"Knowing how to research and find the information you seek is an important skill. Fortunately, the Internet is a vast font of knowledge. The trick is in using the right tools. Here are a few that can aid learners in their search for answers."
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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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Beth Dichter
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There are many excellent research databases that school libraries subscribe to each year. .. Yet when given a research assignment, the first place students turn to is Google or another public search engine. For better or worse, it’s a fact of life in the modern classroom. ...So, let’s make sure they have the tools to search the open Web effectively. 
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SweetSearch is A Search Engine for Students. It searches only credible Web sites approved by Internet research experts.
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"Pose a research question to students and most of them will immediately turn to the Internet. Sadly, many students think the only option is Google...Here I’ll present some free options for research that don’t require a login, along with a few quick tips to aid student searches."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Students often forget that there are search engines beyond Google, and this post discusses a number of them. * RefSeek is focused on academic searches. If students compare searches done in RefSeek compared to Google they will notice a difference in their results. * Yolink (which powers the search engines on some websites including SweetSearch) is available as a browser add-on for Chrome and Safari. The post notes that this "allows students to search within the contents of a webpage, highlight important parts of a page, and send those highlights directly to a Google Doc." * Google Scholar is also discussed. I believe that students need to be aware that there are many great search engines and should be introduced to a variety. Others I like include Carrot2 and DuckDuckGo (which does not track you).
Lucy Wareham's comment,
April 9, 2013 12:13 AM
I have found that some students are also drawn to inappropriate adverts and links when researching. This search engine would avoid this distraction. Thanks
Kia Sowden's comment,
May 11, 2013 12:48 AM
Hi Malena, Thanks for sharing this resource. I think it would be useful to remove the distraction that students so easily spend their time viewing. I think it would also comply with legislation when it comes to students use of the internet and appropriate sites.
Jenni Atkinson's comment,
May 15, 2013 11:44 PM
Great find.It is so easy to get distracted or off track when searching on the net and I agree with James re: deeper searches.
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Online Guides, Internet Library, Web Resources - FindingDulcinea. Online guides and suggested Web resources researched and written by real people. This site provides excellent resources and is worth checking out.
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Finding great tools for students to use is often overwhelming. This post shares six specific tools as well as two lists from EdShelf. The six tools shown also include a video overview. They are:
* InstaGrok
* Colwiz
* SweetSearch
* DocsTeach
* Boolify
* Scrible
One list from EdShelf includes 18 tools and the other includes 12 tools. The range of tools is applicable for students from elementary school though high school and college.