Educator Digital Resources

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) includes Indigenous and Canadian films and lesson plans Gr. K-12.

Notepad++ is a free, open-source text and code editor for Windows that’s lightweight yet powerful. It supports dozens of programming languages, including HTML, CSS, Python, and JavaScript, and is ideal for both beginners and experienced coders.

OrbitNote is an accessibility and productivity tool from Texthelp (the creators of Read&Write) that lets students read, write, and annotate PDFs more interactively—whether online or offline.

Perplexity AI is an AI-powered conversational search engine and research assistant designed to deliver accurate, real-time answers with cited sources

PhET Interactive Simulations project provide free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are interactive and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where they can learn through exploration and discovery.

Polypad is a collection of interactive digital manipulatives for teachers and students. The unique tools and features on Polypad enable exploration, creativity, and problem solving.

Historical BC Newspapers Gr. K-12.

Scratch is a high-level, block-based visual programming language and website aimed primarily at children as an educational tool, with a target audience of ages 8 to 16.

SketchUp’s education offerings provide students and their instructors from around the world access to free and intuitive modeling tools.

The Sora app provides access to ebooks and audiobooks from your school and public library Gr. K-12.

It is a collection of free books that feature multilingual text and narration and are available through any web browser.

TPRS® or Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling®is a language teaching method for Core French & Modern Languages.