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The History of California Videodisc and CD-ROM

The History of California Videodisc (barcoded Laser Disc, not DVD) is a visual library of 1,759 pictures, 60 film clips, and twelve narrated Overviews, designed to be easy to use in the classroom with your Laser Disc player and barcode reader. The package includes the videodisc, a copy of the History of California Master Guide, with captions, barcodes and image index, and a copy of The History of California CD-ROM. Organized in a unique, flexible format which makes it easy to explore the history of the Golden State from ancient times to the new millennium, and to make presentations. Every image has a descriptive caption (article) at two levels: elementary (fourth or fifth grade) reading level, and adult reading level.

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History of California CD-ROM

History of California Videodisc
and CD-ROM

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Resources In The History of California Videodisc

	The Image Library. This videodisc contains a visual library of 1,759 carefully selected images of California's rich history. In the accompanying Master Guide, each image has captions (articles) written at both the elementary (fourth/fifth grade) and adult/teacher levels. The images include historical events, important people, paintings and other works of art, political cartoons, charts and maps. The content is compatible with leading California history textbooks.
Overviews. These are full-screen, sound-and-image introductions to each of the sections of the videodisc. There are barcodes for each Overview, printed in the Master Guide. Each of these can be used to introduce a major period of California�s history; it can also be used to review a historical period after its study has been completed.
*Video Sequences.* There are 60 motion picture sequences, and again, a barcode for each in the Master Guide. Each can be re viewed and selected for inclusion in any presentation you create. The videos include some of Hollywood's early silent film stars, the 1935 San Diego Exposition, and the building of the Golden Gate Bridge.
The History of California Master Guide is included, containing individual captions (articles) for every one of the 1,759 images, and for each of the 60 film clips. There are 2 sets of the captions; one set contains captions written at elementary reading level, and the other contains captions written at full adult reading level. Just scan the barcode printed above the caption, and the laserdisc player will instantly call the video, the image, or the narrated Overview to the TV screen -- without a computer.
		*Index.* The History of California Master Guide book also contains an extensive index. Students and teachers can use the index to locate items by name, finding just the right item in seconds. It also contains subject headings, such as Agriculture and Mexican Americans, which can be used to prepare illustrated lectures on a wide range of different subjects.
*The accompanying CD-ROM.* Laser Disc technology is durable in the classroom because it is so simple and easy to use. However, a copy of the full History of California CD-ROM is included in the package, with all its many features. The CD-ROM and the laserdisc are designed to be used together or separately.
*Create and print out a barcoded script.* If you are like most teachers, sooner or later you'll explore the accompanying CD-ROM. One of the things you'll discover is that you can use the CD to select items, revise the selected captions onscreen, and then put them in any desired order. You can then print them out as a lecture script, in large type. The script can also include a barcode for each item, to call it from the videodisc to your classroom TV screen.
In addition, the CD-ROM also allows more than 800 of the images to be exported onto your computer's hard drive. You can print these images and use them in *PowerPoint*^� and other computer programs, for non-commercial use within your school classroom. Students may use the images in reports, and teachers can create handouts and even overhead transparencies.
			Students gain EXPERIENCE. This videodisc is not a single-use presentation. Instead, it is an interactive resource, a library from which students can select images and captions to illustrate subjects. Working in groups or as individuals, your students become involved in history by preparing illustrated reports for the classroom TV screen. They gain experience in research, critical thinking, organizing data, and presenting their programs.
Increase student excitement and retention. You can create more student interest with this treasure-trove of California's past, with vivid images, lively film sequences, and narrated overviews. Your students will retain more. Add an extra measure of excitement to your California history classes all year long with this treasure-trove of vivid images, thoroughly researched captions, lively video sequences, and ready-to-use narrated Overviews, all designed for ease of use in your classroom.

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Contents
The History of California Videodisc

When you purchase The History of California Videodisc, images and articles covering all the content areas below are included, plus 60 film clips, and narrated Overviews of time periods. The accompanying CD-ROM adds dozens of historical sound recordings with transcriptions, quizzes at 3 skill levels, a game, pop-up definitions, and presentation-making software.

