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Instructions

Classroom demo

  • Let the demo play for a preview of the tools contained in the classroom.
  • Skip over the demo to activate the menu bar.

Blackboard

  • Use the back, play, stop, and next buttons to navigate through the blackboard pages or let the blackboard autoplay.

Map

  • Click on the Map to see when and where residential schools operated.
  • Zoom in or out of the map to get a better view.
  • Drag the map across the screen to focus in on a particular region.
  • Mouseover school icons for basic information or click for a full profile.
  • Click on the Timeline tab to expand the timeline.
  • Click on a timeline item for more information.
  • Click on thumbnail photos in the timeline to view profiles.

Textbooks

  • Go forward or back by clicking on the bottom right or left hand corner of the textbook.
  • Navigate through the chapters by clicking on the table of contents.
  • For definitions, click on the dictionary.
  • Navigate through the dictionary by clicking on the bottom right or left hand corners.
  • Click on the close button to return to the textbook.

School

  • Mouseover the school video to display playback controls.
  • Click on thumbnail photos above to view different rooms.

Projector

  • Click on a Survivor names to load their interviews.
  • View the transcript by clicking in the transcript link above the video.
  • Use the scroll bar to view more names.
  • Click on suggested keywords to load them in the search or search based on your own keywords.