FAQ
Killer Snails Accounts is used to connect you, your class, and our products.
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Purchasing
Visiting www.killersnails.com is the easiest way to purchase products. Our digital products and our card games are available here.
While some of our apps are free, to access additional content you will need to purchase seats for our experiences using a Killer Snails Account. That account can create a personal or classroom experience.
How do I buy a single seat subscription?
- Single seats subscriptions can be purchased directly from www.killersnails.com. When you complete the order, you have the option of creating a Killer Snails Account with the email used to make your purchase. If your email is tied to a Killer Snails Account already, you can add seats directly to your account when purchasing. You also have the option of using the Order ID for your purchase to add seats to any Killer Snails Account.
How do I buy multiple seat subscriptions?
- Multiple seat subscriptions can be purchased the same way as the single seat subscriptions above. If you are looking to purchase for more than one classroom (~25+ seats), please contact us by our Contact Form.
Please contact us by our Contact Form
Please send your purchase order to info@killersnails.com.
Using www.killersnails.com you can pay via credit card, PayPal, GPay. You may also pay us by passenger pigeon or any other monetary means...
You can download our W9 here
Yes, here are a few grants that can be used:
- Bank of America Foundation — This foundation funds education with an emphasis on K-12, including after-school programs, early childhood development, English as a second language, financial literacy and youth mentoring programs.
- Computers for Learning — This program donates surplus federal computer equipment to schools and educational non-profits, giving special consideration to those with the greatest need.
- George Lucas Educational Foundation — Although not a source for funding, this sites contains a myriad of sites and sources of information about grants.
- Grants Information Collection — The University of Wisconsin maintains a comprehensive site with grant resources.
- Killer Snails is under contract with BOCES affiliated institutions - check with your BOCES!
Killer Snails Accounts Management
If you log into Killer Snails Account, look for the logo of the experience you wish to make a class for, and click on next to it. You will be prompted to choose if you wish to use Google Classrooms or not. If you select yes, you can import your existing Google Classes here, and if you select no, you can enter a name for your class, create a password, and click on to create a class.
You can manage your classes by logging in to your Killer Snails Account. You will be able to remove or add students to existing classes, delete classes, download student answers, or create new classes.
When you log into your Killer Snails Account, click on the class to get a list of students. If a student has logged into their account, you will see next to their email address. If not, then they will have a next to their email.
To remove students from a class, log into your Killer Snails Account and select the class in which you want to remove your student. Click on the . You will be asked to confirm the deletion. If the student had started working in the class, the seat will not be returned.
If you log into Killer Snails Account, and click on your class, you will be able to add students to an existing class by clicking the button. Fill out their information and click on the button.
If a student is removed from a class, and is not enrolled in any other Killer Snails classes, then their data will be deleted from our database, in accordance with FERPA guidelines.
Following FERPA guidelines, once the subscription ends, all data will be deleted within 45 days of the contract ending. Upon request, Killer Snails can provide a spreadsheet of de-identified student responses for teachers.
Using Your Killer Snails Accounts
To access Killer Snails Account, you will need a computer or mobile device with a current web browser with Javascript and Cookies enabled. We recommend recent versions of Chrome or Safari.
NOTE: Safari 9 or less and all versions of Internet Explorer are NOT supported.
1 Mbps or better (broadband recommended). VR devices will need internet access via Wi-fi in order to connect to Killer Snails Accounts and the product being used.
You can create an account at Killer Snails Account register page. Fill out the information and click on “Register”. Once complete, you will receive an email to verify your account.
To reset your password, you will need to log out of Killer Snails Account, and follow the link to Killer Snails Account forgot password page. Enter your email, and you will be sent a link to change your password.
All account information is stored in a database and is encrypted.
Emails are used for log-in purposes only. Only teachers that have added students to their classes will be able to see the email addresses of their students. Emails will not be used for any marketing purposes.
Your email will be used as the username for you to log into Killer Snails Accounts or any product that uses a Killer Snails Accounts login, like BioDive’s Digital Journal. The accounts are linked to individual emails so if students move they can keep their account.
Please check with your school or district’s IT department to ensure that they unblock the following domain:
killersnails.com
They should not limit it to just the www prefix (ie: www.killersnails.com) since other subdomains will also be accessed by different products. For instance, to login to Killer Snails Account, you will need access to accounts.killersnails.com. For BioDive, you will also need access to biodive.killersnails.com. For WaterWays, you will also need access to waterways.killersnails.com.
We would be happy to speak with your IT department to help assist with this process- please contact us at info@killersnails.com
Standards Alignment
BioDive is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. You can view the BioDive Lesson Plan (middle school) or BioDive Lesson Plan (high school) for more details on which standards are addressed.
WaterWays is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards:
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Connections to Excellence in Environmental Education - Guidelines for Learning (K-12)
- Strand 1 (Analysis and Interpretation Skills): A, B, C, E, F, G
- Strand 2 (Environmental Processes and Systems): 2.1 A, B. 2.2 A, C, D. 2.3 A, B, D, 2.4 A, E
- Strand 3 (Skills for Understanding and Addressing Environmental Issues): 3.1 A, B, C, 3.2 A, B, C, D
- Strand 4 (Personal and Civic Responsibility): B, C
Still have questions?
If you still have questions, please feel free to contact us on our Contact page