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Bilddatenbank, Bayerische StaatsBibliothek This is the homepage of the Photograph Database of the Bavarian State Library. The Database is a digitized portion of a larger collection held in the Library's Hoffmann and Timpe Photograph Archives, which contains some 1.2 million items. The Archives include ethnographic images, pictures from the Nazi period through to the postwar period in Germany, and a collection related to cultural, academic and public life in Munich from 1952 to 1988. This last collection particularly features images related to music, literature, art, theatre and television. The digitized element of the Archive From New Humbul Resources on November 8, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..


Bayern, Bayerische StaatsBibliothek This site, simply titled Bavaria, is a subsite of the digital collections page at the Bavarian State Library in Germany. The site is a simple and straightforward, but valuable, resource which posts five different collections of primary sources online. The collections are: Zeitschrift für Bayerische Landesgeschichte (ZBLG) (Journal for Bavarian History) from the years 1928 to 1997; Bayerisches Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt (Bavarian Paper on Laws and Statues, covering 1945 to 1949; Bayerischer Landtag (Bavarian Parliament); Historischer Atlas von Bayern, Vergriffene Bände (Historical Atlas o From New Humbul Resources on November 8, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..


Indigenous Culture in Higher Education AVCC member universities provided information on the extent to which undergraduate students are currently exposed to Australian Indigenous studies and values during the course of a degree. This exposure could take the form of a number of lectures up to a full semester course. Universities were asked to indicate which category best describes their university. The results are summarised in the paper. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2004 at 9:30 p.m..


Yohurt: Lots of Culture Vision: A community where all young people are valued, and their voice and potential are integral to creating a better future. Mission: To develop a community where young people can actively work towards self-determination and social justice. Purpose: To empower and create opportunities enabling WA CALD young people to be proactive in the broader community From EdNA Online on November 8, 2004 at 8:30 p.m..


Assessment for Learning Homepage Assessment for Learning aims to provide teachers with examples of accessible, readily useable and relevant assessment tasks from all learning areas; worksamples, (annotated and unannotated); and professional advice and activity related to assessment. Each task includes: Nature of the assessment task; Links to State and Territory curricula; Prior Teaching and Learning; Duration of the task; Teacher preparation; Scaffolding: preparing students for the task; The task; Professional Development; Rubrics & Worksamples. New PD on Strategic questioning. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2004 at 7:30 p.m..


Personal Educational Press Create free educational worksheets such as flashcards, game boards, and quizzes to print directly from your browser. Simply choose a word list and an output style. Word lists can be created related to Reading, Writing, Maths, Geography, Science, or Government in English, Spanish, French or German. Styles include flashcards, word list, bingo board, study sheet, quiz, match across, tracinf sheet, word scramble, word search, and big sign. Lists can be edited and saved online. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2004 at 7:30 p.m..


Byzant Tarot/Byzant Mystical This website is for the more serious Tarot student and future practitioner. Within this site the visitor is provided with a free electronic reading as well as detailed reference materials on the usage, preparation and interpretation of various Tarot decks. It also touches on the esoteric influences of the cards. Instructions are given and references are made, concerning the psychological and Kabbalistic symbolism associated with the Tarot. In depth and easy to read the website is complete in its step-by-step presentation on how to establish a link between the user and the TarotÂ’s divination p From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 8, 2004 at 2:30 p.m..


The TarotL Tarot History Information Sheet This website offers a factual assessment regarding the history and evolution of the Tarot. One a sophisticated level, through comparison of facts against myth, the TarotÂ’s origin unfolds before you. A progression revealing humble beginnings to its mystical status in todayÂ’s modern world. Short and to the point the information doesnÂ’t over whelm the reader in its presentation. For those who wish to do further research on the subject, suggested reading and related website links are provided. However, it leaves much to be desired concerning the divination if not paranormal aspect of the Tarot. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 8, 2004 at 2:30 p.m..


The TarotL Tarot History Information Sheet This website offers a factual assessment regarding the history and evolution of the Tarot. On a sophisticated level, through comparison of facts against myth, the TarotÂ’s origin unfolds before you. A progression revealing humble beginnings to its mystical status in todayÂ’s modern world. Short and to the point the information doesnÂ’t over whelm the reader in its presentation. For those who wish to do further research on the subject, suggested reading and related website links are provided. However, it leaves much to be desired concerning the divination if not paranormal aspect of the Tarot. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 8, 2004 at 2:30 p.m..


Teach Corps: Teach English Abroad The primary focus of this California-based web site is English teacher placement. Maneuvering through Teach Corps web site is quite simple, and a computer novice should navigate with no problems. The simplicity and minimalism of the home page might repel the first time visitor convincing them there is a shortage of information. The home page fills approximately one-half of the computer screen, leaving a lot of blank space. This is not a reflection of the quality of the site. The architecture of information is simple. Select from five major categories: · Why Teach Overseas · Teach Corps Benef From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 8, 2004 at 2:30 p.m..


Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids The educational component of GPO Access, the Government Printing Office's free online service of official government information from all three branches of the U.S. government. Ben's Guide provides information and activities specifically tailored for educators, parents and students in K-12. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..


SciWeb This site was set up to encourage and assist adults to become more involved in science: to gain confidence; to learn more about science; and to increase their interactions with the scientific community in a personal, local and global sense. This site is for: interested people taking their first steps in science; literacy teachers introducing science into their reportoire; teachers and students of science wanting complete activities with delivery suggestions; literacy and science teachers using the new Certificates in Science for Adults. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..


St Paul's College St Paul's College is a Catholic boys' school situated in Gilles Plains, about 10 km from the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia that welcomes students of various faiths and cultural backgrounds, in the belief that every student makes an individual contribution to the diverse life of the College. St. Paul's College has a student population years 5 to 12, and is owned by the Christian Brothers. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..


Online Research Browsers - an Internet MiniGuide Annotated Link Compilation A 13 page research paper listing many resources both new and existing that will help anyone who is attempting to find information and knowledge research about online research browsers available on the Internet. These research browsers allow you to visualize information to find new relationships and associations to create knowledge discovery and obtain new and highly relevant research data. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..


ATN Profile 2003 - A Statistical Perspective The Australian Technology Network (ATN) is an influential alliance of five distinctive and prominent Australian universities located in each mainland State. This is the second volume of ATN Statistics produced by the Institutional Research Consultancy Unit (IRCU) at RMIT University. It includes reference data for each of the five ATN universities. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..


World Wide Words World Wide Words is an informative website written from a British viewpoint. Possibly one of the most complete language web sites online, World Wide Words has plenty to offer readers of the subject. The author, Michael Quinion has written books, given lectures and has made audiovisual programming relating to the topic. Today he focuses on writing citations and advice for the Oxford English Dictionary when not running his web site. This allows readers to receive intelligent and informative information on the origins of words. However, the best feature of this website is the ability to submit wo From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 8, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


World Wide Words World Wide Words is an informative website written from a British viewpoint. Possibly one of the most complete language web sites online, World Wide Words has plenty to offer readers of the subject. The author, Michael Quinion has written books, given lectures and has made audiovisual programming relating to the topic. Today he focuses on writing citations and advice for the Oxford English Dictionary when not running his web site. This allows readers to receive intelligent and informative information on the origins of words. However, the best feature of this website is the ability to submit wo From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 8, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


Medieval Sword Site provides descriptions and photos of medieval swords. This noncommercial site has been established in order to provide information of interest to students and collectors of European Dark and Middle Ages swords and other edged weapons, with a particular focus on the swords of the Viking Age. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 8, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


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