http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:44:40 PDT Tue, 21 May 2013 00:44:40 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=88036 The entry point to an extensive site concerning the nervous system and neuroscience. The site includes descriptive materials, experiments, activities, links to articles, resources for teaching neuroscience, and a listing of Internet resources related to the neurosciences. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75261 This searchable database of 100+ K-6 arts lessons (dance, drama/theatre, music, and visual art) has been developed by Dr. Cris Guenter and student teachers at California State University, Chico. New lessons are added each semester.Other information at this site includes how the site is used in teacher education, a lesson plan template, how the database was constructed, how student teacher lesson plans are selected, a rubric for assessing the lesson plans, how to cite online sources, reflections, and suggestions for use.This website has been selected as a featured site in StudyWeb as one of the best educational resources on the Web. It has also received recognition from the directors of ArtsEdge at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=353806 This is a collection of educational Web 2.0 applications that are organized by categories such as writing, research, presentations, storage, audio, converters, mapping, graphing and more. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78386 The Cyber Newseum is an interactive museum most appropriate for high school teachers and students. The museum features several online animated exhibits including War Stories, Holocaust: The Untold Story, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs from 1941, the cartoons of Joel Pett, a photo tour with a photojournalist, reporters and candidates on the 20th -century presidential campaign trail, the Berlin Wall, and more. One of the exhbits is called Today's Front Pages and features links to 155 front pages of newspapers from 24 different countries. The pages are updated daily. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=522084 Free Technology for Teachers is a blog written by Richard Byrne that includes various free resources and lesson plans for teaching with technology. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81812 This site includes a collection of nine historical mysteries which draw students into Canadian history, critical thinking and archival research through the enticement of solving historical cold crimes. Each of the mystery archives includes an average of 100,000 words in English (and in French), as well as up to several hundred images plus maps. Some of the mystery websites also include 3-D recreations, videos and oral history interviews. Site users can look at the collections of archival materials and analyze the evidence provided. Students are encouraged to come up with their own interpretations of primary documents. Educators have access to a Teachers' Guide and experts interpretations for each of the mysteries. To view a video of the award winning author, go to Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History - the History Award Winner 2008 video http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=545740 This link houses all the episodes in the learning to teach online series developed by Project Director Simon McIntyre of the College of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76966 Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers. Unlike many Internet sites, permission has been granted for teachers and students to use all of the images donated to the Pics4Learning collection. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76833 Large collection of platform independent, interactive, java applets and activities for K-12 mathematics and teacher education. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89915 A collection of visual and curriculum resources that are submitted by professors/scientists from around the world.