Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Search Engines | Posted on November 9, 2012
15 Lesson Plans for Making Students Better Online Researchers is a Google site that helps kids navigate the waters of online research.
15 Lesson Plans for Making Students Better Online Researchers is a Google site that helps kids navigate the waters of online research.
is a search engine that compares topics by placing information into a graphic organizer.
Searchy Pants is a simple and safe internet search engine for families, children and pupils. Searchy Pants allows children, parents & schools to create a custom search home page for their child to use and allows families to easily communicate by leaving custom messages. Schools can also use Searchy pants to showcase pupils work while providing a safe search experience.
10 Amazing Uses for Wolfram Alpha
Has unique ways for educators and students to utilize this free tool.
Mind Leap.Com is a site that helps you search for educational apps by subject or by grade level. Then you are directed to the correct page to download. From the web site…
Google Evangelism – Teaching Students How to Search the Web
Google understands the importance of finding the right information at the right
time. We create tools to let you find the information you need, of the kind you
need, when you need it. In most cases, a simple search works really well. But
for more specialized questions, a bit of instruction in how to search improves
all searcher–from middle school students to trained professionals–and lets you
discover and use more, higher quality sources than ever before.
Google Sketch Up is a free amazing drawing/3D site for students to use in a variety of educational settings.
Google Scholar is a search engine for the high school or college students looking for research through journals and scholarly primary sources.
Google Lit Trips allows students to travel along beside characters and walk the path they walked by working with Google maps. From the site: ” I like to say Google Lit Trips “3-dimensionalize” the reading experience by placing readers “inside the story” traveling alongside the characters; looking through the windshield of that old jalopy in The Grapes of Wrath or waddling alongside Mr. and Mrs. Mallard’s duckling family in Make Way for Ducklings.”
Similar Site Search.Com is a great site to use in research. If you already know some web sites that match your criteria, copy and paste, and this engine will connect you with other similar sites.
Savvy Little Searchers: Kids\’ Search Engines is an article comparing the various search engines and their appropriateness for young researchers.
Kids Click.Org is a search engine where students can find information, pictures, and data conversion. The site is designed and maintained by librarians.
Please note that KidsClick! is not an Internet filter. It does not prevent client web browsers from being used to surf any URL address that the user inputs. It is intended to guide users to good sites; not block them from “bad” sites. However, it could be used in conjunction with a filter product where law allows filters to be used.
100 Google Search Tricks for the Savviest of Students is just what it says. Great shortcuts for educators or students doing research.
Qwiki.Com is a phenomenal new encyclopedia/search engine that is perfect for the classroom – especially for viewing on interactive white boards. A search will turn up a multipmedia show complete with sound, video, photos, and additional information to be explored.
Find the Best.Com Search Engine is a new way to compare various sites with one search.
Wylio.Com is a site where you can search for photos (may be blocked at school). Wylio automatically sizes the image, hosts the image, and builds the photo credit into the code. Need more details?
80 Awesome Bing Tricks for Students and Teachers is just what it says – check it out if you use Bing as your search engine.
Ookaboo.Com is a search engine for web photos.
All pictures on Ookaboo are available free under public domain or Creative Commons and can be used on web sites and for classwork and other creative projects.
20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web
How do our browsers and the web actually work? How has the World Wide Web evolved into what we know and love today? And what do we need to know to navigate the web safely and efficiently?
“20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web” is a short guide for anyone who’s curious about the basics of browsers and the web.
MiddleSpot.Com Search and bookmark the web with screenshots captured in real time. Pan, zoom, group, and organize what you’ve bookmarked in a borderless mashtab. Create as many mashtabs as you want, keep them private or share them with friends and colleagues.
Richard Byrne (Free Technology for Teachers) blogger has published a fantastic guide you can download for free about Google tips and tricks for teachers.
Data Base of Award Winning Children’s Literature is a great search tool to find that book you want on a certain topic or by a certain author.
10 Top Search Engines for Kids from Education Technology Blog.