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How to use Search engines

The links below will help you to learn how to search more effectively.

Web Search Strategies in Plain English

Using Search Engines - A Tutorial

Noodle tools : Search engine direction

http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html

Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need

How to do research

http://www.kyvl.org/html/tutorial/research/

A search strategy diagram

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Search Engines, Metasearch Engines, and the Invisible Web - Ka

Designed for under 18's

Nice - designed for primary aged children
http://nice.medialab.nl/

Study Search
http://www.studysearch.com.au/PrimarySearch/tabid/79/Default.aspx

Connect Primary
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/primary/
Age appropriate results for primary students

Connect Secondary
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/secondary/

Quintara for Kids
http://quinturakids.com/

KidsClick
http://www.kidsclick.org/
Age appropriate results directory based

Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/

Boolify
http://www.boolify.org/

Twurdy
http://www.twurdy.com/search.php
Identifies reading levels of web sites

Google Custom searches (need a Google account)
http://www.google.com/cse/

Based on Directories

BUBL
http://bubl.ac.uk/index.html

Awesome Library
http://www.awesomelibrary.org
Results include further keywords and suggestions.

Kids Click
http://www.kidsclick.org/
Age appropriate results directory based

Librarians Internet Index
http://lii.org/

Visual Search engines

Eyeplorer
http://www.eyeplorer.com/eyePlorer/#
Put your search term in and it comes back with sorted results and further keywords in an  'eye' formation

Sounds and Music Searches

Royalty Free Sound Effects (FX) Library for Download
http://www.soungle.com

Find Sounds
http://findsounds.com/

Mp3.com
http://www.mp3.com/

Search engines with a difference

Cuil
http://www.cuil.com
Results come back like a news sheet

Skreemr - MP3 searches
http://www.skreemr.com/

Answers
http://www.answers.com/
Ask a question and see what answers you get

Grab all
http://www.graball.com
Compare results instantly between search engines

Leapfish
Sorts a Google search into media categories
http://www.leapfish.com/

Wolfram Alpha
http://www97.wolframalpha.com/
Computational Knowledge engine

Middlespot - allows you to keep mashtabs as you go
http://middlespot.com