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  • Home
  • About
  • Resources
    • Britannica
    • Black History Month
  • Books & More
  • Class Resources
    • English 10
    • Foods & Nutrition 11/12
    • Individuals & Societies 8
    • Individuals and Societies 9
    • Science 8
    • Science 9
    • Science 10
    • Science and Tech 11
    • Social Studies 10 & 11
  • Personal Project
Search

Search Engines

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Teachertopia uses Google's powerful search engine to provide students with trusted websites suggested by teachers and teacher-librarians. Information is organized into subject areas making research a little bit easier. 

​www.teachertopia.info

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Infotopia performs a Google Search but only provides you with options that are helpful for research and study. That means that if you're researching the health implications of smoking, you won't get hit with ads to buy cigarettes instead.

www.infotopia.info
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DuckDuckGo enables users to search online without having their personal information stored or search history tracked, thereby providing an ad-free search experience.

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duckduckgo.com

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SweetSearch was designed  specifically for students by teachers and librarians!  This search engine will help you find credible information, faster.  It doesn't get any sweeter than that.

www.sweetsearch.com


Search Engine Tips & Tricks:

When using Google, there are a number of shortcuts you can use to find what you need quicker. Click here to learn about Google shortcuts.

Databases

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Online Encyclopedias and Resources
The District pays for subscriptions to many different online resources for you to use. All of these are print resources in electronic fashion.
In the Catalog, scroll down to the "Links" heading and click on "Student Digital Resources" to access our e-resources.​

*When accessing the databases you will need to login.  Please see the circulation desk for the user name and password

For a printable list of all available databases, including a description for each, click on the following link: portal.sd38.bc.ca/group/z4hfi2l/Documents/Destiny%20Databases%20Handout%20Secondary.pdf
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  • Home
  • About
  • Resources
    • Britannica
    • Black History Month
  • Books & More
  • Class Resources
    • English 10
    • Foods & Nutrition 11/12
    • Individuals & Societies 8
    • Individuals and Societies 9
    • Science 8
    • Science 9
    • Science 10
    • Science and Tech 11
    • Social Studies 10 & 11
  • Personal Project