http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 21:11:19 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 21:11:19 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=80044 An on-line curriculum guide that explains the development of maritime technologies and the principal voyages from ancient times to Captain Cook's 1768 voyage to the South Pacific. Though attention is given to some early non-Western accomplishments, the main focus is on European voyages from the Viking era through the 18th century. The site includes a list of activities for teachers and studentsto supplement the explanatory texts. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=79466 A six-unit online tutorial to start a beginning history student in topic selection, topic survey, and basic research strategies. Information literacy standards are used in the teaching of selection, use, and evaluation of resources. Each unit is accompanied by a quiz to reinforce learning. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75285 This richly illustrated (yet quickly loading) tutorial from the Applied History Research Group at the University of Calgary guides users through the European voyages of exploration and conquest in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Focusing on Spain and Portugal, the site explores the economic, political, and cultural factors that sustained and advanced exploration." http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=91377 This interactive site uses the sensational 19th century ax murderer Lizzie Borden as a focus to teach students how to search primary materials to clues about what happened in the past and how these need to be given a coherent framework in some sort of story that not only explains the local meaning of events but reflects some broader social or historical significance. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80045 The End of Europe's Middle Ages is designed to assist those students engaged in Renaissance, Reformation and Early Modern studies who lack a background in medieval European history. The site provides a brief overview of the conditions at the end of Europe's Middle Ages, summarizing the economic, political, religious and intellectual environment of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries to furnish a baseline against which the vast changes of the following centuries may be measured. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80052 This is not so much a unified website as a number of interlinked BBC history sites dealing with different aspects of industrialization --primarily in Britain (where it is spelled as "industrialisation״). The site is thus more conducive to exploring various themes in the history of industrialization than to obtaining a systematic overview of the topic. And the themes deal more with the technical and material side of industrialization than with its economic and social effects. But the site contains many interactive animations and game-like features that would hold the interest of a younger audience. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=79453 This self-taught course introduces students to South African politics and political history using internet-based resources. Students can develop research skills using the web through simple web-based exercises. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86191 The White house website (http://www.whitehouse.gov) is a site for various political issues such as education and national security. It also has news on current events and press briefings, and major speeches. It is the place for the latest and past news concerning the United States. A person can learn about all the past presidents and the first ladies. It can take you to the traditional White House events such as the annual Easter egg roll. There is no cost to the site and it is fun for all ages especially the high school students who are doing projects for their US history class. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=82510 An overview of the Tudor period of England, this site, which is part of the Tudor History web ring, focuses primarily on the monarchy with its wars and politics. But it includes material on some other aspects from food to music and architecture. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=287086 Discusses health disparities between Black and white Americans, including origins, current statistics (2007), and ways the disparities may be addressed. Written from a nursing perspective, but applicable to many subject areas.