Digital Resource Library by Charity Cantlie

BC's Digital Literacy Framework

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Check out this definition: "Digital Literacy is the interest, attitude and ability of individuals to use digital technology and communication tools appropriately to access, manage, integrate, analyze and evaluate information, construct new knowledge, and create and communicate with others."

Diverse and Inclusive Growth (DIG)

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Offers a checklist to help you recognize high quality and inclusive digital media.

CAT: Collection Analysis Tool on Diverse Book Finder

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Helps us analyze collections for strengths and gaps in racial and cultural representations to help you diversify your collection.

Bibliovideo

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Media Literacy lessons, book trailers, Canadian content, trends in youth literature.

GEMS DAA AI LAB

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Sreejit's talks, AI curricular document, links to trending platforms.

GEMS DAA Middle School

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Insights into layout, what to include, resource lists.

YIS ES Libguide

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The best part of this Libguide is you can click on any grade and find a curated list of resources connected to units of inquiry.

ADST Resources Page

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This page is an exemplar from the Leading Learning framework embedded in the subtopic on ways to Advance The Learning Community.

Research Resource

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To support documentation and process leading up to digital creation.

Creating a Podcast

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Practical steps for planning a podcast.

Digital Citizenship

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Discusses digital citizenship as a way to prepare students for a tech future.

masinahikan iskwêwak/Book Women podcast

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Metis women created a podcast bookclub available on spotify, and on this site there are online workshops and resources related to Indigenous resource creation.

AI Cafe

cantliecharity — 2025-04-16 23:20:37 UTC

Series of podcasts of educators sharing whats working for them, strategies, tools for further exploration and other discussion topics.

Bioblitz

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A Bioblitz is a snapshot of nature in a specific area at a specific time. People search for, catalogue, and photograph plant and animal species in a given area. The data collected is uploaded online and added to a larger database of documented local species. Shared by Lauren!

Infograpia

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Infographic and Powerpoint presentation templates

Web Tools Hyperdoc

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Curated resource of tech and web based tools.

Sooth

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Internet search platform for students

The Reader's Heart Podcast

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Jennifer LaGarde, creator of the blog: Adventures of Library Girl shares professional stories, a love of literature, and suggestions on her podcast for new TL's.

Read Into This podcast

cantliecharity — 2025-04-21 07:30:50 UTC

A series of guest speakers talk about all kinds of books and dive into a variety of topics from read alouds, indigenous texts, and multilingual learners.

Toronto School Board Library

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Educator Resources, VL supports and French section are worth checking out.

Lighthouse Labs Coding Workshops

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Computational thinking and coding workshops for teachers!

Leading Librarian Tutorials

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From Canva and beyond, step by step tutorials, events and other fun ideas for the library such as hiding a few free giveaway books with a little sticky note inside saying they can keep it or re-shelve it.

Rethinking Learning Podcast

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Includes tech integration podcast collection from change management to AI integration.

FOCUS

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K-12 Evaluated resource collection, includes information on cyber security and digital literacy

Book Fair

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Scholastic book fairs...I wonder what they offer for a digital selection? Time to investigate!

Family Recipes SAVED!

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Using tech tools in the Makerlab to save family recipes! Fun intergenerational way to use the space.

Read Alike Books

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Template for displays

Nearpod

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Interactive slides and lesson curation. Requires great wifi and updated devices!

Makey Makey

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Added interactive sound and image posters, connects with sensors, Scratch, Guitar Hero etc.

Triple E Framework for Tech Integration

cantliecharity — 2025-04-28 13:59:08 UTC

Enhance, Engage, Extend...thoughtful tech planning and assessment tool

Popplet

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Making digital mind maps with the ability to embed youtube and other visuals.

iCardSort

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This video provides an example of the app, but it is a card sorting app. It can be used to build sentences, for team building to sort ideas and as a brainstorm tool while delving further into exploring concepts related to U of I's.

Tech Tools Survival Kit

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This is a bank of links to everything and anything!

A Soft Murmur

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Ambient Sounds

Create to Learn

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Creating and recording podcasts

SD 75

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Virtual Field Trips are particularly compelling, great digital literacy resources as well.

mBlock

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Simple coding platform for integration with classes.

Pixton: comic maker

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Tool for digital storytelling

Learn to TYPE

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Typing club lessons

HCOS Learning Commons

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Christian School Libguide

Alice Keeler

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Lot's of professional learning links related to tech and pedagogy.

Don't Stress About Coding

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Article and links to many coding sites to explore.

Article on Coding Readiness

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Discusses trend on coding integration in libraries today.

Connected Girls

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Girl focused STEAM links and sites

Girls Who Code

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Ensuring gender equity in coding

Hello Ruby

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Books about tech and coding integration. Available in Japanese.

MakeCode

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A digital platform that teaches basic coding. Microbits tutorials also available!

Hour of Code

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Famous school wide coding competitions and tools for learning to code.

Code.org

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New music lab feature to code songs!

Techsoup

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Host a Coding Class in the LLC-tips and tricks!

Makerspaces Spark Creativity article

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Article that includes aspects of entrepreneurial maker-labs

MakerSpace in 3 steps

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Secure a space, put stuff in it, invite kids to play!

MakerSpace Resources

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16 resources

Office of Intellectual Freedom Youtube Videos

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Webinars to educate about book challenges, collection development and intellectual freedom in libraries.

iEARN

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140 countries where students can share collaborative projects and connect with students in other countries to discuss and ask questions about similar projects.

