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ISBN 0-923805-25-7
The History of California CD-ROM The History of California CD-ROM is a new, special visual library covering the history of the Golden State from ancient times to the new millennium. The CD-ROM gives students and teachers the tools to create presentations on all aspects of the state's history, with built-in presentation-making software and the right to incorporate images in presentations created with PowerPoint® and other products. Every image has a descriptive caption at two reading levels: fourth-grade reading level, or full adult. Along with the images, there are narrated Overviews of time periods, film clips, maps and sound recordings, all organized in a unique, flexible format. Select one of the following topics:
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This visual library makes it easy to explore California’s history from ancient times to the present, and to create classroom presentations. Here are some of its features. The Image Library contains 1,759 images. Each image has captions at both the elementary and regular levels. Included are people, places, events, cartoons, works of art, and many maps and charts.  Twelve narrated Overviews can be played on the computer screen. Each
one introduces a major period in the history of California.
60 motion picture sequences, including such items as the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, and Disneyland in the 1950s, can be played on the computer screen or selected for a presentation on the classroom TV. Sound Bytes let you and your students hear original recordings of
California people and events. Along with reading about The Grapes of Wrath,
for The Historipix Game lets students have fun while being tested on what they’ve learned and what they’ve seen.  The Electronic Index is used to locate items by name. It also contains
subject headings, such as Paintings, Transportation, and Agriculture, which can
be used to prepare presentations on different subjects.
More than 800 of the images may be exported. 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. Printing out a lecture script. After you have selected images to be used in an illustrated lecture, you can make whatever changes you want in their captions, sort them, and then print the captions as a lecture script, in large type. If you wish, you can also include a barcode for each caption, to call its image to the classroom TV screen using the videodisc. ————— Table of Contents —————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 CaliforniansThe 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 · Cortés 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 CaliforniaThe 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, 1860-1890Agriculture, 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, 1890-1920Agriculture, 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, 1921-1929Agriculture, 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, 1929-1940People, 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 IICalifornia’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 MeccaUrban 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 TodayUrban 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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example, students can hear John Steinbeck talk about the 1930s migration of
dust bowl refugees to California.
Importing provides a simple way to add your own digitized images to a
presentation on the computer screen.
