The new educational portal allows educators to access CBC’s wide-breadth of high-quality content for in classroom learning
CBC/Radio-Canada is breaking new ground with the launch of Canada’s largest Canadian educational content portal, Curio. The new web portal allows instructors at all levels - elementary, secondary and postsecondary - to stream highly relevant video and audio content in classrooms to support their teaching.
Click here to learn more about Curio.ca
Boasting an enhanced library containing thousands of media files, Curio will allow students to learn about today’s topical issues through CBC/Radio-Canada’s most popular programs, hosted by some of the country’s most celebrated radio and television personalities - from GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS TONIGHT, THE NATURE OF THINGS with David Suzuki, to ENQUÊTE with Alain Gravel. Students will also cross paths with prominent CBC personalities including Peter Mansbridge, Arlene Dickinson, Céline Galipeau, Charles Tisseyre, and many more.
The user-friendly platform organizes its wealth of content into seven main subject categories - Arts, Business, Education, Health, History and Geography, Science, and Social Sciences - with each subject divided into subcategories to help users easily find a relevant file. An intuitive interface also allows users to search for content by age group, subject matter, and format (audio, video, etc.).
“CBC/Radio-Canadais proud to offer this new educational resource for Canadian educators and students,” said Neil McEneaney, interim executive vice-president of English services, CBC. “Curio allows students to tap intoCBC/Radio-Canada’s extensive network of quality produced content to help them better understand the world. This trailblazing resource has allowedCBC/Radio-Canadato reach new heights in fulfilling its mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain the nation.”
Curio can be easily incorporated into school and teaching institution portals, and contains no advertising. Content can be accessed on multiple platforms including desktops and tablets running iOS, Windows and Android operating systems. By subscribing, schools give their students access to the general educational catalogue and the basic subject categories (at $1 or less per student based on a minimum of a thousand students). Additional specialized channels are also available, such as one devoted to major news stories.
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About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. The Corporation is a leader in reaching Canadians on new platforms and delivers a comprehensive range of radio, television, internet, and satellite-based services. Deeply rooted in the regions, CBC/Radio-Canada is the only domestic broadcaster to offer diverse regional and cultural perspectives in English, French and eight Aboriginal languages.
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For more information, please contact:
Cathleen Saville, publicist,CBC
416.205.7976
