LearnAlberta.ca Update Mise à jour de LearnAlberta.ca

LearnAlberta.ca Update
Mise à jour de LearnAlberta.ca
October 12th, 2007/Le 12 octobre 2007
This update outlines the new resources and information that have recently become available at LearnAlberta.ca.
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Voici une mise à jour au sujet des nouveautés sur le site Web de LearnAlberta.ca. Nous vous informerons des
nouvelles ressources, activités et plus encore lorsqu’elles seront disponibles. Sentez-vous libre de passer le
message à tous ceux qui font partie du milieu de l’éducation.
Removal of “Preview Zone” from the LearnAlberta.ca Homepage
The “Preview Zone” is no longer available on LearnAlberta.ca. We have adopted a new production model that focuses on more
requirements gathering prior to the start of digital resource development and also adds earlier validation of digital resources with
teachers and students. In addition, this new model should result in projects with shorter production times that will allow for earlier
releases of digital resources. The new production model has eliminated the role that the “Preview Zone” played in digital resource
development. Any links to resources previously found on the Preview Zone will no longer function.
Retrait du Site-pilote de LearnAlberta.ca
Le « Site-pilote » n’est plus disponible sur LearnAlberta.ca. Nous avons adopté un nouveau modèle de production qui vise davantage
à identifier les besoins reliés à une ressource numérique, et ce, avant le début de son élaboration. Il privilégie également une validation
de la ressource numérique par les enseignants et les élèves au début du processus. De plus, ce nouveau modèle devrait nous
permettre d’élaborer des projets qui prendront moins de temps à produire et de publier les ressources numériques plus rapidement. Le
nouveau modèle de production a éliminé le rôle que jouait le Site-pilote dans l’élaboration de ressources numériques. Tous les liens
donnant accès à des ressources qui se trouvaient sur le Site-pilote ne seront plus actifs.
New Resources Launched
Nouvelles ressources en vedette
Biology 20 (Grade 11)
Biology 20 contains learning resources that address topics from the senior high school biology curriculum: Energy
and Matter Exchange in the Biosphere; Ecosystems and Population Change; Photosynthesis and Cellular
Respiration; and Human Systems. The resource includes a virtual microscope, image collection, and several
interactive Gizmos licensed from ExploreLearning.
Science | Interactive Multimedia
UserID and Password Required
Biology 30 (Grade 12)
Biology 30 contains learning resources that address topics from the senior high school biology curriculum:
Systems Regulating Change in Human Organisms; Reproduction and Development; Cells, Chromosomes and
DNA; and Change in Populations and Communities. The resource includes a virtual microscope, image collection,
and several interactive Gizmos licensed from ExploreLearning.
Science | Interactive Multimedia
UserID and Password Required
Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy (Grade 10)
This Web site provides an examination of the forces, values, events and ideas that helped to shape the global
economic system from the beginning of the First World War up to 2003. A main feature of the site is the video
documentary Commanding Heights, which is presented as three 2-hour long episodes or as a collection of clips
called chapters. Each episode focuses on a particular historical period, and examines the economic, ideological,
and political contexts of the time. The Web site also includes interviews, essays, charts, reports, an interactive
historical atlas, and economic data related to the topics of globalization, economic development, and international
trade.
Social Studies
Career Quest (Grades 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12)
This collection of resources is aimed at students who wish to gain information about the employable skills
associated with various occupational opportunities. Students can explore different occupational environments
while learning about "best practices" in numerous professions. Many of the interactive resources, such as the
Cash Registers and Meal Planning Tool provide students with a printable record of their experience to include in
their portfolios. Students are given the opportunity to work on basic workplace readiness skills, allowing them to
make the transition from school to workplace with greater confidence.
Knowledge and Employability | Interactive Multimedia | Video
Bonjour les amis! (Hello Friends!) (Grades 4 and 5)
This interactive digital resource supports elements of the Grade 4 and Grade 5 French as a Second Language
Nine-Year Program of Studies. The Bonjour les amis! resource provides presentation, practice and production
activities. Each scenario starts with an animation that presents new linguistic and cultural content. Follow-up
activities involve listening and reading as well as pronunciation, writing, and speaking. Some activities include
additional explanations and each scenario presents one or two production activities. Students may follow a
suggested sequence or access activities in any order. This resource exposes students to a variety of French
speakers and cultural content from different areas of Canada and from other French-speaking countries.