Section A, The Natural History and Geography of California

Satellite Images and Maps � Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes, Volcanoes � The Land and the Climate � The Coast Region � The Central Valley � California�s Mountain Areas � The Deserts

Section B, Native Californians

The Tribes � The Foods of Native Californians � Homes of Native Californians � Canoes � Money � Women and Children � Dances, Games, Customs

Section C, Spanish Exploration and Colonial History

Christopher Columbus � Explorers Who Followed Columbus � Cort�s and the Maya � Pizarro, De Soto, Coronado � The Spaniards and the Indians � The First Explorations of California � Francis Drake and the Other Early Voyagers Along the California Coast � The First Spanish Missions � The Sacred Expedition and the San Francisco Bay � The Early Mission Period, 1769 Through 1781 � Moving Into the Bay Area � The Later Mission Period, 1782 Through 1817 � The Russians in California

Section D, Mexican California, the Emigrants, War, Independence

California, a Mexican Province � Traders and Trappers � Life in Mexican California � American Emigrants Headed West � California Life in the Mid-19th Century � Texas Becomes Independent; the Mexican War � The Bear Flag Revolt and the American Conquest

Section E, How the Gold Rush Changed California

The Years Just Before the Gold Rush � The Discovery of Gold � The Gold Rush � The Work of Finding Gold � Life in the Diggings � Toward Statehood � The Constitutional Convention � The Early Days of Statehood � The Growing City of San Francisco � Tensions Between Racial and Ethnic Groups � The Californians and the Indians � People and Events, 1848-1859

Section F, The Frontier State, 1860-1890

Agriculture, Fruit Growing, Ranching � Emigrants and Immigrants � Urban Life � Mining � Business, Industry, Labor � Transportation � Politics, Politicians, Courts � Architecture � California�s Many Cultures � Women, Women�s Rights � Writers, Publications � Art and Artists � Schools and Colleges � California�s Natural Beauty � Health and Medicine � People, Places and Events 1860-1890

Section G, The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

Agriculture, Fruit Growing, Ranching � Urban Life � The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake � Business, Industry, Labor � Transportation � Politics, Politicians, Courts � Architecture � California�s Many Cultures � Women, Women�s Rights � Writers, Publications � Art and Artists � Schools and Colleges � California�s Natural Beauty � Science � Wars and Defense � Sports and Recreation � People, Places and Events

Section H, Boom Times, 1921-1929

Agriculture, Fruit Growing, Ranching � Urban Life � Business, Industry, Labor � Motion Pictures � Transportation � Politics, Politicians, Courts � Architecture � California�s Many Cultures � Women, Women�s Rights � Art and Artists � Schools and Colleges � Science � Wars and Defense � Sports and Recreation

Section I, The Depression Years, 1929-1940

People, Places and Events � Agriculture, Fruit Growing, Ranching � Dams and Floods � The Depression � Business, Industry, Labor � Transportation � Politics and Politicians � Architecture � California�s Many Cultures � Writers, Publications � Art and Artists � Science � Sports and Recreation

Section J, World War II

California�s War � Persons to Remember � The Japanese-American Relocation � Agriculture, Dams, Canals � Urban Life � Business and Industry � Motion Pictures, Radio � Writers, Composers, Artists � California�s Many Cultures � Science

Section K, California, a Postwar Mecca

Urban Life � People to Remember � Civil Strife � Business, Industry � Motion Pictures � Politics and Politicians � Writers, Publications � California�s Many Cultures � Schools and Colleges � Musicians, Composers � Wars and Defense � Sports and Recreation

Section L, California Today

Urban Life � Agriculture � The Restless Earth � Business and Industry � Motion Pictures and Television � Musicians � Politics and Politicians � Writers � California�s Many Cultures � Sports and Recreation � Toward the Future

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History of California Master Guide

	One copy of the 408-page History of California Master Guide is included in the package. You may want to purchase additional copies, so that more than one person at a time can explore the resources of the Videodisc. Designed for use with either the Videodisc or the CD-ROM, it contains a written copy of the 1,759 captions (articles) which accompany the images, as well as 60 captions for the film clips. There are two sets of captions (articles); one at a 4th/5th grade reading level, and the other at full adult (teacher/AP) level. The Master Guide also includes suggestions for use and a very thorough index. PowerPoint users often use the Master Guide to locate items quickly, then pull the items directly into their presentations.