http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 09:57:28 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 09:57:28 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=75285 This richly illustrated (yet quickly loading) tutorial from the Applied History Research Group at the University of Calgary guides users through the European voyages of exploration and conquest in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Focusing on Spain and Portugal, the site explores the economic, political, and cultural factors that sustained and advanced exploration." http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80035 This page links to Cool Quiz Genius, a web site that serves as shareware allowing WebCT users to take quizzes that they create in Microsoft Word or other text editors and quickly create quizzes properly formatted for upload to WebCT. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=444733 A very extensive website on diagramming sentences as a means to learn grammer http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75276 One of the major learning steps of young scientists is to think critically. This fascinating site offers insight into the various aspects of critical thinking. Supported by the educational nonprofit Foundation for Critical Thinking, CThink targets two levels: the college and university, and the primary and secondary education communities. " http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=477274 test http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=476560 test http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=433700 YouAbility's YouTube channel (sponsored by EASI - Equal Access to Software and Information) contains several video tutorials on accessibility: video captioning, accessibility in Word, and many more.