Recent Website Highlights

The following resources or links have been highlighted on the main page of District School Board Ontario North East's website. When items are removed from the main page, they can be found here.

Highlights From Previous School Years

Going Green For Earth Day 2008 Climate change has been a big news maker in recent years with government, organizations, and ordinary people raising public awareness of the topic. District School Board Ontario North East has prepared some resources to celebrate our planet and to help protect the environment.

Celebrating December Holidays The month of December is a month full of celebrations throughout the world. Here are some of the holiday traditions that are celebrated in December in North America.

Canadian Children's Book Week Children's Book Week (November 17 to 24), celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, is the single most important bilingual, national event celebrating Canadian children's books and the importance of reading.

Canada Remembers Veterans' Week Veterans' Week (Nov. 5-11) is a time to honour and remember all those who served Canada in times of war, military conflict and peace. This year, we call upon all Canadians, especially youth, to take an active role in commemoration.

Educational Uses for Google Earth Teachers and students should be aware that Google Earth is a great tool for education. Google Earth has been used by educators in subjects such as science, literature, history, cartography, GIS, and more.

abc123 The Ontario Ministry of Education has recently launched a new parent resource website called abc123, featuring ways for parents to engage children in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History Looking for something fun to do online? Try solving a mystery! The Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History website allows you the opportunity to piece together clues in order to solve historical crimes. Currently there are 9 different unsolved mysteries that you can try to solve.

Summer Safety Information District School Board Ontario North East has prepared summer safety tips for both students and parents. From Internet Safety to Biking and Sun Safety, we want to help keep you safe this summer.

National Aboriginal Day Share in the Celebration of National Aboriginal Day on June 21st, a time for all Canadians to recognize the diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.

Clean Air Day 2007 In keeping with the theme of our environment, District School Board Ontario North East would like to encourage everyone to take an active part in our environment with Clean Air Day which was celebrated on June 6th in Canada.

Museums Around The World Become a world traveller by touring the many great museums around the world - without leaving home! Showcasing many famous museums as well as Canadian museums.

Canada Post Stamp Month In October 2006, Canada Post celebrated Stamp Collecting Month with a set of four stamps to bring awareness to at-risk species that are native to Canada. Stamp Month provides the perfect opportunity to introduce kids to the fun and exciting world of stamps.

Take A Vacation Without Leaving Home In the summer of 2006, District School Board Ontario North East featured 18 webcams from around the world that allowed users to travel the world without leaving home. The webcams are online again allowing you to take a vacation whenever you wish.

HyperDictionary Online Dictionary HyperDictionary is one of the best online dictionary resources on the web. Not only does HyperDictionary allow you to search the English language dictionary, it has Computer, Dream and Medical dictionaries.

Winter Road Condition Reports Here are winter road conditions throughout the country from Environment Canada. District School Board Ontario North East would like to help keep you safe on the roads this winter!

TVOntario's Independent Learning Centre (ILC) TVOntario's Independent Learning Centre (ILC) has created two invaluable resources, Ask a Teacher! and CareerMATTERS, to help support academic achievement and post-secondary planning amongst high school students.

Resourcentral is Linking The North Resourcentral is linking Northeastern Ontario with their online resource and service portal website. The goal of the project is to market and enhance the use of Community Access Program and Public Internet Sites within our area.