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100 Extremely Useful Search Engines for Science - Online Courses
"Students of the past spent most of their academic time in the library, pouring over encyclopedias, and sifting through pages of data. It’s easy to get lost in a text-heavy reference book, amidst numbers and figures; this is especially true for science majors, whose art and skill revolves around specific numbers and very precise information. Fortunately for today’s scientist, much of the information that was once found only inside the walls of a library is now available online. These awesome science search engines will help you find what exactly what you’re looking for, as well as remind you how much fun research can really be."
Google Squared: A Complete Guide | ICT in my Classroom
"Google Squared is a product of Google Labs. It displays your search results in a grid format. Each item found for your search term populates the rows and their common attributes are shown in the columns. Rather then listing the web pages, your results are organised."
Freebase - A wealth of free data
Free, High Quality Content
Freebase provides datasets about millions of things, from movies to dog breeds to beers of the world. These datasets are built by the community, for the community, and are free to use with no complicated license agreements (just link back to us).
With Freebase publisher tools, you control what content appears on your site. Use the latest community contributions, or carefully review and select only the highest quality data. You can also edit and improve the content, so much like open source software, Freebase datasets get better and more comprehensive over time.
Free Technology for Teachers: Beyond Google - Improve Your Search Results
"Beyond Google - Improve Your Search Results
While working with some of my colleagues in a workshop earlier this week, I was reminded that a lot of people aren't familiar with tools and strategies for refining Internet search results. In response to that experience, I sat down this morning and created this short guide to 15 tools and strategies for helping your students (and your colleagues) improve their Internet search results. I've embedded the guide below in two different forms which you can download for free."
100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School | Online Colleges
"With classes, homework, and projects–not to mention your social life–time is truly at a premium for you, so why not latch onto the wide world that Google has to offer? From super-effective search tricks to Google hacks specifically for education to tricks and tips for using Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar, these tricks will surely save you some precious time."
Rockwell Schrock's Boolean Machine
"What is the Boolean Machine?
The Boolean Machine is a tool for visualizing the effects of Boolean operators on keyword searches. It was created to teach the importance of Boolean operators in effective search strategies. "
everystockphoto - searching free photos
"We are a search engine for free photos. These come from many sources and are license-specific. You can view a photo's license by clicking on the license icon, below and left of photos. Membership is free, without advertising, and allows you to rate, tag, collect and comment on photos"
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