http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 16:55:01 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 16:55:01 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=272962 This website is a great guide for teachers. It has several interactive links to choose from that cover multiple standards in regards to math and literacy, for grade levels K-12. The contents are broken down into specific concepts, i.e. shapes, counting to 20, addition, etc. each topic has a variety sites to choose from. The sites are interactive, fun, an easy to navigate. The interactive sites are easy enough for students to complete the activities on their own. This site also offers assessment assistance, and on-line practice modules. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83882 A collection of links to sites that discuss famous curves, as well as a wealth of other mathematical topics. Most are a mix of math, history, and computer graphics. Source code is usually available. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=313825 This web site gives a detailed account of why the modern-day electronic computer emerged at a particular time in history. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=520936 Summary This paper presents concrete suggestions on improving teaching, especially mathematics and other natural and social sciences. Java applets are presented as tools for creating interactive content for e-learning as modern methods of teaching that directly affect the quality of the teaching process. In addition to creating quality interactive content, applets are presented in this paper as tools for evaluating the teaching of mathematics, and they also have application in the customer support students in the form of virtual classrooms and laboratories. This paper presents the possibilities of Java applets and their in-implementing systems for e-learning. Conducted the research readiness teachers and students for a modern approach to teaching math and also made an analysis of student achievement after the inclusion of interactive content in the form of applets and applications of the course which was developed within the system for e-learning. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=353135 The Engineering Pathway is a portal to high-quality teaching and learning resources in engineering, applied science and math, computer science/information technology, and engineering technology. EP is designed for use by K-12 and university educators and students. The K-12 engineering curriculum uses engineering as a vehicle for the integration of hands-on science and mathematics through real-world designs and applications that inspire the creativity of youth. Users may find K-12 engineering lessons and activities as well as professional development opportunities and research findings. Higher education resources are discovered by multiple criteria including discipline, audience, resource type, title, author/creator, special topics, or by selected collection. Higher education community resources include support for ABET accreditation, research and scholarship, curricula development and extracurricular activities for students. The Engineering Pathway's goal is to provide resources that help teachers, parents, faculty, and practicing engineers to inspire more of today's students to follow an engineering path as their way to understand and improve the world. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=583364 INTEGRACIJA WIRIS ALATA SA SISTEMOM ZA E-UČENJE KAO NAČIN UNAPREĐENJA NASTAVE MATEMATIKEApstrakt: U ovom radu je naveden predlog kako unaprediti nastavu matematike pa su u okviru istog razmatrane mogućnosti Wiris alata za kreiranje testova u nastavi matematike. Alat se može lako implementirati u odgovarajući sistem za elektronsko učenje. Wiris alat kao krajnji proizvod izvozi aplete odnosno simulacije. Navedene su metode i postupci provere i ocenjivanje kao i mogućnosti dostupnog alata za ocenjivanje. Dati su i konkretni primeri upotrebe Wiris alata za ocenjivanje u nastavi matematike kao što su npr. izrada testova sa višestrukim odgovorom i sa drugim tipovima pitanja. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=314063 These learning objects have been developed at London Metropolitan University by staff in the Learning Technology Research Institute (LTRI) and Department for Computing, Communications Technology & Mathematics, and at Bolton Institute. Their development has been supported by the HEA centre for Information and Computer Science.They have been developed as part of a project to help tackle a significant educational problem: the teaching and learning of introductory programming. There were two primary concerns in developing the learning objects: they should be pedagogically effective, and they should be maximally reusable.The project has developed:innovative principles for authoring learning objects a set of learning objects that embody rich pedagogical techniques such as interactive visualisation and scaffolding a version of the objects to be used on a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). The learning objects have been used by over 1,000 students in two academic years at London Metropolitan University, and Bolton Institute of Higher Education. In the first year there were marked improvements in student pass rates, which were largely sustained in the second year. Their use has been thoroughly evaluated, and some of the evaluation data and the module results are presented on the Evaluation page. The objects won a European Academic Software Award in 2004. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=361587 MathDL is an NSDL Pathway Project created and maintained by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). It is a combination and extension of the previous MathDL, a collection within NSDL, and the earlier MAA Pathway Project, Math Gateway. It combines many features of the earlier two projects. These features include: http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=300768 To me this site had more resources, it was not as limit as the first one. Offer more for the younger children to help them get started as stated in on the website no child left behind. NCTM is leading the way -Very helpful with problem solve and give the student an understanding of patterns and numbers. One thing I didnt like was the navigation through the pages was not that great. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=294389 Create three grasshoppers from different sized paper squares. Make a hypothesis as to which grasshopper will "hop" the best. Practice hopping the grasshoppers and then hop each one 5 times. Record the data and figure out which hopped the best. Discuss how you measured "best" i.e., which variables were you measuring to evaluate the hops? List as many variables (things that were different or that changed) as you can...