Streaming Videos
ON-Core
ON-Core pathfinder for educators - See content by grade level
ON-Core interactive slide - Featuring TJRC staff member Monique!
CBC Curio
Curio provides access to more than 10,000 documentaries, tv shows, podcasts, archival clips, and more. The platform includes resources for every grade level K-12, as well as content in both English and French.
Curio recognizes UGDSB staff and students automatically, so no need to enter a username or password. To access Curio, navigate to the student UGCloud landing page - the site should automatically sign you in.
If you experience any issues using Curio, please contact terryjames.library@ugdsb.on.ca.
Curio pathfinder for educators - See content by grade level
Criterion-on-Demand (Feature Films)
Guidelines for showing videos/films at school
Fair dealing provisions allow teachers to show or stream educational videos, documentaries, movies, podcasts, films, etc. in the classroom as long as the following conditions are met:
The video, film, etc. is being shown for educational purposes.
The "copy was obtained legitimately (e.g. owned, borrowed, rented)...If you are using an audiovisual or sound recording found on the Internet, you may show it in class only if you reasonably think that the copyright holder permitted its use on-line" (Fair Dealing Decision Tool).
Showing films at school for non-educational purposes
To show a film at school in any context other than in the classroom for educational purposes (i.e. fundraiser, movie night, special event), staff have the following options:
Choose a film on ON-Core - access from the student UGCloud landing page.
Choose a film on Criterion - access from Criterion-on-Demand for Educator Access.
If you aren't able to find a film using the above two methods:
Choose a film that is represented by Criterion Pictures (full catalogue searchable here: https://www.criterionpic.com/cpl/qsearch.htx) and is not still in theatres - a legally obtained copy may be shown in this case.
Purchase a public performance license to show a film owned by a staff member, borrowed from the public library, etc. A license must be purchased from ACF prior to showing the film - visit their website to complete a quote request form (choose the option for "Single or Multiple Presentation Licenses").
Subscription services (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, etc.)
Rarely, if ever, can films accessed from a teacher's personal subscription service be shown or streamed in the classroom. “Showing movies from subscription services in the classroom is governed by the terms of the agreement between the subscriber and the subscription service. If the agreement provides that use is limited to ‘personal’ or ‘household’ use, for example, then classroom use is not permitted" (Copyright Matters! 5th edition).