New Computer User Tutorial This is a wonderful Site for teaching basic mouse use for new PC users. I have used it for sessons in rural development. It is available in Spanish as well. After the tutorial, I incorporate practice using the mouse by going to Web sites for children's games, such as: www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/artbox/playit From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on March 8, 2005 at 10:30 p.m..
Ecology and Natural Resources Collection The Ecology and Natural Resources Collection brings together, in digital form, two categories of primary and secondary publications: writings about research in ecology and natural resources conducted by University of Wisconsin faculty and staff; and unique or valuable titles in these fields held by the University of Wisconsin Libraries. A wide range of materials in a variety of formats including electronic facsimiles of books, manuscripts, and important serial titles will be added to the collection on an ongoing basis. In addition, this collection will contain digitized images, including photo From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on March 8, 2005 at 10:30 p.m..
Universal Currency Converter A free web-based service that enables the user to quickly and easily calculate how much any amount of one currency is worth in another currency. Xe.com's mission statement is to facilitate the globalisation of commerce. From Recent Items on March 8, 2005 at 12:58 p.m..
Theatre History Websites multiple links to theater history websites From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on March 8, 2005 at 10:30 a.m..
SIBMAS DIRECTORY The SIBMAS International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions lists over 7000 international institutions with material relating to the performing arts (theatre, opera, music, ballet, film, circus, radio, television, cabaret, pantomime). Not only basic information about the institution is provided, but also information about collections found within the institutions. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on March 8, 2005 at 10:30 a.m..
FLORE (French Learning Object Repository for Education) FLORE is a free repository of French language educational resources. It is meant to help the user to find appropriate sites and specific learning objects to learn or teach French. FLORE is designed for faculty and students in post-secondary institutions and it offers over 1000 online resources with annotations such as content descriptions and peer reviews. FLORE differs from online repositories because it contains links to very specific objects such as tables extracted from a larger web site for instance. By using the advanced search function, one can find sites or learning objects that answer From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on March 8, 2005 at 10:30 a.m..
Gedichte-Sammlung An eclectic internet repository of (mostly German) poems and lyrics. Poems can be browsed alphabetically (by author) or a pull down menu allows for retrieving poems via certain subject categories: Love, Dreams, Death, etc. Many of the poems/song lyrics also feature soundfiles. The collection is growing since users can participate by submitting their own favorites via a cgi-form. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on March 8, 2005 at 10:30 a.m..
Poetry Magic Poetry Magic is a resource centre for the theory and craft of writing and analysing poetry. What is poetry? How does it differ from prose? What makes poetry special, and why is it so difficult to write? This site provides some clues to these and other vexing questions, plus a vast array of material to understand what makes poetry compelling, authentic and relevant. With over 250,000 words, Poetry Magic is the largest resource centre anywhere for poets, aspiring poets and students of poetry. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on March 8, 2005 at 10:30 a.m..
Gedichtinterpretation "Gedichtinterpretation" is a German resource site for understanding, savoring, and analysing poetry. What is poetry? How does it differ from prose? What makes it special, and how did it develop over the centuries? This site provides a vast array of authentic and compelling materials for students and teachers of poetry. Includes a glossary of poetic terms and downloadable pdf-files for further reference or to use as handouts in class. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on March 8, 2005 at 10:30 a.m..
Dutch Theatre and Drama Ceneton (Census Nederlands toneel) describes all manuscripts and editions of Dutch drama until 1803. This date was chosen because in that year the final old edition of one of play by the art society Nil Volentibus Arduum was published. By Dutch drama we mean all texts written for production of which a Dutchman is the author, so also translations and plays in other languages. Ceneton now includes (14th of September 2003) data on 9800 plays (numbered D0001 - D9800). The most important data have been published on World Wide Web (http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/Dutch/Ceneton/index.html).On these play From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on March 8, 2005 at 10:30 a.m..
Investing in Our Schools Information on 'Investing in Our Schools: $1 Billion Investment in our School Infrastructure' policy. In the period 2005 to 2008, $700 million will be provided to State schools to help repair, replace or install new items critical to their school's overall needs. The focus will be on delivering projects which improve the infrastructure of schools in accordance with priorities identified by school communities - parents, friends, the teaching profession and students associated with the school. The site contains critical dates, guidelines and application forms. From EdNA Online on March 8, 2005 at 3:30 a.m..
The Brunel collection : an online archive of the papers of Isambard Kingdom Brunel The Brunel Collection Web site contains information about the archives of the great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), held at the University of Bristol. The site includes digitised documents and drawings from the collection. Brunel was a prolific civil engineer who helped transform British transport during the industrial revolution. His major projects included the construction of the Thames tunnel, the London to Bristol Great Western railway line, Plymouth and Cardiff Docks, and the Great Britain and Great Eastern steam ships. The complete archive should be available onl From New Humbul Resources on March 8, 2005 at 2:30 a.m..
Skills at Work: Evaluation of New Apprenticeships This Final Report presents the key findings from the Skills at Work Evaluation of New Apprenticeships. The evaluation was designed to examine the effectiveness of New Apprenticeships from an Australian Government perspective and compares arrangements before and after the introduction of New Apprenticeships. Overall the evaluation found that New Apprenticeships have been very successful in increasing participation in structured training, in particular opening up new and more flexible opportunities across occupations and industries that have not had a history of structured training. The evaluati From EdNA Online on March 8, 2005 at 1:30 a.m..
Universal Currency Converter A free web-based service that enables the user to quickly and easily calculate how much any amount of one currency is worth in another currency. Xe.com's mission statement is to facilitate the globalisation of commerce. From Recent Items on March 8, 2005 at 1:30 a.m..
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