http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:35:57 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:35:57 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=90754 This site offers "a collection of sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century." The collection is categorized by First-Person Narratives of the American South, a Library of Southern Literature, North American Slave Narratives, The Southern Homefront, 1861-1865 and The Church in the Southern Black Community. The collection can be searched by subject, author or title. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90008 Featuring classic authors, this online library offers "real" books to people over the Internet. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80637 NoodleTools, Inc. was co-founded in 1999 by mother and son team Debbie and Damon Abilock. NoodleTools' flagship product, NoodleBib, has emerged as the leading bibliography software on the Internet, transforming bibliographic instruction methodologies in thousands of subscribing schools and libraries. The NoodleTools team offers expert help and unparalleled customer support to the students and professionals who depend on NoodleBib and other award-winning tools in the NoodleTools research suite.NoodleBib is a fully-integrated note-taking and documentation program which is anchored in the best practices of academic research and inquiry learning. Known as the most comprehensive and accurate MLA- and APA-style bibliography composer on the Web, NoodleBib now includes a note-taking component which enables you to extract, organize and synthesize information that you find during the research process. NoodleBib is a flexible teaching tool which supports both individual learning preferences and a variety of teaching styles.For an overview of NoodleBib, visit the video tours:http://www.noodletools.com/bibtour/Other free content: NoodleBib Express and NoodleBib MLA Starter: Free versions of NoodleBib. NoodleTools Knowledge Base: Expert advice and examples of how to cite sources. Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need: Search strategies based on an analysis of your topic. NoodleQuest: Develop the optimum Web-based search strategy, based on your research topic (an interactive version of "Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need"). NoodleTeach: 21st Century Literacies (Tools for Reading the World) and Curriculum Collaboration Toolkit (Tools for Shared Teaching and Learning).For a more detailed description of the research tools available on the site, please see: http://www.noodletools.com/tools.html http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77371 This site "is an encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, legends, and more. It contains over 6000 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world." It covers mythological and other materials from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Articles vary in length from a few lines to a page or more. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=389191 Bibliographies of dragons in literature for children and young adults, with some critical analysis, links, and book reviews and original work by children. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=683188 'Now anyone can create stunning iBooks textbooks, cookbooks, history books, picture books, and more for iPad. All you need is an idea and a Mac. Start with one of the Apple-designed templates that feature a wide variety of page layouts. Add your own text and images with drag-and-drop ease. Use Multi-Touch widgets to include interactive photo galleries, movies, Keynote presentations, 3D objects, and more. Preview your book on your iPad at any time. Then submit your finished work to the iBookstore with a few simple steps. 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It includes stories and novels by a number of scientists (some writing under a pseudonym) and by other writers who pay attention to the accuracy of their science. It is not designed as a complete index, but highlights stories that teachers have found particularly useful for making scientific ideas come alive for non-science students.The stories and novels listed deal with suchtopics as the dangers of asteroid impacts and exploding stars, the future exploration of Mars, the fate of travelers who venture close to a black hole, the search for intelligent life in the universe (and what forms it might take), and what it would be like to live among the rings and moons of the outer solar system. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=389202 Resources for all levels of teaching related to Appalachian folklore and literature: articles, bibliographies, study guides, lesson plans, links, reviews, Appalachian picture gallery, writing and art by students, some reprinted literary works and folktales, some material on ballads and other folk music. Focus is on literature for children and young adults but some literature for adults is included in relation to teaching at all levels and literature about childhood. Folklore sections (not limited to children's books) include extensive annotated multicultural bibliographies with parallel tales from other places listed, articles, study guides, and folklore texts, mainly from James Taylor Adams Collection of southwestern VA. Rex Stephenson's adaptation of "Mutsmag" is an online storybook illustrated with drawings by primary grade children. Material on Appalachian dialects and Cherokee language included. Submissions by students and adults are welcome. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=487640 Companion web site for Crosscurrents, a thematic anthology that combines important critical essays with carefully selected primary texts of children's literature. The anthology is divided into eight parts, each of which addresses a central issue in children's literature studies: instruction and entertainment, adult and child points of view, oral and written traditions, realism and fantasy, boys' and girls' books, words and pictures, adaptations and spin-offs, values and censorship. The text is designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in children's literature, and can be used in a variety of ways. Diverse texts from across the English-speaking world and some translated selections. Web site contains sample syllabi and links to related material on authors, illustrators, and works in the anthology See also Table of Contents and other details at Oxford UP web site and Crosscurrents page in Facebook. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=369820 ״This book contains definitions and examples of more than sixty traditional rhetorical devices, all of which can still be useful today to improve the effectiveness, clarity, and enjoyment of your writing.״