http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 01:52:37 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 01:52:37 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=274655 This resource offers advice on how to avoid plagiarism. It contains the following sections: 1. Overview and Contradictions 2. Is It Plagiarism Yet? 3. Safe Practices 4. Safe Practices: An Exercise 5. Best Practices for Teachers http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=219946 On this site are often stunning photos on a wide variety of topics.  Users can create their own slide shows comprised of a sequence of up to 10 slides.  They can save and edit them. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=515824 We use the WWW for so many things today--information, communication, collaboration. This little booklet, by the Google Chrome Team, is a guide for people who want to understand the basics about the browser and the WWW. It serves as a look at the Internet, the backbone on which the Web depends. Then it looks at modern uses of the web through cloud computing and web apps. The building blocks of web pages like HTML and JavaScript are introduced as well as features in the modern browser that make it safer. Finally, there's a look ahead at how the Web is likely to continue to develop. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=498228 This site provides an index of free eBooks grouped into 34 categories including: Business, Database, Graphic Design, Hardware, Internet, Web Development, Programming, Engineering, Magazine, Personalit. Links are provided to the original sites so eBooks can be downloaded. Popular choices and new updates are indicated in each group. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=671433 This site from Google provides lesson plans on three levels, beginner, intermediate, advanced, as well as a daily search challenge. Topics include: Picking the right search terms, Understanding search results, Narrowing a search to get the best results, Searching for evidence for research tasks, and Evaluating credibility of sources. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=650808 This website presents videos by great educators and facilitates the incorporation of these videos in lessons. A "flip" button gives visitors the opportuntiy to develop customized lessons which may include context, quizzes, and follow-up suggestions. The resulting lesson can then be shared with everyone or simply with their students. There is also the opportunity to see if students completed the lesson. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=274610 This tutorial explores plagiarism and related matters with case examples and positive strategies you can use to improve your academic efforts and avoid committing an academic offense. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=497056 What does art add to your life? This project, by the Australia Council for the Arts, asks visitors to create their own 3-dimensional "art-cube״, containing elements of their own personal history through images, video, and audio. The goal of the project is create Australia's largest collaborative digital story, and the results so far are quite impressive. Visitors can scroll over each cube to learn about different people's experiences and understanding of what art is, and as a whole, it's quite remarkable. Moving along, visitors can also make their way through a complete listing of all the cubes submitted thus far, and they can also learn about the whole art cube making process.