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"If part of being literate means making and judging meanings in text, then it is important to provide children with quality literature... literature that has meaning."
                               
J. Wilhelm, 1997
Learn Alberta Online Reference Centre
www.learnalberta.ca
World Book Kids
-Fun video tour shows students how to use the site
-Easy to use with great pictures for reports
Grolier Online Kids
-Includes dictionary and thesaurus resources
-See what happened on this date in history
Canadian Encyclopedia
Teaching Books
-Watch short author videos
ProQuest K-12
www.proquest.com/proquest
Online resource of professional journals
Video Loan Pool
Borrow classroom videos from Highfield by accessing the video loan pool on the CBE Library website
Professional Learning Centre
Use WebCat to borrow resources from the Professional Learning Centre at Highfield
Instructions posted in library
Borrow Social Studies Literature Connections resources
Borrow Professional Resources
Request VCR and DVD resources for one week
Order videos for an entire year in advance
Borrowing period may be extended
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