National Film Board
Description
The NFBNational Film Board (K- Grade 12) includes award-winning creative documentaries, auteur animation, interactive stories, and participatory experiences.
This Subscription is available to Enrolled, Flex and Registered families.
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Focused Education Resources is a not-for-profit, shared services organization that supports excellence in K-12 education in British Columbia. It is a consortium of BC public school districts and distinctiveindependent audiovisualschools worksthat work together to create accessible learning resources for BC schools. Within Focused Education Resources is the BC Digital Classroom, which houses many of the subscriptions available to HCOS and immersiveFlex experiences that will find their place in classrooms, communities, and cinemas, and on all the platforms where audiences watch, exchange, and network around creative content.families.
Logging In
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Using the Subscription
Media School: Digital Storytelling
Digital Storytelling is an introductory workshop on media production guided by filmmaker and mentor Paul Tom. Students will navigate through hundreds of videos and interactive activities related to the different stages of film production. They will acquire the tools to create their own digital stories, dynamic videos composed of photos, narration and music, using accessible equipment such as their smartphones and widely available software.
Ocean School
Ocean School is a comprehensive environmental resource that aims to create a generation of ocean-literate citizens. Dr. Boris Worm, Scientific Director of Ocean School, leads a team of educators and scientists who take learners on a global, aquatic expedition that provides the knowledge and tools to produce innovative solutions to the growing challenges facing the world’s oceans.
Mini-Lessons
Mini-Lessons are set up within school subjects and recommended age groups. They include an educational synopsis, overarching questions, activities, short films, historical context, and online resources.
Educational Playlists
Educational playlists are selections of films on themes that tie in with Canadian curricula and address the important issues of the day. Many of the playlists are also linked to the study guides.
Study Guides
NFB Study Guides are designed to facilitate the integration of NFB films into student learning. Our guides are written by Canadian educators.& Use these guides as a starting point to create a lesson plan that’s tailored to your students.
Selecting the NFB logo at the top left of the page will bring you back to the dashboard.
Select “Education” from the menu on the left of the page.
Select “More Resources” from the top menu bar. Then select “Professional Development” from the drop-down menu.
Digital Storytelling is an introductory workshop on media production. Students can navigate through videos and interactive activities related to the different stages of film production. They will acquire the tools to create digital stories and dynamic videos using accessible equipment (e.g., smartphones, software).
Ocean School is an environmental resource that aims to create a generation of ocean-literate citizens. A team of educators and scientists take learners on a global aquatic expedition that provides the knowledge and tools to produce innovative solutions to the world’s oceans' growing challenges.
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NFB Study Guides are designed to facilitate the integration of films into student learning. Study guides are written by Canadian educators and are designed to be a starting point for creating personalized lesson plans.
Troubleshooting
Difficulties streaming a film?
IfPlease update your browser if the player window does not appear on the film page, please update your browser.page. If you are still unable tocannot see the film player, please contactget in touch with Margaret Basaraba.Basaraba. PleaseShe letwill usneed to know your browser type and version, and if you are trying to watch our films on a school network or via a proxy server. Be sure to let us know the browser you are using as well as its version.
If you can see the player but can’t play the film you wish to view, please check whether you experience the same problem when viewing other films or when viewing the same film at a different resolution. The player window should automatically adapt the quality to your connection quality, but you can also choose your quality level. If you experience this problem with only one film, please email Margaret Basaraba with the film's name of the film and the resolution setting so that the NFBNational Film Board team can investigate further. If you experience this problem with all films, please upgrade your browser and/or try usinguse a different internet browser (Firefoxe.g., orSafari, Firefox, Chrome). Contact Margaret Basaraba if these measures do not resolve the problem.
If the film you are trying to watch starts and stops, try selecting a lower resolution for video playback. Using a wired connection instead of Wi-Fi and reducing the traffic on your network (e.g., downloading of other files at the same time, etc.)simultaneously) may also improve playback.
Questions
You can contact Margaret Basaraba by email for help with any questions.