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Learning Commons for Families Sora eBooks & Audiobooks

You can use Sora to access eBooks, audiobooks, and read-along books through HCOS and your local p...

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Changing the Loan Period

Learning Commons for Families Sora eBooks & Audiobooks

The standard load period in Sora is 14 days, however, there are options for 7, 21, and 28 days. S...

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Assistive Technology

Learning Commons for Families Sora eBooks & Audiobooks

Different fonts and formatting styles are available to meet many reading needs.  OpenDyslexic O...

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Profiles & Badges

Learning Commons for Families Sora eBooks & Audiobooks

Users can set up their Sora profile to add personalization and collect badge rewards. Go to http...

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Book Formats

Learning Commons for Families Sora eBooks & Audiobooks

There are three main book formats in Sora: eBooks, audiobooks, and read-along books. eBooks eBo...

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Curriculum Donations

Learning Commons for Families Curriculum Options

The Learning Commons welcomes donations of gently used curriculum (e.g., no rips or marks on page...

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Educational Apps for Tablets & Phones

Learning Commons for Families Curriculum Options

This page contains free and paid app suggestions in a variety of subject areas and grade levels. ...

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Twig Science Reporter

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Twig Science Reporter (K-8) is a weekly science news service. The brainchild of Twig Education an...

Updated 4 months ago by Margaret Basaraba

World Watch News

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World Watch News (Grades 7-12) contains current news stories from Christian journalists through e...

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World Book

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World Book (K-Grade 12) is the leading online encyclopedia. The website is accessed through Focus...

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Tynker

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Tynker (K-Grade 10) teaches coding as students create games and animated projects. Students gain ...

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rightnow MEDIA

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rightnow MEDIA (K-Grade 12) is a video library of Bible study topics for students of all ages, in...

Updated 4 months ago by Margaret Basaraba

ProQuest (Historical BC Newspapers)

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ProQuest (Historical BC newspapers) (Grades 8-12) includes over 365 million pages of world-class ...

Updated 4 months ago by Margaret Basaraba

PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next

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PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next (K-Grade 5) are searchable databases covering animals, science, biogra...

Updated 4 months ago by Margaret Basaraba

National Geographic Kids

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National Geographic Kids (K-Grade 7) is a children's magazine published by the National Geographi...

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National Film Board Education

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The NFB Education (K-Grade 12) includes creative documentaries, animation, interactive stories, a...

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Matific

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Matific (K-Grade 6) is a game-based platform for building specific mathematical concepts and skil...

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Live It Earth

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Live It Earth (K-Grade 8) features new cross-curricular activities and challenges throughout the ...

Updated 4 months ago by Margaret Basaraba

Learn360

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Learn360 (K-Grade 12) is the ultimate streaming multimedia resource. Users can access 200,000 med...

Updated 4 months ago by Margaret Basaraba

KnowBC (Encyclopedia of BC)

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KnowBC (K-Grade 12) is BC's leading general reference site. It combines many resources, including...

Updated 4 months ago by Margaret Basaraba