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Here you have a collection of search tools, search engines and indices that help you conduct your research.
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The Art Browser is an online collection of art, broken down by both artist and movement. When you hit on an artist that they've got, you get a goldmine of work. It's very visual in nature, which is appropriate, given that it's a search engine for art. Recommendation by Mike F [Mar 25-09]
Thinkfinity@yourlibrary: Specially designed librarian page of Thinkfinity.org for engaging interactive games and tools, homework help, and more
Keep links to your favorite articles, blogs, music, reviews, and more, and access them from any computer on the web. Share your favorites with other teachers and your students. See http://del.icio.us/kphillips as an example. There's a good explanation of del.icio.us at http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/learning.now/2006/05/tag_youre_delicious.html
Many excellent resources such as interactive web resources, lesson plans, pdf support files, Quick Time video excerpts, and activities for K-12 in many subject areas . You will be required to register the first time you use Teacher Domain. If you cannot find your school in the registration process, just add it. There is no cost to register. More than 333,000 educators in 177 countries use Teachers' Domain products, apparently.
This online database contains more than 2 million historical pages from the Winnipeg Free Press and all its earlier titles, such as the Manitoba Free Press.
@FreeResources Hello FREE! One of the most popular K-12\nwebsites and now on Twitter. That will make Twittering educators happy http://twitter.com/FreeResources\n
On Jamendo artists allow anyone to download and share their music. It's free, legal and unlimited for schools.
Do you think your students would like this search tool? Soovle makes use of Google, Ask, Wikipedia, Yahoo, Amazon, Answers.com and YouTube.
The widget will help teachers find: * Book and author information * Reading levels * Book-based lesson plans, booktalks and discussion guides * Series lists
Explore the 15 major themes to access more than 6,000 images and see words like never before.
Teach the World | Teacher Videos | Lesson Plan Videos : Teacher created videos for use by students and other teachers. The collection is searchable by subject.
"Enter what you're reading or your whole library—it's an easy, library-quality catalog. Library Thing also connects you with people who read the same things."
Easy to use, safe & free internet browsing for kids. Kids don't need to know how to read or write. Direct access to preferred sites, videos and games for kids on the net. Kido'z updates are on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/kidoz
Video directory/website specifically for children, although some more senior users will enjoy the selection. The site is moderated. It is powered by YouTube.
Twitter enables "keep it short" social networking. The Twitter for Teachers wiki provides a directory of twittering educators. See teacher librarian Joyce Valenza's Twitter at http://twitter.com/joycevalenza . If you are a twittering educator, you also may like some of the Twitter apps at http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/socialmedia/twitterapps.html. The Schlib Twitter is at http://twitter.com/schlib. Look at Learning Professionals on Twitter for even more tweets from educators. Lurking is allowed.
Meta search tool that works with the most popular sources and search tools on the Internet in different\ncategories such as images, social. video, torrents, etc.
Build your own search engine easily. Seems like something teachers would appreciate because they could have students search within a specified, narrow set of web pages.
Quintura operates the See & Find visual find engine. It is powered by Yahoo Kids
29 items | 1 visits
Here you have a collection of search tools, search engines and indices that help you conduct your research.
Updated on Mar 25, 09
Created on Mar 25, 09
Category: Computers & Internet
URL: