Digital Tools

Incorporate 21st century technology teaching and learning practices into your English Language Arts curriculum.

The Communication and Information Literacy Home Page is the place to locate a wealth of technology to support sound pedagogical practices, learning and competency development and to assist you in the creation of a motivating classroom environment.

On this page, links will give you access to:

ICT (information and communication technology) Glossary where many new ICT terms are explained with links to where you can learn more about the tools for yourself and your classroom. Some of the tools you will find there are Blogs , Digital Cameras , Interactive Whiteboards , Podcasts , Social Bookmarking , Wikis as well as much, much more
Information Literacy which highights how to do an effective online search , using copyright-free media and a bank of free images to use within your classroom and student projects
Digital Citizenship covering such timely topics as cyberbullying and internet safety . Lessons, links and required reading for our media rich society
Professional Development opportunities that come in many forms, ready to assist you in learning more about teaching with technology. Highlighted here is Conversations With... a series of podcasts by Susan Van Gelder and a variety of Quebec educators highlighting the many uses of technology found in today's classrooms
Students and Technology where you can access great student friendly sites for internet searches , researching skills and tech training

LEARN Tools

A wide range of tools created by LEARN and developped for your classroom with the Quebec Education Program in mind.

	Focus (Elementary) - a collection of model inquiry units and student tools, designed to fit directly with the QEP. The Focus materials merge cross-curricular competencies, broad areas of learning and subject competencies and content. As such, they can serve as useful models for teachers.
	Focus (Secondary) - Focus was designed to help teachers make connections across subject areas in Secondary Cycle 1 - in an inquiry format. The materials merge cross-curricular competencies and broad areas of learning to provide context for student inquiry and for essential knowledges and other subject content.
	.plan (dotplan) Support Site .plan (dotplan) is an interactive curriculum planner that was created to help teachers design learning situations based on the Quebec Education Program. Visit the website and download or use .plan on line now.
	ePEARL E lectronic Portfolio Encouraging Active Reflective Learning A digital portfolio tool to encourage self-regulated learners. Designed to support learning in all cycles.
	ABRACADABRA A flexible web-based resource designed to help build literacy skills for beginning readers.
	ISIS Inquiry Strategies for the Information Society in the Twenty-first Century (ISIS-21). A part of the Toolkit for Learning, ISIS seeks to teach children and adolescents about the inquiry process and develop their competencies in information literacy.

Technology and Tools

Digital Tools

LEARN Tools