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Spezify is a visual search engine. It gives related concepts at the top of the page and then finds images, definitions, quotes, symbols and sites related to the specified search. To limit some of the results you can click on the tools icon and take out some of the social networking sites. NOTE: Some of the search results may include 'M' rated content.

"A blog about search, search skills, teaching search, learning how to search, learning how to use Google effectively, learning how to do research. It also covers a good deal of sensemaking and information foraging."

This search engine is powered by editors and Google safe search.

This is a visual search engine for kids powered by Google, offering safe kids web, image and video search.

A few suggestions about how you can obtain the best search results possible when doing a simple web search.

Online-Research-Methods. Infographic. It offers a range of research platforms to use with students. Instead of just using Google and Wikipedia, students can try out some other specific search engines to look for specific information. The infographic could also be used to assist in teaching students about how to evaluate websites and assess the credibility of web content.

"The familiar narrative of teens and technology is one of natural proficiency - that young people just get technology in a way that older generations don't. But research suggests that just because children feel at home using smartphones, it doesn't mean they're more aware of the nuances of how the web works. In a new report published by the UK's telecoms watchdog Ofcom, researchers found that only a third of young people aged 12 to 15 knew which search results on Google were adverts, while this figure was even lower - less than one in five - for children aged 8 to 11"

An interesting discussion of  Google search involving the Knowledge Graph  - semantic

"Today's students require strategies that support their acquisition of knowledge, allow them to save their notes across devices, permit them to search through vast quantities of information, and share their learning with the rest of their community. Before blaming a device-either the pen or the laptop-we need to identify what is best for individual students by considering what I call the four S's of note taking. Does the system students are using: 1. adequately support the students' learning needs? 2. allow students to save their notes to multiple locations? 3. let students search for salient points? 4. permit students to share with peers and teachers?"

An interactive fluency model. It is a useful reminder for students about plagiarism, author bias and search strategies.

By Pledger Consulting.  Book reviews created by Australians for Australians. Search by keyword, author, title.  Includes similar titles

By Pledger Consulting.  Book reviews created by Australians for Australians. Search by keyword, author, title.  Includes similar titles

First cooperative library management systems for libraries. Based on WorldCat. 300+ million records. Trove resources - WorldCat - Worldshare. Works through single search Discovery layer. Connect to free and purchased records. Integrate from Overdrive and other digital resource products.

First cooperative library management systems for libraries. Based on WorldCat. 300+ million records. Trove resources - WorldCat - Worldshare. Works through single search Discovery layer. Connect to free and purchased records. Integrate from Overdrive and other digital resource products.

An interesting infographc explaining how the search engine Google pulls information from the web. It is reasonable simple and would be a useful resource to use when trying to explain the process to students.

A great tutorial that assist everyone in being a better digital citizen by showing how you can find out information about an image you might find/have. " Found a photograph online that you'd like to use on your site, but not sure where it came from or who took it? Or are you a photographer who wants to know where your work is being posted? In this Treehouse Quick Tip, we'll learn how to do a reverse image search using Google Images and TinEye"

Useful list. Nicely organised with brief annotations

"Those who do not learn how to utilize social media strategically run a great risk of encountering obstacles when seeking employment or admission. Research has been clear that social media can serve important professional purposes, such as personal branding, self-promotion ad impression management (Chen, 2013; Jackson & Lilleker, 2011; Labrecque et al., 2011; Zhao et al., 2013), and we encourage its intentional positive use. We suggest that all youth (and young adults!) work extra hard to do great things at school and in their community (e.g., making the honor roll, volunteering, extra-curricular activities, etc.) so that when one does search for them, they find evidence of hard work, integrity, and civic-mindedness."

This site offers bckground music that is royalty-free and can be used for creative projects. You can search by mood, speed, genre, and more. Songs must be cited at end of the project as "Title" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) with Creative Commons License.