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Les écrans et les ados

S1 E27
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2019

The Ontario government has decided to ban cell phones from classrooms in its public schools as of this school year (2019-2020). The Ontario Ministry of Education says it wants students to focus more on learning without distraction. In fact, according to Statistics Canada, only 20% of teens ages 12 to 17 follow the screen time guidelines, which means no more than two hours a day in a recreational manner. The ONfr + team met with students, parents, a teacher and a specialist in the field to find out more...

Levels:
Secondary Grade 11 Grade 10 Grade 12 Grade 9
Subjects:
Canadian and World Studies Français Communication orale French as a Second Language Listening
Skills:
Critical Thinking Self-Directed Learning Global Citizenship and Sustainability
Themes:
Franco-Ontarian Culture Francophonie
French level:
B2: Vantage Independent User (B1 - B2)
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E14 : Les emplois du futur: comment orienter les jeunes?

5min49s
Are today's young people sufficiently prepared for the future? With artificial intelligence and automation on our doorstep, many jobs are doomed to disappear over the next few years. Added to this is an increasingly precarious job market, increasingly specialized trades and a shortage of guidance counselors in schools. Jean…
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E27 : Les écrans et les ados

7min12s
The Ontario government has decided to ban cell phones from classrooms in its public schools as of this school year (2019-2020). The Ontario Ministry of Education says it wants students to focus more on learning without distraction. In fact, according to Statistics Canada, only 20% of teens ages 12 to 17 follow the screen time…
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E34 : Un été d'autrefois au ciné-parc Port Elmsley

4min46s
The Port Elmsley drive-in park in Perth, between Ottawa and Kingston, is the vestige of an era that one would think had passed. However, each summer, thousands of spectators still come to enjoy the unique and communinal experience of outdoor cinema. Survivor of another era, the Port Elmsley Drive-In Theater invites you to relax at…
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E39 : DR FIRMIN MONESTIME, PREMIER MAIRE NOIR CANADIEN

8min39s
Witness to the bloodiest West Indian military regimes, Doctor Firmin Monestime arrived in Canada in 1940 with the firm idea of starting a new life. A dedicated doctor and a fierce politician, Firmin Monestime has later become mayor.
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E41 : En mode détente dans le parc Trinity Bellwoods à Toronto

4min27s
It's summer in the city, it's hot in Trinity Bellwoods Urban Park, located in downtown Toronto, in the neighborhood of the same name, north of Dundas and south of Queen. But for many Toronto residents or visitors, the season is perfect to enjoy the assets of this very popular park. We meet with these lovers of Trinity…
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E45 : Survivre en agriculture: deux visions, une cohabitation

8min20s
In Ontario, the trend in agriculture is to always be bigger. But some farmers want to do things differently, relying on a smaller-scale, value-added crop. How is this cohabitation between small players and mastodons experienced? We bring you to Cache Bay, in the north of the province, where two neighboring farms with a very different…
Levels:
Secondary Grade 11 Grade 10 Grade 12 Grade 9
Subjects:
Canadian and World Studies Français Communication orale French as a Second Language Listening
Skills:
Critical Thinking Self-Directed Learning Global Citizenship and Sustainability
Themes:
Franco-Ontarian Culture Francophonie
French level:
B2: Vantage Independent User (B1 - B2)