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Digital_Resources_for_Supporting_Frecnch_Instruction_Elementary_Secondary
Digital_Resources_for_Supporting_Frecnch_Instruction_Elementary_Secondary
This document contains Part A-VLC, B-D2l, and C-FSL Resources from G. Landriault
PART A: French Resources Available through the Virtual Learning Commons (VLC)
Quick Links:
Digital Resources & Subject Guides for Grades 1-8 French: https://vlc.ucdsb.ca/az.php?s=26945
Digital Resources & Subject Guides for Grades 9-12 French: https://vlc.ucdsb.ca/az.php?s=27431
Note: all/most information and research databases are both French & English
➢ All information databases provide for FR/EN through the ‘translate’ function.
➢ All encyclopedia and atlas links provide text in both FR/EN (select language on website)
➢ PowerKnowledge Science Suite databases (Gr 3-8) provide a French audio/read aloud capability.
eBooks/Audiobooks
Sora – eBook & Audiobook collection for K-12 and professional collection; contains over 180 French ebooks &
audiobooks covering all grades/ages [UCDSB Subscription]
Big Timber Indigenous eBooks (French) - Gr3-8 French-language eBooks. Includes the series: 'La communauté' and 'La
vie autochtone au Canada : au passé, au présent et au futur' [UCDSB Subscription]
Video Streaming
Curio.ca - Branche tes méninges : Reportages et documentaires télévisuels et radiophoniques. Portail Web produit par
Radio-Canada regroupant des reportages, des documentaires télévisuels et radiophoniques ainsi que des documents
d'archives disponibles en diffusion en continu (streaming) sans pause publicitaire. [UCDSB Subscription]
ON-Core : Core Curriculum On-Demand - Streaming and downloadable video, 100% Canadian and aligned to the Ontario
Curriculum. [UCDSB Subscription]
IDÉLLO - video-based educational tool, which enables you to search for educational videos including transcripts & links
to complementary resources. You can search by FSL reading level, skill type, subject, and more! Simply create your FREE
ACCOUNT and start saving & sharing your videos with students, parents & co-workers. [FREE]
Learn360 - targeted curriculum support from a variety of educational video producers such as TVO, Nelvana,
PBS,National Geographic, Standard Deviants, Slim Goodbody, Sunburst Media, and others. The service includes
thousands of educational videos, video clips, newsreels, audio and video files, and still images. All of the full-length
videos and video clips are aligned to Provincial standards. [MoE/UCDSB Subscription]
Information Databases, Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
L'Encyclopédie canadienne - Une ressource en ligne bilingue et gratuite, et la seule encyclopédie nationale établie de
son genre au monde, offre la plus grande collection d’articles précis, continuellement mis à jour et axés sur l’histoire et
la culture canadienne. [FREE]
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada - FR/EN Reference maps of Indigenous Canada, information and historical photos
on Truth and Reconciliation, First Nations, Metis & Inuit Peoples, as well a glossary of common Indigenous terms. [FREE]
Gale/Nelson Information Databases – FR/EN+ , 30 research & inquiry databases covering the Ontario curriculum Gr3-12
including SHSM [UCDSB Subscription]
Science & Health Databases – FR/EN+, 6 science databases aligned with Ontario curriculum for Gr3-12, Teen health &
wellness database (Gr8-12) [UCDSB Subscription]
• Grade 1-3 : French Social Studies The VLC also offers Websites (curated)
• Grade 1-3: French For an extensive list of these websites, please
• Grade 4-6: French see PART C: Digital French Resources: List
provided by Gina Laudriault’
• Grade 4: French Social Studies
Teacher Resources
• Teacher Resources
PART B: Resources Available While Using Brightspace by D2L
Note 1: In order to use these resources or the content listed below, you need to ask your TeLT contact
(connie.boros@ucdsb.on.c) to download them into your D2L course.
Note 2: You can preview the available content by going to the D2L homepage and scrolling until you see the “Preview
Ministry (TELO) Courses” widget. It will allow you to access the Ministry site which lists available content and the ability
to preview part of the content of each resource:
-FSL Toolkit- Listening, speaking, writing & reading activities created for the Elementary audience (Grades 4-8)
-Other Secondary courses in French: CHV2OI/GLC2OI (Civics and Careers ½ credit courses), CGF3MI (Forces de la
nature), HSB4UI (Société et changement social), PPL1OF (Vie active et saine-locally developed)
Other Item:
D2L Portfolio does work with French prompts if the language settings on the device you are using are switched to
French.
