Tutorials and Informational Videos Library
The following are some tutorials that help you with learning how to use the tools and features of CPALMS.
General Informational Videos
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CPALMS Overview
Learn what CPALMS has to offer Watch now.
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CPALMS For Current and Future Teachers
Watch this short video to learn what CPALMS has to offer to K-12 teachers. Watch now.
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CPALMS For District/School Administrators
Watch this short video to learn what CPALMS has to offer to K-12 school and district administrators. Watch now.
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CPALMS for Content Specialists
Watch this short video to learn what CPALMS has to offer to district and school content specialists/coaches. Watch now.
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CPALMS for Professional Development Staff
Watch this short video to learn what CPALMS has to offer to district professional development staff. Watch now.
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CPALMS for Teacher Preparation Programs
Watch this short video to learn what CPALMS has to offer to university/college teacher preparation programs. Watch now.
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CPALMS Resource Review Process
Watch this video to learn more about the CPALMS resource review process and what it takes for the resource to be displayed on the website/tools. Watch now.
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What are the Content Complexity Ratings?
Watch this video to learn more about the content complexity ratings found on the standards and how they can be used for instructional purposes. Watch now.
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Model Eliciting Activities (MEAs): What are they?
Watch the video to learn more about MEAs and access hundreds of these STEM Lessons on this page. Watch now.
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Lesson Plan Development Initiative (LPDI): An Introduction
Watch the video on this page to learn more about MEAs and access hundreds of them on this page. Watch now.
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Mathematics Formative Assessment System (MFAS): An Introduction
Watch the video to learn more about MFAS and access hundreds of MFAS tasks on this page. Watch now.
Tutorials: How to Use CPALMS
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CPALMS Overview
Learn what CPALMS has to offer Watch now.
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Browsing/Searching Standards
Learn how to navigate and use the Standards Information and Resources section to learn about the standards and find related information and resources. Watch now.
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Browsing/Searching Course Descriptions
Learn how to browse or search for finding the course descriptions and related information/resources. Watch now.
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Browsing/Searching Resources
Watch this tutorial to help you find high-quality vetted instructional and educational resources. Watch now.
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Browsing/Searching Professional Development Courses
Watch this tutorial to help you find and take online professional development courses on CPALMS. Watch now.
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CPALMS Resource Review Process
Watch this video to learn more about the CPALMS resource review process and what it takes for the resource to be displayed on the website/tools. Watch now.
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What are the Content Complexity Ratings?
Watch this video to learn more about the content complexity ratings found on the standards and how they can be used for instructional purposes. Watch now.
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Model Eliciting Activities (MEAs): What are they?
Watch the video to learn more about MEAs and access hundreds of these STEM Lessons on this page. Watch now.
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Lesson Plan Development Initiative (LPDI): An Introduction
Watch the video on this page to learn more about MEAs and access hundreds of them on this page. Watch now.
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Mathematics Formative Assessment System (MFAS): An Introduction
Watch the video to learn more about MFAS and access hundreds of MFAS tasks on this page. Watch now.
Tutorials: How to Use iCPALMS
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iCPALMS Overview
An overview introduction of iCPALMS. Watch now.
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How to Create an iCPALMS Account
A tutorial that walks you through creating an iCPALMS account. Watch now.
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iCPALMS Notifications Center
Watch this tutorial to learn more about the Notifications Center and how to make the best use of it. Watch now.
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Add Tabs and Apps
A tutorial that walks you through adding tabs and apps to your iCPALMS account. Watch now.
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Professional Development App
Watch this tutorial to help you in using the iCPALMS Professional Development App to find and take online professional development courses available on CPALMS. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP Introduction
This tutorial walks you through using the Curriculum Mapping (CMAP) tool within the planner app. Watch now.
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My Planner - Add a Class
This tutorial walks you through adding a class that is the first step in using the planner app. Watch now.
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My Planner - The CMAP Interface
This tutorial walks you through using the interface of the Curriculum Mapping (CMAP) tool in the planner app. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP Settings
Learn how to use CMAP Settings to view or modify your class’s information, duration, and alignment. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP Adding Timeline Items
This tutorial walks you through adding CMAP items to the timeline. Watch now.
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My Planner – CMAP - Add and Customize Rows
Learn to customize existing rows and add new rows that allow you to manually or automatically add new timeline items. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP My Schedule
This tutorial helps you build a classroom CMAP schedule utilizing that is preloaded with your district calendars. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP – Jump to Session Tool
Learn how to use the Jump to Session tool to instantly locate sessions based on Topic, Grading Period, Session number, or Date. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP - Document Viewer
Learn how to use the CMAP Document Viewer to summarize, export, or print selected sessions and rows from your CMAP. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP – Delete Tool and History Tool
Learn how to use the Delete tool to remove unwanted items from your CMAP and the History Tool to undo or redo actions during the current session. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP – Calendar Breaks Tool
Use the CMAP Calendar Breaks tool to view and manage breaks in your school calendar directly on your CMAP. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP – Importing Tool
Import the rows and timeline items from another map into your CMAP. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP – Exporting
Export your CMAP in .cmap format to import and edit in the future, or in Word format for easier reading. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP – Sharing via URL
Use Sharing via URL so other CPALMS-registered educators can view and edit a copy of your CMAP. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP – Sharing Locking
Use the CMAP Share Locking tool to lock items on maps you share with others. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP – Collaboration
Learn how to add, manage, and work with collaborators on your CMAP. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP – Add Student Assignments
Learn how to add student assignments and how to track submissions or student tutorial completions. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP – Class Sites
Learn how to create a class site to share resources, assignments, and information with your students and parents. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP – Class Sites Parent Accounts
Learn how to create and manage a parent account to use with CMAP Class Sites. Watch now.
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My Planner - CMAP – Class Sites Student Accounts
Learn how to create and manage a student account to use with CMAP Class Sites. Watch now.
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My Resources - Overview
This tutorial demonstrates an overview of the "My resources" app. Watch now.
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My Resources - Submit a Lesson
Learn how to create and submit resources (in particular lesson plans) within iCPALMS and using the "My Resources" app. Watch now.
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My Resources - Submit an External Resource (Web Address)
Learn how to create and submit URLs to external resources within iCPALMS and using the "My Resources" app. Watch now.
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My Resources - File Upload Tool
Learn how to create and submit a resource using the file upload tool in the "My Resources" app within iCPALMS. Watch now.
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Resource Center - Formative Assessment Tool
Learn how to create and submit a formative assessment task and rubric in iCPALMS. Watch now.
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Resource Center - Mobile App Tool
Learn how to submit a resource that is a mobile App using this tool in iCPALMS. Watch now.
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Resource Reviewer
This tutorial provides an overview of the "Resource Reviewer" app and how reviewers can use it to review resources within iCPALMS. Watch now.
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Course Request App
This tutorial how to use the course request submission app for districts to submit requests to add new courses on the FLDOE's Course Code Directory. Watch now.
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Course Request - Reviewer App
This tutorial demonstrates how a course request reviewer will use the reviewer app to review course requests made tot he Florida Department of Education. Watch now.
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Accessibility Testing
A series of three tutorials showing how to test and fix documents to be accessible and ADA compliant using Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat. Watch now.