French as a Second Language | Interactive Multimedia
Science 20 (Grade 11)
Science 20 contains learning resources that address topics from the senior high school science curriculum:
Chemical Changes; Changes in Motion; The Changing Earth; and Changes in Living Systems. The resource
includes interactive Gizmos licensed from ExploreLearning.
Science | Interactive Multimedia
UserID and Password Required
Science 30 (Grade 12)
Science 30 contains learning resources that address topics from the senior high school science curriculum: Living
Systems Respond to Their Environment; Chemistry and the Environment; Electromagnetic Energy; and Energy
and the Environment. The resource includes interactive Gizmos licensed from ExploreLearning.
Science | Interactive Multimedia
UserID and Password Required
Konnichiwa! (Grades 4, 5 and 10)
This interactive digital resource supports the Grade 4 and Grade 5 Japanese Language and Culture Nine-Year
Program of Study as well as the Grade 10 Japanese Language 10-3Y, 20-3Y, 30-3Y Program of Study. The
resource is organized into two scenarios, each presenting linguistic and cultural content in an animation as well as
activities for additional explanation and practice. Students may follow a suggested sequence or access activities
in any order.
International Languages | Interactive Multimedia | Video
Cyber-Science (Grade 9)
25 ExploreLearning Gizmos have been added to this resource.
Science | Interactive Multimedia | Video
UserID and Password Required
Quinze Minutes Plus - Episode 1: Salut! (Grade 4) (Video Duration: 15 minutes)
This French language video shows people from Dijon, France and Guadeloupe saying hello (bonjour, salut) and
answering the following questions: Où habitez-vous? ; Où habites-tu? ; De quelle nationalité es-tu? ; D’où venezvous? ; D’où viens-tu? The dialogue in the video focuses on French language phrases and vocabulary related to
greetings, leave-takings and the expression avoir… ans
French as a Second Language | Video
UserID and Password Required
Quinze Minutes Plus - Episode 2: En ville (Grades 5 and 6) (Video Duration: 15 minutes)
This French language video features people from Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe and Dijon, France describing
various places in their respective cities. They also respond to the following questions: Dijon, c’est quoi pour toi? ;
À quelle heure tu rentres à la maison? ; À quelle heure vous rentrez à la maison? ; À quelle heure vos enfants
rentrent à la maison? The dialogue in the video focuses on French language phrases and vocabulary that
describes places where people can go in Dijon and in Pointe-à-Pitre.
French as a Second Language | Video
UserID and Password Required
Quinze Minutes Plus - Episode 3: Chez moi (Grade 5) (Video Duration: 15 minutes)
This French language video shows young people from Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe and Dijon, France talking
about where they live, the possessions that can be found in their homes, and their daily activities. They are also
shown answering the following questions: Tu habites en ville ou à la campagne? ; Tu habites dans un
appartement ou dans une maison? ; Qu’est-ce que tu fais dans ta chambre? ; Tu partages ta chambre? ; Qu’estce qu’il y a dans ta chambre? The dialogue in the video focuses on French language phrases and vocabulary
related to rooms in a house, activities done in these rooms, and morning routines. The video also shows a typical
French breakfast.
French as a Second Language | Video
UserID and Password Required
Quinze Minutes Plus - Episode 4: Ma famille (Grade 4) (Video Duration: 15 minutes)
This French language video features young people from Guadeloupe and France talking about their families. They
introduce themselves and their families, and are shown participating in daily activities. They also answer the
following questions: Tu as des frères et des sœurs? ; Ton frère, il a quel âge? ; Ta sœur, elle a quel âge? ;
Qu’est-ce que tu fais avec tes parents? The dialogue in the video focuses on French language phrases and
vocabulary related to the names of family members, ages, and family activities.
French as a Second Language | Video
UserID and Password Required
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