Internet Search Tools:

Finding exactly what you're looking for can be difficult with so much out there. Here are some of the better tools to find it.

Google
   The most used internet search tool, but not always the best one. Google is a search engine, meaning that it will find the pages that have the most links to them, not necessarily the best information..

Ask.com
   Ask should probably be labeled as a search portal. The information that is retrieved goes through a tougher process to make it to the top of the list.

MARVEL!
   Maine's Virtual Library with thousands of magazines, newspapers, and reference books available anywhere.

Yahooligans
   A search engine geared for students with no objectionable content and the ability to search within subject areas. (see School Bell)

Del.icio.us
   A bookmarking site with a host of features. You can create links to your favorite articles, blogs, music, restaurant reviews, and more and access them from any computer.

Furl
   Similiar to del.i.cious, just a different setup. Try them both and see which suits you better.

Rollyo
   With Rollyo, you can easily create your own custom search engines - called Searchrolls - and explore, save, and personalize those created by others.

Clusty
   A metasearch engine Clusty combines the results of several search engines and generates an ordered list based on comparative ranking.

PodScope
   Search engine that just searches within podcasts.

KidzClick
   Web searches for kids created by librarians.

Technocrati
   This site is the best way to find a blog on whatever topic you seek. You can customize your search to find the blog you're looking for.

ePals
   A place where teachers and their students can connect with other classes interested in using technology to assist collaborative learning.
 

Resources:

Sites that will send the info you want right to you.

Maine Learns.org
   Maine Department of Education's technology resource site. This site is useful to see what is available to you in the state, as well as what other teachers are doing.

Bloglines
  Highly recommended. The easiest way to have blogs, podcasts and news sent right to you. No ads, no spam. A great service.

Learning Electric
   A tutorial site with easy to follow videos on Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, Appleworks and a few others. .

Edutopia
   A great site displaying examples of technology in education with stories of innovative teaching and learning through a variety of media. Here, you'll find detailed articles, in-depth case studies, research summaries, instructional modules, short documentary segments, expert interviews, and links to hundreds of relevant resources.

Internet Archive
   Offers permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format. Includes texts, audio, moving images, and software as well as archived web pages in the collection.

Education Podcast Network
   Brings together in one place, podcasts that may be helpful to teachers looking for content to teach with and about. Most of the producers of these programs are educators.

Flat Worlded
   A site used to educate teachers about the flat world and how it can enhance their teaching and connect teachers and their classrooms with another classroom, or classrooms, from across the neighborhood, state, country, or across the planet for the purpose of collaboration.

Kidz Online
   A high-tech digital video production and distribution site with over 1,000 digital learning resources includes custom created interactive streaming videos for technology training.

Noodle Tools
   Site that teaches students and supports teachers and librarians throughout the entire research process.Assesses the quality of results. Helps properly format bibliographies .

Windows on Maine
   An online service offering streaming video programs and clips, and other primary and secondary digital resources featuring a searchable database of complete programs and video clips from the Maine Public Broadcasting Network.

Maine Memory Network
   Statewide digital museum that provides unprecedented access to over 10,000 historical items from over 160 museums, historical societies, libraries, and other organizations from every corner of Maine.
 

Productivity:
Want to word process online? Maybe work collaboratively with others through the net on the same work? Here are some sites that allow you to share, collaborate and publish your work.
 

Skype
   Free internet telephone. Yes, that's right free telephone through the internet. You can call anyone in the world on a computer or regular phone and all domestic calls are free. The only hitch is you need broadband.

Blogger
   Create your own blog, make it public or private for your students. Easy way to get information out over the internet.

Zoho
   Web browser based word processing software with all the features of MS Office.

Wikispaces
   Create a wiki here with your own links, files and documents.

PBWiki
   An site to create wikis that others can edit with you. As the name implies, as easy as making a peanut butter sandwhich.

Gliffy
   Shareable web based diagrams that allow you to edit, save and collaborate with others.

Flickr
   Premiere images sharing site with too many features to list here. Great ability to share images with others on the net.

Photobucket
   Photobucket provides free video and photo sharing. Easily host and link your images and videos to social networks, auction sites, blogs, and message boards

Creative Commons
   A huge resource of free media offered by millions of people. You can add your own as well.

Pics4Learning
   Resource of images that can be used by students copyright free..

Freeplaymusic
   Offering copyright free music of many styles, tempos and genres. A easy to use system for finding the music you're searching for..

Find Sounds
   Looking for sound effects? This site will lead you to numerous examples of sounds for whatever you are listening for.

Podomatic
   Free site that will host and distribute your own podcasts.
 

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