http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Mon, 20 May 2013 05:11:43 PDT Mon, 20 May 2013 05:11:43 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=761412 “Health around the world” is a collection of interactive charts about health care and health outcomes around the world. Students can rank over 200 countries in terms of health care spending; life expectancy; birth, death, and fertility rates; and the prevalence of HIV and Tuberculosis. They can select different parts of the world and different time periods. Teachers can use the online tool to introduce a global issue topic in a wide range of classes. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=761285 Supply and demand interaction determining currency exchange rates http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=761294 ״Learn More" media items (more than 60 in all) include carefully screened and selected online media, including videos, PowerPoints, PDFs, podcasts, and articles. These media provide examples and insights from successful professionals to reinforce learning about business communication. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=761312 Demand curve of pound explained http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=758196 More than 75% of Americans will receive tax refunds. Many will spend, save or invest the money. This article discusses four alternatives to spending your refund on gadgets or getaways. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=755454 This submission is a Stand Alone Instructional Resource (StAIR). This StAIR is designed for a high school level economics classes. It is in alignment with the Michigan grade level content expectations for economics. E1.3.1:Law of Supply – Explain the law of supply and analyze the likely change in supply when there are changes in prices of the productive resources (e.g., labor, land, capital including technology), or the profit opportunities available to producers by selling other goods or services, or the number of sellers in a market. E1.3.2:Law of Demand – Explain the law of demand and analyze the likely change in demand when there are changes in prices of the goods or services, availability of alternative (substitute or complementary) goods or services, or changes in the number of buyers in a market created by such things as change in income or availability of credit. The lesson is a great way for students to learn or reinforce prior learning with the concepts of changes in supply vs changes in quantity supplied as well as changes in demand vs changes in quantity demanded. Instead of using just text to illustrate these concepts this StAIR uses numerous graphic illustrations and charts to visually represent the concepts of changes in supply, quantity supplied, demand, and quantity demanded. These concepts are visually illustrated to show how they affect supply and demand curves. A really beneficial aspect of the StAIR is that students are continuously assessed on their understanding of content and must learn one concept before moving on to the next. The StAIR is designed to achieve student mastery of the content and I really love that aspect of the design. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=747509 Brief explanation on capital formation http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=747512 Savers and Borrowers Needs http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=743611 This is a free textbook by BookBoon http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=742004 ¡Maltego Radium (v. 3.3.3) is a penetration testing tool that collects data about organizations, websites, and identities, for awareness of social and technological presence across the Internet. The tool’s interface is highly usable and interactive. The tool enables a deep dive analysis into the interrelationships online, and it extends the “knowability” of electronic identities. This tool enables explorations of emails, telephone numbers, websites, organizations, by offering access to information that would often be “invisible” otherwise. The visual outputs are interactive and include half-a-dozen visualizations in a social network (node-link) format. The presentation will show how to conduct “machines” and “transforms” of a target, how to map the data, and how to analyze it.