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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.

Great post on using google advanced search. Easy to follow ideas

Great post on teaching advanced search and why it is important to teach these techniques.

"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."

Very good post on searching from the UK

good overview of the search process that goes way beyond searching on 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.

From Richard Byrne at Free Technology for Teachers: "allows you to create a short video about the searches that you perform on Google. To create your video you enter your search terms, select some background music, and let the creator render a video for you."

So many exciting possibilities. Has many applications to DISCOVER search process

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.

search engine that allows twitter to be searched.

this could be helpful for finding information in twitter

This looks very interesting.

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

Some very interesting search engines to try

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

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

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

a semantic search engine

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

great infographic on how to search effectively

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.

"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.

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

"The Catalog of Digital Historical Newspapers (NewspaperCat)is a tool that facilitates the discovery of online digitized historical newspaper content from newspapers published in the United States and the Caribbean. NewspaperCat was funded by a grant from the George A. Smathers Libraries. Search by keyword, newspaper title or by city, county or state to locate titles. From your search result, click on the link(s) to connect to the digital newspaper(s). In many cases, this content is keyword searchable, depending on the hosting organization. NewspaperCat currently links to over 1,500 full-text newspaper titles with a goal to include links to as many US and Caribbean newspapers with archival digital content as possible."

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.