MERLOT Search - materialType=Animation&category=2440&sort.property=overallRating http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:42:45 PDT Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:42:45 PDT MERLOT Search - materialType=Animation&category=2440&sort.property=overallRating http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 eStroke Animated Chinese Characters http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=224790 The eStroke site provides an ideal tool for learning Chinese language and character writing. Every Chinese character is animated stroke by stroke in an appropriate speed. The characters are presented in both traditional and simplified forms as well as their corresponding pinyin (phonetic spelling) and English translation. Users can also create new Chinese characters with eContour in a related site. A Viagem de Vasco da Gama http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81241 A multimedia module in Portuguese on the voyage of Vasco da Gama. Excellent for courses in Portuguese culture and civilization. Cambito e sua turma http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81246 An online magazine featuring a cartoon character, Cambito, who lives in a Rio favela. The strip details the life in poor urban neighborhoods while pointing to strategies for building a better life. The site contains the cartoon strips, educational materials, games and other features for young Internet users. Game Zone http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78730 Over one dozen animated language games for ESL/EFL learners. Le Génie du manguier http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83740 A multimedia presentation of a short story set in Francophone Africa and created for French language learners. The site is complete with lesson plans and learning activities. Voki http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=392039 Voki is a tool used to create avatar animations that are embeddable into your Learning Management System. Use it to read a piece of content to students. Have students introduce themselves with an avatar. Develop product lines and introductions with the tool. The possibilities are only as endless as your imagination. Corridos http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=249128 Listen to audio clips of traditional and modern Mexican corridos with this multimedia resource. Sing along to historic recordings about key figures during the Mexican Revolution, and inspire students to compose their own corridos by listening to lyrics written by fellow high school students. Student composers featured on this resource were winners of the University of Arizona Poetry Center’s Bilingual Corrido Contest for High School Students, an annual contest supported by the University of Arizona College of Humanities. Objectif Animation: Canadian short films in French http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=268766 Short animated films of great pedagogical utility for French and francophone studies classes. Roch Carrier narrates the film for Le chandail de hockey. Liwin's CyberChinese Calligraphy http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83234 Stroke order animations and pronunciation for characters in Practical Chinese Reader I. The Phrasal Verb Dispenser http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75753 This ingenious interactive machine helps learners of ESL study phrasal verbs - a highly troublesome area of English.