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KO FOR K-12

Quick links to KO digital resources for the K-12 community

eResources Portal: an online library of digital resources and databases
Learn Ontario: video tutorials and quick tech help
Our Ontario: an online portal to Ontario's history
Ask Ontario: click and chat research help

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Local contacts

Every school district has an e-resources coordinator (download the list).

Provincial contacts

Please try the FAQs and your local reps first

E-resources vendor contacts

Learn Ontario

Diane Bédard, Learn Ontario, Project Manager (TALCO representative)
Email: dbedard@knowledgeontario.ca
Skype (voip): diane_odl

Resource Ontario

eResources Portal, accessing the resources in K-12 public schools

Lisa Radha Weaver, Resource Ontario, Project Manager
Email: lisaradha@gmail.com

Video

Watch this two-minute video for the down-low on KO services.

Presentations

Powering a 21st century learning environment - OLA Super Conference 2011

Using KO in the classroom

Lesson ideas for how to use KO in the classroom.

Introducing: LearnOntario.ca - The Teaching Librarian
Knowledge Ontario's digital delighs - The Teaching Librarian

French resources

Ressources Electroniques
OurOntario.ca - Découvrez...nos memories, notre histoire
Documents gouvernementaux de l'Ontario

Services

eResources Portal

KO's eResources portal provides easy one-step access to all of Knowledge Ontario’s services and online content:

Resource Ontario eresources,
Learn Ontario tutorials,
Ask Ontario virtual reference,
Our Ontario digital collections and government documents

No logins, no library cards. Just a simple click for fast, reliable access.

FAQ
Widgets - lets you drop a search box on to your site, blog or wiki

>> knowledgeontario.ca/eresources

Learn Ontario

Learn Ontario offers access to a rich collection of online tech tutorials to help students learn and use:

standard workplace and production software applications (ie: MS Office, Photoshop, Google Docs, Garage Band and more)
provincially licensed OESS K-12 software (Comic Life, Smart boards, Smart Ideas and more).
web 2.0 and social media tool sets (Audacity, Flickr, Blogger and more),
the information resources provided through the eResources portal,
See the the full list

The resources are also perfect for educators pursuing their own professional development.

FAQ
Widgets - lets you drop a search box on to your site, blog or wiki

>> LearnOntario.ca

Our Ontario

Our Ontario places Ontario's history at your fingertips. Students and education professionals can use the portal to search across hundreds of sites finding:

digital collections and primary source material provided by your local community (including great War of 1812 resources),
Government Documents,
200 years of Ontario newspapers (find current newspapers here),

Discover Ontario's stories as told through photographs, maps, videos, audio recordings, government documents and other media.

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Widgets - lets you drop a search box on to your site, blog or wiki

>> OurOntario.ca

askON is a real-time chat research and information service that provides a means of helping your students after school hours. The service is staffed by live librarians who can provide research assistance and can help students navigate the eResources portal.

Hours of operation (Fall and Winter):

Monday - Thursday 12:30pm - 8:30pm
Friday & Saturday 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Sunday 1:30pm - 4:30pm

>> Access askON via the eResources Portal
>> Accès ONdemande via le portail des ressources èlectroniques