http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:25 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:25 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=79501 MisCositas.com is a free web resource that offers teachers a variety of materials for teaching languages: Spanish, French,Chinese, Italian, Thai and ESL. Available on the site are: Videos for teaching simple vocabulary, "in-flight movies" for fantasy trips, karaoke and cultural clips downloadable thematic curriculum units complete lesson plans, student worksheets and resources downloadable materials collections with activities, manipulatives and mini-posters over 40 virtual illustrated picturebooks organized thematically in Spanish, French and English a list of vetted links for language teaching and authentic realia tied to the stories and thematic units http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=363999 Interactive multimedia projects including many less-commonly taught languages including Arabic, Chinese, Farsi and Portuguese. Some projects have already received five-star peer reviews in MERLOT (Le Francais interactif, Tex's French Grammar and Ta Falado;others are newer and under construction but employ the same user-friendly, engaging design.The Center for Open Educational Resources & Language Learning (COERLL) is one of 15 national foreign language resource centers funded by the US Department of Education. The overall mission of these federally-funded centers is to improve the teaching and learning of foreign languages by producing resources (materials and best practices) that can be profitably employed in a variety of settings.You can now view a one hour webinar of the author presenting his site as part of the MERLOT Classics Series on Elluminate at: " target=״_blank״>https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2010-04-01.1700.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77298 Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution provides an accessible and lively introduction to the French Revolution as well as an extraordinary archive of some of the most important documentary evidence from the Revolution, including 338 texts, 245 images, and a number of maps and songs.You can now view a one hour webinar by the authors as part of the MERLOT Classics Series on Elluminate at the following site: " target=״_blank״>https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2010-04-29.1726.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85366 Poets.org provides a wealth of content on poems and poetry, emphasizing but not limited to contemporary American poets. It receives an average of 400,000 unique users each month, and it provides online educational resources such as free poetry lesson plans for teachers. 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=90370 Including thousands of Blake's images and texts, this hypermedia archive contains fully searchable and scalable electronic editions of several of Blake's illuminated works, bibliographic information about each image, transcriptions of all texts, detailed descriptions of all images, extensive bibliographies and more. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77446 This is a site for law students. It includes notes about important constitutional issues, links to Supreme Court opinions, images, quizzes, and questions for students. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88711 Searchable source of thematically-based ESL lessons in grammar, speaking, vocabulary, pronunciation, and reading. Patterned on a flowchart model, the site offers three levels of activities for elementary through intermediate learners. Pages include dialogue exercises, picture-based activities, resource sections and links. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77560 The collection of 284 newspaper front pages from 37 countries offers a fascinating daily look at what is deemed worthy of front-page placement around the world. You're sure to be surprised at the choices in some regions. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89999 This site is an extensive collection of multimedia materials concerning Harriet Beecher Stowes as an American cultural phenomenon, Uncle Tom's Cabin and the historical and cultural context of the novel. This easy to navigate site features historical text, newspaper reviews of the novel, as well as the novel's adaptations in songs, children's books, plays and films. An interactive timeline and lesson plans are just some of the other features the site offers. It also includes primary materials (texts, images, film clips, and images), essays, and lesson plans that touch upon the sources for the story and its impact.