You can also access the recorded webinar created by the Distance Learning team. It is under the D2L Training Videos in
the ‘Microsoft and D2L Training’ channel in the UCDSB Teams Distance Learning Staff Portal. For your convenience, here
is the LINK.
Portfolio resources can be found on the D2L homepage. Scroll down to the Announcement and check out the links
provided:
PART C: Digital French Resources: List provided by Gina Landriault
Magazines éducatifs en Magazines éducatifs en ligne (7-10 années) - Sept modules Magazine numérique pour
ligne du CFORP pour les 4 du CFORP pour les 4 à 8 ans. composés d’un jeu-questionnaire qui ados.
à 8 ans. portent sur les thèmes suivants :
données numériques, identité
numérique, littératie numérique,
transactions numériques, éthique du
numérique, dépendance au
numérique et discrimination
numérique.
https://www.onf.ca/ https://www.onf.ca/ https://www.onf.ca/ https://www.onf.ca/
Streaming videos on issues Streaming videos on issues of Streaming videos on issues of global Streaming videos on
of global importance from a global importance from a importance from a Canadian issues of global
Canadian perspective Canadian perspective perspective including documentaries, importance from a
including documentaries, including documentaries, animations, experimental films, fiction Canadian perspective
animations, experimental animations, experimental films, and interactive works for K-12 including documentaries,
films, fiction and interactive fiction and interactive works for Canadian curriculum, critical thinking, animations, experimental
works for K-12 Canadian K-12 Canadian curriculum, and student engagement. films, fiction and
curriculum, critical thinking, critical thinking, and student interactive works for K-12
and student engagement. engagement. Canadian curriculum,
critical thinking, and
student engagement.
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éducative audiovisuelle par audiovisuelle par abonnement, plateforme éducative
Curio.ca est une plateforme
abonnement, destinée aux destinée aux institutions scolaires du audiovisuelle par
éducative audiovisuelle par institutions scolaires du niveau niveau primaire au postsecondaire au abonnement, destinée
primaire au postsecondaire au Canada. Vous pouvez aux institutions scolaires
abonnement, destinée aux
Canada. Vous pouvez exceptionnellement accéder aux du niveau primaire au
institutions scolaires du exceptionnellement accéder milliers de reportages, postsecondaire au
aux milliers de reportages, documentaires, contenus audio ainsi Canada. Vous pouvez
niveau primaire au
documentaires, contenus qu’à des archives de Radio-Canada exceptionnellement
postsecondaire au Canada. audio ainsi qu’à des archives et de CBC dès maintenant. accéder aux milliers de
de Radio-Canada et de CBC reportages,
Vous pouvez dès maintenant. documentaires, contenus
exceptionnellement accéder audio ainsi qu’à des
archives de Radio-
aux milliers de reportages, Canada et de CBC dès
documentaires, contenus maintenant.
audio ainsi qu’à des
archives de Radio-Canada
et de CBC dès maintenant.
https://lalilo.com/?language=f https://www.lesplan.com/fr/telec https://www.lesplan.com/fr/telecharger- https://www.lesplan.com/fr
r harger-gratuitement - French gratuitement - French current events /telecharger-gratuitement -
current events (some free (some free articles) – need to buy a one French current events (some
Good for phonics and building articles) – need to buy a one year year subscription to access all 8 free articles) need to buy a
subscription to access all 8 publications one year subscription to
blocks of reading. publications access all 8 publications
This website is great for all (3-6 années) - Sept modules (3-6 années) - Sept modules
ages: it tells a story, in French, composés d’un jeu- composés d’un jeu-questionnaire qui
but S L O W L Y… with images questionnaire qui portent sur portent sur les thèmes suivants :
or a video. Easy to les thèmes suivants : données données numériques, identité
understand, and children will numériques, identité numérique, littératie numérique,
build vocabulary while having numérique, littératie transactions numériques, éthique du
fun! numérique, transactions numérique, dépendance au
numériques, éthique du numérique et discrimination
numérique, dépendance au numérique.
numérique et discrimination
numérique.
https://www.onf.ca/ https://www.idello.org/fr https://www.tfo.org/fr/univ
ers/on-fete-ensemble
Streaming videos on issues of Banque de ressources vidéo du
global importance from a groupe TFO. On met en vedette de
Canadian perspective jeunes Néo-Canadiens, alors
including documentaries, qu’ils s’apprêtent à prendre
animations, experimental films, part à une célébration
fiction and interactive works for propre au pays dont eux ou
K-12 Canadian curriculum, leurs parents sont
critical thinking, and student
originaires. Pour l’occasion,
engagement.
ils ont décidé d’inviter un
ami à se joindre à eux,
question de lui faire
découvrir sa culture
d’origine.