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29 Jun 09

Google For Educators - Web Search

For all of you who strive for better search results.

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27 May 09

100 Unbelievably Useful Reference Sites You’ve Never Heard Of | Teaching Tips

    • News and Pop Culture


      Discover pop culture references, a sports almanac, new literature guides and more in this list.



      1. Who’s Alive and Who’s Dead: Keep track of which famous musicians, performers, actors, athletes and political figures are alive and which ones are dead.
      2. AllMusic.com: Search by genre like rock, jazz, pop, world, rap or blues.
      3. Dictionary of Pop Culture References: From A to Z, you can find words, phrases and characters from pop culture.
      4. Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Browse topics like Japanese art, astronomy, horticulture, popular entertainment, domestic life, conservation and more on this authority site.
      5. Science.gov Energy and Energy Conservation: Find new and archived articles about energy conservation here.
      6. Internet Broadway Database: Look up directors, actors and more for all Broadway shows here.
      7. Grove Music Online: This site is "the world’s premier authority on all aspects of music."
      8. bibliomania: Over 2,000 classic texts can be found on this site, as well as reference books, study guides and links to buy books.
      9. Sports Almanac: From the Olympics to hockey, you can find everything there is to know about sports history and players on this site.
      10. Newsknife: This reference site ranks the top news sites by each particular story, by month, homepage resources and other categories.
17 May 09

John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln - Wolfram|Alpha

Ever have that urge to find connections between two ideas? This search engine provides it.

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20 Mar 09

Google Help : Cheat Sheet

I think this should be laminated and handed out to every teacher/computer user

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23 Dec 08

tutsearch:: Tutorial Search

Need a tutorial for something? Here it is.

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08 Sep 08

WikiMindMap

20 Jun 08

ChaCha. Good Answer.

How cool is this? Text your question to ChaCha and they reply with an answer in minutes. Similar to goog411, but has a better name.

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