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1 Spies in the Shadows

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Espionage has a colourful history in Canada—this site helps bring it to life in the classroom. Visit the Teachers' Lounge for lesson plans, reading materials and more.
www.spiesintheshadows.com

 

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2 Homework Help

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A math tutoring resource that supports students in Grades 7 to 10. Ask a tutor a question or view interactive tutorials on topics like fractions and decimals.
https://homeworkhelp.ilc.org/index.php

 

3 Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project

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Explore interactive maps from different periods of Canadian history. Browse the maps for such topics as Prehistory, Native Canada and Population.
historicalatlas.ca/website/hacolp/index.htm

 

4 Games For Change

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This site serves up online games based around social issues such as the environment, human rights, poverty and more.
gamesforchange.org

 

 

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5 Bullying Awareness:

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Provides an in-depth look at bullying and research that aims to increase social awareness. Download it from the Teacher and Support Staff Resource Book link.
bullyingawareness.ca/

 

6 Incredible @rt Department

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A resource-rich portal with lesson plans and links to art blogs and zines. See creations from other classrooms for inspiration in the Incredible @rt Rooms section.
incredibleart.org/

 

7 Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

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This site offers lessons on sentence structure, tense consistency, style and paraphrasing.
owl.english.purdue.edu/owl

 

 

8 I Education Apps Review

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Looking for a cool app? This site links to all kinds, sorted by level, with reviews from teachers.

iear.org

To help you keep up with new and helpful ways to use technology in your classroom, we are launching a new column: Tech Class. For a sneak peak at what to expect, check out our feature of the same name on p. 34. And watch this page for other useful classroom tools.