http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 05:31:14 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 05:31:14 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=87716 Information literacy standards for higher education were developed by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Standards Committee of the American Library Association (ALA). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87987 Collection of technical and instructional support topics both for instructors and for students. Includes: student orientation unit, enrolling students, HTML, links, downloading files, academic integrity and more. D2L is an online courseware management system. (Please note that some material is specific to the institution.) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87717 This is a public educational resource. This excellent web site provides various guides for college students. Topics include studying, reading, classroom participation, writing, math and science skills. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77936 This site provides free access to articles, resources and web site tools. Features a Web Design Guide, a Web Promotion Guide, Flash and ASP, Interactive Web Products, and a Simple Dynamic HTML (DHTML) guide. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=293413 The Educational Technology Textbook is an open source textbook that may be used to supplement or replace texts currently in use by many of today's teacher education programs. It addresses technology for meaningful learning, information literacy, and issues in educational technology. Furthermore, it addresses the importance of technology literacy, choosing and evaluating technology resources, and the use of technology for meaningful learning in new methods. The textbook also discusses the ethical, social, and legal issues in educational technology. Each section is supplemented with key terms, related websites and references. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90915 This paper approaches Web page and site design as a challenge that combines traditional editorial approaches to documents with graphic design, user interface design, information design, and the technical authoring skills required to optimize the HTML code, graphics, and text within Web pages. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75615 Unified Modeling Language (UML) is the foundation of systems design and documention. This site provides a repository of information and trends in UML. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=231478 A computer uses four basic bases when storing data.  These are Binary, Octal, Decimal, and Hexadecimal.  In various fields of computer science, technology, and engineering; it is essential to be able to convert between these different bases in the interest of being as efficient as possible.  This website uses Java to allow a user to put a number in one of the four bases, they then can select what base they want it converted into.  The user will get a step-by-step set of instructions showing how the base was converted.  It is done in such a simple way; that middle school children taking their first computer classes will have little problem understanding how it works.  Even those new to computers will be able to use the site with little difficulty. The browser requirements are having Java installed. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80146 The Unified Process for EDUcation, or UPEDU, is a web-enabled set of software engineering best practices that provide you with guidance to streamline your team's development activities. UPEDU has been customized from the RUP - an industry-wide process platform - for the educational environment. Many artifacts are derived from a project case study and are used as examples or templates. UPEDU is to be used along with the cognitive skills needed to perform the various activities required of software process. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=226744 This site was designed by Roger Hudson, an internet marketing specialist, for the University of New South Wales (NSW) Office of Information and Communication Technology located in Sydney Australia, during 2002/3. It provides practical advice on usability and accessibility and on how sites can be improved. The site includes resources on accessibility to navigation, PDF, Flash, and texts.  It further addresses usability for kids' sites, advertisements, hyperlinks, and intellectual property. Finally, this site also provides services and additional resource information.  The site is the copyright property of Web Usability ACN 71 358 068 652, so it cannot be used as a teaching material in the classroom. Information on the site is available for personal use.