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"To create a filter Click the down arrow in your search box. A window that allows you to specify your search criteria will appear. Enter your search criteria. If you want to check that your search worked correctly, click the search button. Click Create filter with this search at the bottom of the search window. If you need to verify the search results, you can click the x to collapse the filter options. Clicking the down arrow again will bring the window back with the same search criteria you entered. Choose the action(s) you want the filter to take. To keep organized, many people like to have incoming messages automatically labeled and removed from their inbox until they can look at them later at a more convenient time. If you want to do this, make sure to select Skip the Inbox (Archive it) and Apply the label: when you create your filter. Click the Create filter button. Please note: When you create a filter to forward messages, only new messages will be affected. Any existing messages that the filter applies to will not be forwarded. To use a particular message to create a filter Select the message in your message list. Click the More button, then Filter messages like these. Enter your filter criteria in the appropriate field(s)."

"You can say that kids are sufficiently net savvy these days. With a bit of parental help, they can easily grasp the basics of search. The commonplace search engines cater to kids as well as to adults. But even with the moderation search engines use, some content may not be suitable for impressionable minds."

Lots of kid friendly search engines.

There's no denying the power and popularity of the Google search engine, and in comparison to other similar search engines such as Bing, where results are based on page rankings and algorithms, they excel. But there are other ways to search the web, using what are known as semantic search engines. Using a semantic search engine will ensure more relevant results based on the ability to understand the definition of the word or term that is being searched for, rather than on numbers. Semantic search engines are able to understand the context in which the words are being used, resulting in smart, relevant results.

"Do you need a new way for your students to express themselves or show what they know? Google Search Stories Video Creator may be the way. Students just type up to seven search terms and search types into a field. Then they choose the music and publish. The results are embeddable and linkable. "

More advanced search engines will meet you halfway, by providing forms for advanced searches, better interpreting your queries, suggesting keywords, or finding unusual context. In this article I introduce five search engines with such advanced features.

KidRex is a fun and safe search for kids, by kids! KidRex searches emphasize kid-related webpages from across the entire web and are powered by Google Custom Search™ and use Google SafeSearch™ technology.

"Create your own with the Search Stories Video Creator'."

"This week's pick is Travelocity for iPad - the iPad version of the travel bookings and deals service, complete with the little roaming gnome fella. Here are some of its key features: · The Travelocity iPad app is the only iPad app you can search and book round-trip and one-way flights, hotels, and car rentals · Access your Travelocity account to automatically complete your information during checkout · Search hotels and airports nearby · Sort and filter search results Take advantage of mobile-exclusive deals. · Travelocity iPad app users get exclusive access to hotel deals you can't find anywhere else · App-exclusive deals change everyday, so take advantage before they disappear"

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. Read more at Suite101: Top 5 Search Tools for Finding Flickr Images for Use in Education http://teachingtechnology.suite101.com/article.cfm/top-5-search-tools-for-finding-flickr-images-for-use-in-education#ixzz0wkhmoXXQ

Like everything else on the Internet, trying to find images is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Without the right tools for finding science and math images on the web it is often an impossible, or at least mind-numbing, task. What is needed are search engines which make the job easier. This is where the tips and tricks provided below help this seemingly impossible task by using the top search Web 2.0 search engines and tools available today. These are valuable resources for both you and your students when trying to find just the right image for lesson or project involving digital media.

A search engine that lets you see how hard/easy the website is to read

Some obvious but many search ideas to help us all search smarter!

There are currently five different ways to search the Mathwire.com site for specific topics or activities. Quick links have been added to the upper left of the Home page and the main Mathwire search pages (A-Z List, Standards, Topics, Archives, What's New?) for your convenience in searching the site.

ways to search beyond google

Saerch for kids

I take it back, a very very cool site o help kids locate info from a range of web search engines, I will be using this with my kids from n ow on!!

"In today's schools, most research is completed online, and Google is a great resource for combing the web. But at the same time, it's not always easy to find exactly what you want, given that there are usually millions of results - with varying degrees of accuracy. These tricks can help you find the best results, while saving time and making your life easier."

Nice looking visual search engine.