http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:39:42 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:39:42 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=84028 Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=221017 The Virtual psychology classroom. AllPsych Online is one of the largest and most comprehensive psychology websites on the Internet.  Inside the site you’ll find over over 920 individual, cross referenced, web pages and an estimated 3000 pages of printed material.  AllPsych is referenced by over 100 colleges and universities in ten countries and receives an average of 3,000 unique visitors and 10,000 page views every day.  http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=283741 Art Education Web Site is a must stop and surf place for anyone interested in Pre-K-12 Art Education. Created for our own students in art education, this site should be of great interest to art teachers and administrators as well. In its infancy now, this site aspires to grow up and be a very informative and interactive place. The Resources link includes Curriculum Resources organized alphabetically. "Where do a multitude of links to visual art. This site is made available to you by the Program in Art Education offered in affiliation by Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=269739 Encyclopedia of Philosophy is aimed at a more general reader than others. Most of the articles in The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy are original contributions by specialized philosophers around the Internet; these are identifiable by the author's name at the foot of the article. Others are are temporary, or "proto articles," and have largely been adapted from public domain sources. They are identifiable by the inclusion of the initials IEP at the close, and will in time be replaced by original articles (see submission guidelines). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=284636 Established to collect learning resources from the University of Mauritius and elsewhere, this English language site, containing materials in both English and French, provides users with access to over 300 learning materials on various topics for students. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84345 The Paulo Freire Institute advances the educatonal theories of Paulo Freire. The site contains links to research, websites, and other documentation. The site is available in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81106 This site explores the role of journalists in covering America's wars. The website, companion to a PBS documentary, offers a teachers guide with lessons on press censorship, message control, the power of pictures, finding the right words, & works by Ernie Pyle & Edward R. Murrow. The documentary examines the challenges of reporting from the front lines & the role of the correspondent in shaping how wars have been understood &remembered. (NEH) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81102 Looks at inventors & inventions that changed our lives: the telegraph, photophone, animation, sewing machine, ice cream cone, nuclear fission, flight, & others. It includes Thomas Edison's journals & failed inventions, & Alexander Graham Bell's notebook entry describing the first successful experiment with the telephone (March 10, 1876). George Westinghouse, James Smithson, Benjamin Banneker, & Samuel Morse are among others profiled. (LOC) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=284191 A huge e-museum. The site includes a huge number of assets. The Virtual Academy contains several online modules. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81110 Offers more than 30 collections of photos, essays, & other resources for learning about American Indians. Topics include daily life for Native American women in the late 1800s, the Wounded Knee Massacre, Custer's Last Stand, & Pocahontas. Resources include a tribe locator, recordings of Native American music, & an exhibit of flutes. (LOC)