Below are links to documents or online resources that provide support materials for CalSNAP as well as the content providers of digital resources found within. General support materials for CalSNAP are listed at the top followed by support for Premium Content providers (subscription services), then State Funded Content (paid for through the State budget), and finally Partner Content providers (free open educational resources). The State Funded and Partner Content sections are organized alphabetically by the provider name.

 

• Login and Usage Basics: PDF document with login and basic searching instructions.
• Resource Lists: PDF document with instructions on creating, editing, and sharing resource lists. Resource lists are collections that contain links to specific resources (video, audio, images, articles, ebooks, etc) from the various content providers found in CalSNAP.
• CalSNAP User Guide: Online user guide.

 

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Premium Content

Premium content includes subscription resources included in your membership and those that are available as an add-on for an additional fee. Resources included in your membership are listed first. Those available as an add-on are indicated and listed next.

• CaliforniaStreaming User Guide - Online support guide
   

 Grolier Online

• Grolier Online Meets Common Core State Standards: PDF document summarizing some of the ways that Grolier Online aligns to the standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects.
   

 (Add-on Service)

• Learning with BrainPOP: BrainPOP 101 - Video overview of BrainPOP and its features
• BrainPOP Educators - Resources to support educators (lesson plans, webinars, and more
  • BrainPOP Getting Started Guide - BrainPOP page with link to PDF document containing basic information on starting with BrainPOP
  • Tools and Features Support
  • BrainPOP Webinars
  • Grade Level Pacing Guides
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • BrainPOP and the Common Core State Standards - BrainPOP webpage with collection of videos and support resources explaining how BrainPOP aligns to Common Core. Also links to their blog containing additional ideas.
• Tours - BrainPOP - Video overviews and tours of BrainPOP resources.
• Social Emotional Learning - From movies on mindfulness, conflict resolution, determination, and more to activities like coding an anti-bullying campaign, BrainPOP provides a range of opportunities that address CASEL’s five competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making.

 

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State Funded Content

CalSNAP provides access to additional high quality resources purchased by the State of California for all K-12 public school teachers and students. Some of these vendors have also agreed to provide access to all students (public, private, and charter) in the state.

• Britannica Learning Zone - The Britannica Leaming Zone offers an engaging online tool for early-childhood learning, covering letters, words, numbers, time, sound, geography, and more. This activity-centered learning environment- created for Pre-Kindergarten through 2nd grade-supports classroom curriculum and helps students build technology skills.
• Britannica School Tutorials - Vimeo channel containing 10 videos on using Britannica School
• California Webinars - Vimeo channel with recordings of webinars for California educators
• Britannica Escolar Tutorials - Training video for Britannica Escolar on Vimeo
• Classroom Materials
• Training Materials
• Britannica School Professional Development - Webpage with links to sign up for one-hour online training sessions.
   

• California K12: Teacher/Librarian Resources - Webpage with descriptions of databases provided through the California State Library purchase along with guides, videos and presentations to support each of the products.
• California K-12 for Students: Home - Webpage support materials that can be used with students.
   

• Interactive Tutorial
• Video Tutorials
• Instructional Uses
• Professional Development

 

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Partner Content

CalSNAP includes additional high quality resources from a growing list of open content providers.

• CK-12 Help Center

 

• Teaching Materials - Classroom tested lessons created by teachers from the 18 countries (most of them are in English), which can be downloaded and adapted. 

 

• Getting Started: DocsTeach page to introduce you to features and resources available. Also includes links to additional PDF worksheets that can be used in document analysis.
• Guide to Creating Your DocsTeach Activity: PDF document to guide you in creating your own activities.
• DocsTeach.org - National Archives: National Archives web article about the activity tools in DocsTeach.

 

• Teaching Strategies - Student-centered teaching strategies designed to strengthen student literacy skills, nurture critical thinking, and create a respectful classroom climate. These strrategies can be implemented with any academic content.
• Professional Development Calendar - Calendar of professional development opportunities available from Facing History and Ourselved for educators.

 

• Introduction to Using Khan Academy in the Classroom - A brief description of the four most common Khan Academy implementation models used by teachers.

 

• Teacher's Guides and Analysis Tool - Library of Congress page containing teacher guides for analyzing primary sources and student analysis tools for printed texts, manuscripts, maps, motion pictures, oral histories, photographs and prints, political cartoons, sheet music and song sheets, and sound recordings.
• Classroom Materials - Created by teachers for teachers, these ready-to-use materials provide easy ways to incorporate the Library’s unparalleled primary sources into instruction.
• Professional Development Videos - Explore a growing collection of short videos released by the Library of Congress to build awareness about Library materials as well as explain and model teaching strategies for using primary sources in the classroom.

 

• About Pics4Learning - Information about the source of images, image use policy, and the history of Pics4Learning.
• Pics4Learning Lessons - Creative Educator lessons that include ideas for using images from Pics4Learning along with other Tech4Learning technology tools.

 

Project Gutenberg

• 8 tips and tricks to get the most of Project Gutenberg - Simple guide on hot to make the most of the public domain ebooks on the Project Gutenberg website.
• Project Gutenberg -- download & transfer a book - YouTube video on how to download and transfer a book on Windows to a Nook or Kindle eReader from the State Library of Kansas

 

• Help Center - Help page with links to assist with navigation and use of tools. Also contains links for teachers on how to incorporate Smithsonian resources in the classroom.

 

• Overview of Storynory - Page on the Storynory website that contains information about what you can find in Storynory, help and FAQs, as well as news and information about Storynory.