A Safe, Refined Search Engine for Education The theme of 'organization' seems to be popular in my posts lately.  I find myself gravitating towards resources that are easy to use.  With so many available options, I don't have the time to learn the ins and outs of every resource.   After seeing someone share Gooru on ...

Dear Blogging Friends, I have spent some time on a side project compiling teaching blogs for a custom search engine. As I search around the web for teaching materials I am often discouraged by what I find from publishing companies and informational host sites. I have been so impressed by the dedication and generosity of teacher bloggers. ...

Symbolab is a wonderful scientific search engine that reminds me of Wolphra Alpha.  This is great for solving Math or Science equations or word problems. I highly recommend checking out Symbolab by clicking here!!! For a more detailed review check out Free Technology 4 Teachers post.

Zocial Books is a nice search engine for finding books.  The results give nice thumbnails and description of the book w/ detailed bibliography details. I recommend checking out Zocial Books by clicking here.

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Verbase is an interesting new search engine that is ad and spam free.  Also, Verbase offers a nice viual experience w/ lots of information upon searching.  It claims to get ''smarter'' the more you use it. I recommend checking out Verbase by clicking here!!!

WordontheWire is a new search engine that is supposed to keep people in the ''know''.  This engine mainly indexes through Bing, FB, Twitter, and YouTube.  The results that come across are done in visual columns which is a nice change of pace. I recommend checking out WordontheWire by clicking here. Keep in mind this is not a filtered ...

FindTheBest is a innovative unbiased data-driven search engine that reminds me a bit of Wolfram Alpha. A user can find data on all kinds of information (colleges, cars, technology, etc etc.)  They have an educational section which compares universities, tutoring, K-12, test prep, and more. I recommend checking out FindTheBest by clicking ...

Greetings, ICEROCKET is a Social Media search tool that focuses on Blogs, Facebook and Twitter. Not all search tools are created equal. A day or two ago I blogged about a Social Media search tool called SOCIALMENTION which I thought was pretty good at searching the Social Web. Today, I have another Social Web [...]

Greetings, SLIDEFINDER is an online search tool which specializes in finding just Powerpoint presentations. “Let’s not re-invent the wheel.” How many times have you heard that while attending a presentation or conference. The statement generally refers to teacher created materials and the sharing of those materials. It’s a great concept that ...