The Learning Commons provides a wealth of learning resources, including a networked computer lab with access to the Internet, Microsoft Office, and a variety of other programs – as well as an extensive reference collection (print and digital), fiction, non-fiction, and magazines.
Resources for Learning from Home
General Resources:
| CBE Quicklinks | Links to D2L, G Suite, eLibrary, Student Password Hub, Powerschool and more |
| BrightSpace | Student Login Help and FAQ |
| Student Password Hub | This tool can be used to change your password or reset it if you’ve forgotten it
ONLY if you have already set up your security info. It’s a good idea to set up your
security info at the Student Password Hub if you haven’t already done so that
this feature is available if and when you need it! |
| Online Learning Guides for students and families | |
| Calgary Public Library (CPL) | As a CBE student, you have access to the CPL’s excellent online resources
▪ library card number/username: enter your @educbe.ca gmail account
▪ password: 1234567
Resources available include the Rosetta Stone Library Solution for language learning, the Key study Guides (through Solaro), GALE Virtual Reference Library and more! |
Interesting Free Resources that Support Learning
Support from LearnAlberta.ca
Online Resource Center (ORC)
Guide for using the ORC
| Get a LearnAlberta.ca account to access the following through the ORC:
▪ Peer-reviewed, full text articles (Academic OneFile)
ntext)
▪ Canadian history/geography/literature/science (Canada in Context,
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Early Canadiana Online,
Peel's Prairie Provinces)
▪ Current and historical events (CBC News in Review - note: not full access)
▪ Educational videos (Curriculum Video on Demand)
▪ Gord Downie's The Secret Path
▪ Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
▪ Science articles, experiments, encyclopedia entries, images, audio and
video clips (Science in Context)
o In order to create an account, you may a jurisdictional username and password.
Contact Ms. Darling at lfdarling@cbe.ab.ca to obtain this information |
Research Help
| Encyclopedia.com | More than 200 trusted sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and
thesauri with facts, definitions, biographies, synonyms, pronunciation keys, word
origins, and abbreviations |
| Sweet Search | Connects students with subject specific websites evaluated for reliable content |
| Citation Machine | Creates a bibliography and citations |
