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The Best Search Engines for Teachers and Students. Do you know Lycos and Yahoo?

The Best Search Engines for Teachers and Students

(But do you really know them?) Have you heard of Google? If you are frustrated by search engines that give you unrelated responses ... if you are spending too much time looking for on-line resources ... if you are worried that students may access the wrong kind of information ... read on! There are many search engines that can help you find pertinent, accurate, and safe information, but you need to find one that "thinks" the way you do! Included: All the common search engines plus some you probably haven't heard about!

Have you ever performed an on-line search that resulted in totally unexpected matches? However, the key to effective searching may be in finding a search engine or directory that "thinks" like you! Howard B. "Different engines 'think' differently," he said. Are you feeling lucky? There are many search engines and directories on the Internet, but the trick to good searching is finding the one that works best for you. The Best Interactive Web Tools for Educators. Most of us are working at full capacity, and keeping up with technology can feel like one more chore on the to-do list. Still, learning your way around a few of the best Web tools is worth your time. Innovative teachers are frequently using intuitive programs and websites that are easy to learn.

These web tool can save you a lot of daily hassles that you might not even realize you have been tolerating. Whether you want to move the class newsletter online or try out a flipped classroom, we’re sharing the best sites to do it. Sharing and Collaborating The Internet was invented to foster communication. Google Docs First of all, you never have to hit “save” in Google Docs. Google Forms Whether you want to send a quiz to your students or organize a field trip, Google forms can help you distribute and gather information. WordPress Create a class website or blog on this free, easy-to-use site.

EduBlogs. 41 Websites for Teachers to Integrate Tech into Your Classroom. Any cookies on my website are used to ensure normal website functions (for instance, Youtube videos won’t work without their own identifiers). These cookies cannot be switched off because the website wouldn’t work properly anymore. However, these identifiers do not store any personal data. When you leave a comment, WordPress stores your gravatar name, IP Address, comment, and email address. Therefore, leaving a comment is considered a clear affirmative, specific, and unambiguous action as defined by the GDPR giving me consent to store this information, and permission to contact you in the future by email.

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Metasites - Teacher Resource Center - LibGuides at California State University Fresno. Activity Search – a component of a book publisher’s Web page that allows you to search for activities based on their curriculum area and designated grade level Administrator’s Net – includes a job center, administrator chatboard, and live professional development ALA/ALSC – great web sites for kids The American Civil War Home Page – timelines, graphics, images, letters, diaries, accounts, etc.

Metasites - Teacher Resource Center - LibGuides at California State University Fresno

American History From the Colonial Period Until Modern Times – outlines American history and links to information and pictures about people, places and theories important to American history The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature ArtsEdge Curriculum WebLinks - provides lesson plans that integrate the arts and other subject areas such as science and social studies, also includes primary sources Best History Websites Bill Nye the Science Guy – background information and experiments for each episode of the television series California as I saw It California History Online.