http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 09:54:17 PDT Sun, 19 May 2013 09:54:17 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=77014 What is your philosophy of teaching? What adjustments will you have to make online? http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=618673 Educreations turns your iPad into a recordable whiteboard. Creating a great video tutorial is as simple as touching, tapping and talking. Explain a math formula... Create an animated lesson... Add commentary to your photos... Diagram a sports play... With voice recording, realistic digital ink, photo imports, and simple sharing through email, Facebook or Twitter, now you can broadcast your ideas from anywhere. TEACH WHAT YOU KNOW • Help students with homework by working through an example problem. • Put your lessons on the web so students can watch them before and after class. • Tutor someone from afar. • Showcase your video tutorials on educreations.com and share your knowledge with the world. • Add your commentary to famous works of art. • Diagram football plays, John Madden style. FEATURES • Record and replay your voice, handwriting and drawings • Add photos from the iPad camera, Photo Albums or Dropbox • Animate images by dragging them around while recording • Pause and resume recording anytime • Create multiple whiteboard pages • Undo and redo your actions • Choose from 10 different ink colors • Create a free account on educreations.com and choose who can view your lessons • Share your lessons via email, Facebook and Twitter • Embed your lessons on your blog or websiteCost: Free http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77098 In my Working with Joan folder, I provide my students with a list of assumptions I make about learning. This helps them understand my philosophy and how the class has been constructed. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77026 One hour documentary aired on P.O.V. (PBS) about the anti-gay policies of the Boy Scouts of America and the grassroots movement to overturn them. Winner Best Documentary at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87019 This site is a great resource for smartboard and powerpoint lessons. There are games, quizzes, reteaching activies, and practice. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=318695 This website provides basic information about the relationship between the ritual preparation of tea and Zen. There are four sections: Introduction, History, Learning, and Practice. They are available as Quicktime movies, PDFs, and accessible HTML with audio. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=605211 This is a Stand Alone Instructional Resource (STAIR) for first and second graders to help them learn about shape, an art element, in visual art. This STAIR was created with Power Point and is intended for individual students though it could probably be easily used by students in groups of 2-3.It should be noted that at this time (12/5/2011) this has not been tested with students in the intended age group. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=566009 Art, Copy traces the legacy of groundbreaking artists working in advertising, a field often looked down on as cheap and manipulative. Legendary slogans like Think Different and Just Do It shaped the cultural terrain of the last fifty years, and blurred the line between art and business. Director Doug Pray argues that advertising is a valid medium for artistic expression, with the potential to transform mainstream culture. Focusing on a handful of influential advertising executives, the film defends inspiration wherever it occurs.NOTE: The film must be purchased http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=565851 Audacity is a free cross-platform digital audio editor and recording application. This short clip shows how to perform basic editing functions using Audacity. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=565870 Picassos The Old Guitarist seems to challenge the idea that there is a right or wrong way to view a work of art, as seen in this video in which it is displayed effectively in a both a vertical and a horizontal orientation.