Search+Tools

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SEARCH TOOLS  Search Tools for 5th & 6th Grade Search Lesson

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 * [|AlltheWeb]
 * [|Ask]
 * [|Cuil]
 * [|Gigablast]
 * [|Google]
 * [|Live Search]
 * [|Search Me - Visual Search]
 * [|Yahoo]

**Metasearch Engines **

 * [|Clusty]
 * [|Dogpile]
 * [|Excite]
 * [|HotBot]
 * [|Info.com]
 * [|ixquick]
 * [|Kartoo]
 * [|Mamma]
 * [|Metacrawler]
 * [|WebCrawler]

PHOTO SHARING (Creative Commons)
 * [|Flickr - Creative Commons] - photos that others are willing to share with you. Under the BY
 * Attribution License, click See More to search for relevant pictures.
 * [|Kodak Gallery] - view, upload, edit, and share photos
 * [|Flickr Free Use Photos] - photos available for you to use
 * [|OpenPhoto] - searchable free images
 * [|US Government Photos and Multimedia] - many available sources are in the public domain, but check.
 * [|Library of Congress on Flickr] - search for images from this great database
 * [|Life Magazine]  - index to images from //Life Magazine // are arranged by decade and subject. Check out the searching hints for staying in the //Life // collection. Legal use and bibliography information is found on the picture page.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[|Pics4Learning] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> - browse by topic for copyright-friendly images - all donated by teachers, students and photographers
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[|Public Domain Pictures] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> - search by category for images that are free for commercial and personal use.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[|National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> - images and video clips can be searched sing keyword, media type, category of marine life, and sanctuary. Most images and slips may be used in projects <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">; information is given before downloading.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[|Stonewashed] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> - links to sites offering royalty free images.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[|Web Photo Resizer] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> - upload images and resize, crop, or sharpen. You can add a border or change color to black and white.