Meta
search engines submit your search
to several individual search engines and their databases of web pages
all at the same time.
1.
Dogpile.com
This
site searches all of the major search engines including Google,
Overture, Ask Jeeves, Looksmart, Inktomi, About,
FindWhat, and FAST. It can retrieve images, websites, news,
multimedia, and audio
information. And to further help you refine your search, Dogpile
groups results into categories.
http://www.dogpile.com
2. Mamma.com
(The mother of all searches!)
Mamma will help you find what ever
you need (Doesn't she always?). Just type in your search
topic and she will give you tons of information.
Mamma searches Web, News, Images, Yellow Pages, and White Pages on
about 8 different general search
engines. Mamma also has a French translation... just in case you
need it!
http://www.mamma.com
3. Surfwax.com
This search page will really help
you narrow down your search. It provides the buttons
"search", "clear", and "focus"... this will
help tighten your search. And... this website tells you which
general search engine it found
each website on. With this feature you can get an idea of which
general search engines are best for certain topics.
http:www.surfwax.com
4. Vivisimo.com
This is relatively a fast search
engine that provides a large amount of pertinent results. This
site makes your search easier by
clustering the results into various related categories. This site
also allows
for faster and more efficient searching by allowing you to preview a
portion of the search result page below the link.
http://www.vivisimo.com
MEDIA SEARCH ENGINES
1. MSN.com
This site has
the latest breaking news from reputable news sources. AND you can
even personalize the information provided to include
your local area news and weather, along with national news,
sports, and
entertainment. This is a great site for your homepage!
http://www.msn.com
2. CNN.com
This
site gives you all of the latest
national and world news, as well as video clips. If you do not
feel like reading, you can listen to the audio
clips. CNN does an awesome job! They are one of the world's
top news leaders!
http://www.cnn.com
TEACHER
SEARCH ENGINES
1.
Education Planet
This site covers all content areas
in the curriculum. It also gives you a list of the most
popular searches that
were conducted that you can link to.
http://www.educationplanet.com
2. ProTeacher.com
This
site is designed specifically
for teachers to locate the necessary resources they need to be
successful in the
classroom. You can find things from classroom management, to
bulletin board suggestions.
http://proteacher.com
3. Portals2Learning.com
You
are sure to find what you need
here! This site provides links to various search engines that
will be useful to teachers... sites such as
Teacher's Corner, I Love That Teaching Idea, Ed Helper, and
Rubistar. http://www.portals2learning.com/teachers.html
KID
SEARCH ENGINES
1.
Yahooligans
Kids will love to use this site to conduct
their Internet searches. Many adults already love to use
Yahoo!... now kids can too!
Kids will be able to find information on just about anything imaginable
on Yahooligans!
http://www.yahooligans.com
2. Ask Jeeves for Kids
Kids
LOVE to ask questions... and
sometimes we do not know all of the answers. Don't worry!
Jeeves is here to help! Kids just need to type
in their questions and Jeeves will try to locate the best sites
to help them find the answers.
http://www.ajkids.com/
3. Fact Monster
Don't be afraid! This safe
search monster is nothing to be scared of... he is only here to help
kids get the facts that they are
in search of.
http://www.factmonster.com
4. Cyber
Sleuth Kids
If
you are looking for information
on anything from subject areas to sports to weather, this is the
place to come! This site contains information
that is suitable for all children grades K through 12.
http://www.cybersleuth-kids.com/
1. Ditto.com
At this
site you can enter a topic and
not only get pictures of it, but also information related to the
topic.
http://ditto.com
2. Earth Cam
What
a great site to view the
weather, traffic, space and science, animals and much more!
Search this site for web cams on
many interesting topics.
http://www.earthcam.com
3. Free Clip Art
This
site offers tons of free clip
art in a variety of topics... such as medical, money, house, baby,
animated, and more!
http://free-clip-art.com
4. Pictures of
Places
Here
you can find actual pictures
of locations from just about every country in the world!
http://www.picturesofplaces.com