    • 4Canoes
      • News
    		 ✅ ❌

    Getting Started

    This short video will help you get started with Subscriptions on the Learning Commons website.

     

    Finding Links, Usernames, & Passwords

    On the Website

     

    On the Search Portal

     

    Go to the Search Portal and select the Subs/Password tab. Log in with your Encom username and password. You will see a list of subscriptions and find links, usernames and passwords.

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    The list is organized alphabetically from A-Z. You can toggle to Z-A by selecting "Name."

    Subscription Passwords are updated annually in July, with some being updated throughout the year. If your password stops working, please check back on the Search Portal to see if you are using an up-to-date password.

    Using Subscriptions in the Summer

    Enrolled, Flex, and Registered students who are re-enrolled for the next school year are welcome to continue using subscriptions through the summer, with the exception of Tynker, which closes in July.

    Troubleshooting

    • Always check the Search Portal to make sure that the link, username, and password you are using are up-to-date. 

    • Try clearing your browser cache, as your computer may have saved a broken link. Type “clear cache” into your search bar and follow the instructions from the drop-down menu for your browser.

    • Check that you are not adding an extra space at the beginning or the end of your username or password. Ensure usernames and passwords are located at the very beginning of the allowed space and that your cursor is right at the end of the password.

    • Check whether your username or password has upper and lowercase letters. Some subscriptions are case-sensitive.

    • Try using a different browser to access the subscription. For example, if you usually work in Google Chrome, try using Internet Explorer, Safari, or Firefox.

    • Try to reboot your computer. Turn everything off, wait thirty seconds, and then turn it on again. Sometimes, waiting a day and then trying it again seems to work!

    • If you are still having trouble, please email Margaret at margaret.basaraba@onlineschool.ca. Don’t give up! We promise it will be worth your while!
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