http://trailfire.com/smhamilton/trails/52823smhamilton/trails60http://trailfire.com/smhamilton/marks/179998Video and Pictures searches!

What's your opinion of this tool?  Would you show it to students?  At what grade level?]]>Searching Search Engines TrailsmhamiltonThu, 06 Mar 2008 10:43:46 -0800trailfire:markId:179998http://trailfire.com/smhamilton/marks/179999world wide web" before beginning your search, unless you want to search just pages from the U.K.

What do you think of the visual display of "hits"?  Are the folders helpful in narrowing your search?]]>Searching Search Engines TrailsmhamiltonWed, 10 Dec 2008 14:06:47 -0800trailfire:markId:179999http://trailfire.com/smhamilton/marks/180000Better Web Search".  Do you agree?

Be sure to check out all of the buttons: Web, Images. City, etc.  How do these options help narrow your search?

Would you have students search "Blogs"?  If so, for what topics might this be an appropriate search tool?

For fun, look at the options accessed by the little triangle next to the word "Skin".]]>Searching Search Engines TrailsmhamiltonWed, 10 Dec 2008 14:01:27 -0800trailfire:markId:180000http://trailfire.com/smhamilton/marks/180007cluster, sources and site tabs on the left hand side of the "hits" page to view different systems for organizing results.

Which of these views do you find most helpful?]]>Searching Search Engines TrailsmhamiltonWed, 10 Dec 2008 14:38:56 -0800trailfire:markId:180007http://trailfire.com/smhamilton/marks/180012
Also, take the time to look at the options available when you click "Advanced Search".

What can you learn by clicking on "Help" and reading the info there?  Did any of those tips prove to be useful?]]>Searching Search Engines TrailsmhamiltonTue, 13 May 2008 13:19:51 -0700trailfire:markId:180012http://trailfire.com/smhamilton/marks/180013
Type in a search term and experiment with both Web and Book searches.

What do you notice when you use the slider bar to request easier or harder results? Is this tool effective?  How would you present this search tool to students?]]>Searching Search Engines TrailsmhamiltonWed, 10 Dec 2008 13:43:10 -0800trailfire:markId:180013http://trailfire.com/smhamilton/marks/180014
Would you show any of these to students?  At what grade level?]]>Searching Search Engines TrailsmhamiltonSat, 10 May 2008 06:57:37 -0700trailfire:markId:180014http://trailfire.com/smhamilton/marks/180016Google's latest ideas"!  You may select one of these trial features by clicking on its "Join this experiment" button.

Under Alternate views for search results, look at the  linked query results.

How might these features be helpful in a classroom?]]>Searching Search Engines TrailsmhamiltonWed, 10 Dec 2008 14:09:47 -0800trailfire:markId:180016http://trailfire.com/smhamilton/marks/257418Searching Search Engines TrailsmhamiltonWed, 10 Dec 2008 07:54:23 -0800trailfire:markId:257418http://trailfire.com/smhamilton/marks/257419Searching Search Engines TrailsmhamiltonWed, 10 Dec 2008 14:01:54 -0800trailfire:markId:257419http://trailfire.com/smhamilton/marks/257444Searching Search Engines TrailsmhamiltonWed, 10 Dec 2008 10:54:10 -0800trailfire:markId:257444