Digital Human Library

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Meet with experts online! (Free in Canada). 45 min sessions.

Global Oneness Project

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An archive of films, photos, essays and lesson plans meant to expand perspectives and worldviews, promoting inquiry, empathy, resilience, and a deep, sacred connection with our planet.

Roots & Shoots

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Youth led projects on topics of biodiversity, climate action and animal conservation, authentic connections to Indigenous community work and projects as well.

TIGed

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Youth engagement programs that inspire students to act on local and global challenges.

Skype A Scientist

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Connecting with experts around the world!

Guest Speakers

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Authors and Illustrators from Canada, some with animation backgrounds, some willing to travel internationally.

We Are Teachers

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Virtual Author Activities, read alouds, visits, lessons and explaining process in mini videos.

Let's Talk Science

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Symposiums, experts, programs, lessons, projects and more related to STEM research.

Penpals/Collaborative Projects

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Connect with classes worldwide to co-research topics, host discussions or form one to one partnerships.

SDG Goals Project

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Collaborating with global classes on SDG Goals projects

Coding For Climate (Spring Event)

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Students choose a climate problem: loss of biodiversity, pollution etc and they code a game in response.

Common Sense Education

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Digital citizenship teacher training

UNESCO: Media Literacy

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Media and Information Literacy

Teach SDG's

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Sustainable Development Goals lessons and connections for educators

Futurelab

cantliecharity — 2025-05-28 19:14:08 UTC

Digital Literacies PD and resource to explore digital tools, planning and lesson integration.

Effective Ways to Support Teachers with Tech Integration

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Strategies for tech integration, PD and supporting teachers as a TL

eFairs: online book fairs!

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Virtual book fair, awesome collections from Follett and resources.

Coding and Ontario Math Curriculum

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Interesting Infographic showing progressive coding.

Inclusive Resources

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Also connections to AI resources (bottom right).

ADST (SD42)

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Design thinking stations ready to go with examples and tutorials.

STEAM lessons

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Drones, makerlabs, experiments etc. Lessons that bring STEAM to life.

VR Training for Cooking

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Engaging VR experience.

BreakoutEDU

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Gamified learning opportunity to engage in digital literacies.

Snorkl

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Whiteboard style video recordings

Typing Club

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Typing mini lessons

ADST

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Surrey Centre Library Learning Commons Resources: design thinking, minecraft, roblox etc.

CTRL+F

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Digital Media Literacy Program, resources and activities.

Digital Choice Board

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Resource Sharing

ISC: Global Storytelling

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ISC Research and opportunities for school recognition through initiatives/awards if you are interested in pursuing them.

Library Makers

cantliecharity — 2025-06-28 01:25:20 UTC

Amazing resource with a community of Makers to consult, and see their posts about trouble-shooting and ideas on how to make it all work!

LLC video intro example

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Could be used as an example of how to make an intro video for library space.

Eco-Literacy in the Library

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Creating a culture of environmental learning in the LLC.

Surrey Centre Library

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LLC Resources-even grade level designated and parent specific ones.

Digital Resources (Surrey)

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SOGI/SEL/NUMERACY/LITERACY/HOT TOPICS

Class Tech Tips (AI integration)

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Podcasts, tips for lesson ideas, and current examples from present day educators.

Maker Ed

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Resource Library

Civic Online Reasoning

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PD offered for teachers!

Kialo Edu: critical thinking and debate

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Online discussion/debate tool that has learners respond to a thesis with pros and cons supported by evidence.

Fan.school

cantliecharity — 2025-07-13 02:37:07 UTC

Portfolio option: this site allows them to engage in similar activities to what they already do online (like posting content, liking content, and commenting on others' content), but in a moderated space so that they can practice digital etiquette with support.

EBook: data literate students

cantliecharity — 2025-07-13 03:45:30 UTC

Developed to help teacher librarians and classroom teachers develop greater fluency in their understanding of data and statistical literacy, in order to effectively integrate this foundational knowledge into their instructional activities.

NFB

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Has teacher lessons and resources attached to many films.

Digital Wellness Resource (Okanagan)

cantliecharity — 2025-07-13 04:39:08 UTC

Supports Digital Wellness from K-7, with resources for students, teachers, and parents. Their goal is to educate on the 5 elements of digital wellness (Practice Mindfulness, Explore Learning, Think Critically, Connect Positively and Be Safe) and they communicate that digital wellness is about “more than limiting screen time,” (SD23 Learning Technology Department).

The Forest of Making

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Includes videos of songs based on books. Click through the tabs!

Makerspace Literacy and Numeracy

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(Copy of) OLASC18 Makerspace slides by M. Mulcaster from Peel District School Board.

Varennes LLC: graphic book reviews

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Great examples from students of how to create graphic novel representations of their book reviews.

Book Reviews using Soundcloud

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Soundcloud Account of student voices recording their book reviews. This is worth re-visiting!

Tinkering In The Forest

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Book Challenge, lessons exploring certain books with songs and activities.

Read, Wonder, and Learn blog

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Authors and illustrators share their resources.

Story Stones

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How to make story stones.

Maker Station Fun Pack

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Activities assembled during covid.

Exploratorium Science

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Science activities and lessons

Buzzsprout: Podcasting

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Starting a podcast!

New York City School Librarian Guidebook

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Created by Librarians, focus on Barbara Stripling's Inquiry model.

UNIS Libguide

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Grade level collections for PYP