MERLOT Search - materialType=Reference%20Material&category=2426&sort.property=overallRating http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2015 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 5 Aug 2015 04:20:49 PDT Wed, 5 Aug 2015 04:20:49 PDT MERLOT Search - materialType=Reference%20Material&category=2426&sort.property=overallRating http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 Documenting the American South http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90754 This site offers &quot;a collection of sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century.&quot; 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. Wed, 31 May 2000 00:00:00 -0700 An Online Library of Literature http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90008 Featuring classic authors, this online library offers "real" books to people over the Internet. Thu, 16 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800 NoodleTools 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 Sun, 29 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Encyclopedia Mythica 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. Sat, 10 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Briefing Notes and Briefing Books http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83050 A free site that provides 312 pages of guidance and over 260 templates (each in MS Word and WordPerfect) for those who prepare briefing notes and briefing books for cabinet ministers and senior executives. Sat, 29 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800 iBooks Author App for iOS 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. And before you know it, you’re a published author.Apple-designed templates• Give your book a great beginning with templates that include a choice of page designs with matching fonts, colors, and textures• Easily customize your book with text and images, create new layouts, and even save a custom template• Use the Book Navigator to organize your book and add a cover and table of contentsBeautiful text and layouts• Use a variety of text styles in each template to give your book a rich yet consistent look• Add text, shapes, charts, tables, and media anywhere on the page• Import a chapter written in Pages or Microsoft Word and apply a great-looking layout from your current template• Add any word to the glossary with a single click and easily include photos, images, charts, tables, and shapes next to any definition• Automatically create a portrait view of your book, which allows readers to focus on the textMulti-Touch widgets• Choose from a variety of widgets that add Multi-Touch interactivity to your book• Add a photo gallery, chapter review, movie, Keynote presentation, interactive image with callouts, 3D object, or custom HTML anywhere in your book• Widgets include placeholders for titles and captions and are automatically numbered so you can reference them in your main text• Add accessibility descriptions to any widget so that it can be used by sight-impaired readers easily with VoiceOver'This is a free app Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:35:16 -0700 Science Fiction Stories with Good Astronomy & Physics: A Topical Index http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83256 This is an annotated topical index to sciencefiction stories and novels that use good astronomy and is part of the education web pages of the nonprofit Astronomical Society of the Pacific.The listing currently has 195 entries organizedinto 40 categories, ranging from "anti-matter" to "Venus." 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. Sun, 6 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Literary/Rhetorical Criticism lectures and resources http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88680 A collection of internet resouces which provide background data on rhetorical and critical theorists. Includes cultural histories and definitions of concepts critical to the basic understanding of literary or rhetorical criticism. Wed, 28 Feb 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Dragons in Children's Literature 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. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:49:39 -0700 Inspiration Maps App for iPad http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=682867 'Engage students in active learning with Inspiration Maps. Students build their knowledge by creating diagrams, maps and organizers that help them brainstorm, plan, organize and build thinking skills. Tap to transform visual work into outlines that export for writing. Use Inspiration Maps to: - Brainstorm new ideas and capture insights- Analyze information- Understand cause and effect- Organize projects- Organize thoughts and topics for writing- Take notes- Study for examsFeatures:- Friendly design developed specifically for iPad- Diagrams are easy to build - and save instantly- Create an unlimited number of documents- Diagrams transform to outlines with a tap- Personalize with images, color, shape, arrow style, and backgrounds- Use images from the web or the iPad camera- Attach notes to any item to start writing- Add hyperlinks- Dozens of templates are included- Share files with other apps on your iPad, such as Pages- Share files with other iPads via Dropbox or iTunes'This app costs $9.99 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:18:38 -0700
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