Drugs and the Brain
This site provides great animations in a tutorial format. The Learning Object (LO) is a great teaching tool because it gives a comprehensive view of drug interactions in the brain. It shows the information in an organized way to help facilitate learning. It has animations that go along with text and the user can select from 15 different languages. The user can easily choose which drug they want to learn about, and go at the pace that is best for them. This LO is also good for teaching about...
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This site provides great animations in a tutorial format. The Learning Object (LO) is a great teaching tool because it gives a comprehensive view of drug interactions in the brain. It shows the information in an organized way to help facilitate learning. It has animations that go along with text and the user can select from 15 different languages. The user can easily choose which drug they want to learn about, and go at the pace that is best for them. This LO is also good for teaching about how the brain works because there is a comparison between the brain with and without drugs.
Material Type:
Animation
Technical Format:
Flash
Date Added to MERLOT:
April 17, 2009
Date Modified in MERLOT:
July 28, 2014
Submitter:
Jay
Holden
Keywords:
drugs in the brain,
drugs,
Neural synapses,
psychoactive drug,
neuron,
drugs and the brain,
drug
Quality
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Reviewed by members of Editorial board for inclusion in MERLOT.Editor ReviewVery good quality; in queue to be peer reviewedavg:
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User Rating:
- Discussion (1 Comment)
- Learning Exercises (1)
- Personal Collections (17)
- Accessibility Info (none)
User review 5 average rating
About
Primary Audience:
High School,
College General Ed,
College Lower Division
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:
Language:
Russian,
Italian,
Dutch; Flemish,
Portuguese,
French,
English,
Germanic (Other),
Czech,
Swedish,
Spanish
Cost Involved:
no
Source Code Available:
unsure
Accessiblity Information Available:
unsure
Copyright:
yes
Creative Commons:
unsure
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Discussion
Discussion for Drugs and the Brain
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5 years ago
Jay Holden (Staff)
Overall, this site is outstanding. One of my students referred me to it and I have used in as a Learning Object in my classroom ever since. My students have found it helpful at looking at the synaptic interactions as well.
Technical Remarks:
Flash required but the LO is very smooth and well designed
Time spent reviewing site:
2 hours
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