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Search the web for matching pictures !

excellent explanations and examples of how to use Google most efficiently and effectively for searching, but Google can do so much more, e.g. calculate, convert, define, find flight info, area code location, etc., etc.

The top five search tools for finding Flickr images are designed to help teachers and students locate just the right image for use in any subject area and project. Without these tools finding the right image on this image hosting site is often an impossible, or at least a tedious, task. The value of this site is its ability to provide digital pictures which are often impossible for a teacher to obtain any other way. Like everything else on the internet, trying to find something is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. This where the top five search tools become valuable resources for teachers and students trying to find images comes into play. These search engines are specifically designed to search the more than three billion pictures on the Flickr hosting site.

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica

"The first International Open Access Week is scheduled to take place October 19-23; it is an opportunity to broaden awareness and understanding of Open Access to research......."

Boolify provides learners with a manipulative mental model for Boolean Search contruction. It can be used to teach and learn Boolean in a variety of settings.

Thanks to Claudia for reminding me of this powerful tool.

About the Wayback Machine Browse through over 150 billion web pages archived from 1996 to a few months ago. To start surfing the Wayback, type in the web address of a site or page where you would like to start, and press enter. Then select from the archived dates available. The resulting pages point to other archived pages at as close a date as possible. Keyword searching is not currently supported. (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine, sidebar, retrieved 2009.09.20)

Official Site. Fun and Safe Search for Kids, by Kids!

Suggested uses: extending networks, retrieving lost conversations

Search engine collection by Steve Hargadon (www.stevehargadon.com) "that allows you to search across ALL public Ning networks and other conversation-oriented sites for specific content" (On Classroom 2.0: ... New Searching Site; December 16, 2008). allows you to search across ALL public Ning networks and other conversation-oriented sites for specific content.

Cool tool for Twiiter!

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