http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 04:29:57 PDT Sun, 19 May 2013 04:29:57 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=90754 This site offers "a collection of sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century." The collection is categorized by First-Person Narratives of the American South, a Library of Southern Literature, North American Slave Narratives, The Southern Homefront, 1861-1865 and The Church in the Southern Black Community. The collection can be searched by subject, author or title. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80241 "This web site is designed to assist teachers of middle grades and secondary level history and social science programs in their handling of religion as curricular subject matter." Through a series of four online, self-paced lessons, current and future primary and secondary teachers can learn to be more sensitive to the religious diversity they will find in their classrooms. Lessons include presention of information, reflective exercises and self-quizzes. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=385765 Virtual teams are teams of people who primarily interact electronically and who may meet face-to-face occasionally. Examples of virtual teams include a team of people working at different geographic sites and a project team whose members telecommute. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=79749 This online collection is maintained on the website of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. It contains digitized visual images and sounds of Africa contributed over the years to the African Studies Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These digital files are stored in an accessible database and provided for personal use or educational presentations. The project was developed through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The completion date was March 1, 2000, at which time the site contained in its searchable database the digital representations of more than 3000 slides, 500 photographs, and 50 hours of sound from forty-five different countries. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75342 This site creates an environment where anyone can explore the mythical hero structure described by Joseph Campbell and also create a story . http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77756 Website for an introduction to the academic study of world religions http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83089 A collection of instructional strategies to promote active learning in the classroom on topics related to a variety of religions. Activities are indexed according to religion, cognitive skills, learning styles, multiple intelligences. Many activity ideas are easily modified to suit other disciplines, suggestions are made for each activity. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77400 Although the Medieval Sourcebook has now become a part of ORB (the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies), it is often treated separately and still deserves its own listing. It contains thousands of primary documents from the Middle Ages (excerpts and full texts), as well as maps, secondary sources, links to course syllabi, and links to other academic resource sites. There are special sections for "Saints Lives," "Medieval Legal History," etc. The site is searchable. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78791 A really COOL, multi-media, interactive site focused on creation myths from various of the world's cultures. An award winning site.״The Big Myth is a new experimental learning module designed for use in European primary school classrooms. It is a sociology textbook for the comparative study of world creation mythology. The myths are told using Flash animation and are accompanied by an overview of the culture, the pantheon of the gods and a series of exercises based on that culture. The Big Myth combines the internet and Flash animation as a presentational medium with a highly progressive group learning method known as complex instruction. Teachers are advised to start in the teacher's section for more complete instructions. The Big Myth consists of the Mythology section, Links and Bibliography for further research, a Write Your Own Creation Myth section for students, the Teacher's Guide and a Discussion Forum where an off-line debate is held over the material.״A more extensive version of this site is available for purchase on CDWatch the interview with the creator of the Big Myth, Fiona Passantino: " target=״_blank״>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvC9FhOOqi4 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78790 Probably the most extensive single site on the Internet for sacred texts from all sorts of religions, including not only the great world religions but also ancient and indigenous traditions and "mystery" religions."This site is a freely available non-profit archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics. Texts are presented in English translation and, in some cases, in the original language."(most material at this site is in the public domainh but some of it may be copyright by site author)