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"Search EBooks is a service dedicated to helping you find free ebooks. When you find an ebook on Search EBooks you can view a preview of it, download, or grab an embed code without ever leaving the search results page." from Richard Byrne at http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/12/search-ebooks-ebook-search-engine.html

if you're looking for an ebook version of something this might be a good place to start.

"a visual search engine that displays results in 4 grids which give webpage previews. The entire page is visible in preview instead of just a list of results with links and summaries. Oolone can be used for standard website search, for image search, or news search.

This search engine is so visual it may be very helpful for some students. Check it out.

Some very interesting search engines to try

"is a search engine for mobile apps. Using Quixey you can search for apps according to their functions and purposes...Quixey can be used to search or Android apps, iOS apps, Blackberry apps, Windows apps, and Chrome web apps. Your search results can be filtered according to device platform and price."

This looks very interesting.

Should check this new search engine out. We will add this to our DICSOVER Search page

search engine that allows twitter to be searched.

this could be helpful for finding information in twitter

a semantic search engine

try this new search engine out. Much different than google.

an interesting service that is best described as a collaborative search tool. The purpose of Search Team is to enable small teams to collaborate on finding the best information on the web.

Really interesting collaborative search site.

Interesting article on search results being affected by social media

interesting article about SEO (search engine optimization). Good to know how search results are affected by social media.

"Moreofit is the first (and best) website similarity search engine. Give moreofit a website you're interested in, and it'll suggest to you alternative highly related and popular websites to explore."

This could be very helpful for finding more sources on a topic.

Blekko aims to show search results from only useful, trustworthy sites.

Alternative search engine. Provides much more targeted results than google.

An Open Educational Resources site OER; in beta now. "Gooru is a search engine for learning that allows you to explore and study over 2,600 standards-aligned and personalized study guides. Study guides cover 5th-12th grade math and science topics, and resources include digital textbooks, animations, instructor videos and more. All resources are vetted and organized by teachers or Gooru's content experts, so you don't have to sort through the mess of subpar educational resources available online yourself. Gooru also makes it easy for you to connect with your worldwide peers to make learning a social experience. Post questions to an active community of students, teachers and experts, or find friends and peers to study with. Best of all, Gooru adapts to you. Based on the topics you study and your performance on self-assessments, Gooru suggests resources and study guides that will help you master the concepts. You can track your study habits and monitor your performance on any of the topics you study."

Not sure what resources are here for social studies but still looks like a very interesting site. Think you should check it out for resources and to share with students.

basic easy to follow info on the above

Get More Out Of Your Google Searches: http://zd.net/etlLKN

This is the Government search component of Google. This is a GREAT way to find a lot of details and information for debate and diplomacy.

reverse image searching: http://www.tineye.com/ Find the source of any image on the web! #ITSC11

Good resource to share with students so that photos are correctly attributed in their work

Very good easy to follow post on how to make your searches less personalized in order to break out of the info bubble!

Everyone needs to be aware of this issue. Using different search engines, databases, etc. also helps. Comparing and sharing sources also helps.

similar to google scholar but with several enhanced features like visualizations and lists.

Good overview of the hidden or deep web

Excellent post on research process.

Excellent post on improving the research process.