Research
Tools
Goofram - Gives you split screen results of
both google and Wolfram Alpha
Schoolr One
stop shopping for Google, Wolfram Alpha, images, wikipedia, images,
thesaurus, dictionary, and acronyms
Search
Credible
This site allows you to search 26 different types of search engines in
one place. Put your terms in the mouth and then click on the search
engine you want to use.
Yolink
This research tool integrates google searches with google docs for
collaboration plus will integrate with Easy Bib to cite references.
Great for use on group projects.
SweetSearch4Me
Every website that comes up from this search engine has been
evaluated by experts in the field
Intute
helping you find the best websites for study and research
Virtual
Training Suite on how to use Intute
Sort Fix
Visually sort and modify search terms to get the best results
DocMazy
This is a search engine that returns results of documents only, not
web pages. Great for Primary Source Research among other uses.
Lumifi
This is a collaborative research tool. Allows teachers to share sites
and documents with students as well as portions of documents. Students
can share research with each other.
The
Awesome Highlighter Highlight text and save sections of web pages
iCyte
This is a browser extensions that lets you highlight and clip sections
of web pages and save them to an account. You can also write and save
notes about what you see. It has a tutorial videos to show how.
Memonic
Similar service to iCyte and also has a video tutorial
Webnotes
another site like iCyte with both free and paid versions.
Reference Tools
Easy Bib
Citation Machine
Carmun
Ottobib
Bibiomatic
BibMe: Fast & Easy Bibliography Maker - MLA, APA, Chicago,
Turabian - Free
Organizers and Note Takers
Remember
the Milk Great tool to track your assignments and tasks, works
with Google calendar and iGoggle
Task.fm if you would like reminders from
multiple locations; e-mail, voice mail, twitter, etc... Task.fm will do
it all
Track Class this is designed specifically for students, it
has a great note taking feature
Stixy this
site also has a to do list and note taking ability, along with document
sharing so you can share your notes and docs.
QuickLyst Helps
you take beautifully simple notes, oraganize them and share them
Ta Da List
create and share lists of things to do
Nexty
This is like a cross between a to do list and a project management tool.
Cozi
This one is a family organizer for those overworked parents with
over-scheduled kids
iCyte you can cut and paste sections of
web pages, iCyte saves them with links intact.
Memo This
embed your thoughts onto any website and share it with your friends.
Mind Mapping and
Graphic Organizers
Time Toast-
Easy to use, Start with this one for no fuss time lines
x-Time Line
Students can work together on this time line maker.
Time Rime
These time lines can be made with text, pictures, audio and video files.
Preceden A super easy, free online
application to make awesome time lines.
Dippity
another multimedia time line maker like Time Rime but with a different
layout.
Drop Mind
Edistorm Collaborative brainstorming with
online sticky notes.
Webspiration Like Inspiration, a
brainstorming graphic organizer tool, free, online and allows for
collaboration.
LucidChart Drag and Drop, Free
education accounts.
Grapholite Easy drag and drop
flowchart maker, free while in beta.
Think A free
Mind Mapping Web App
Creately
bubbl.us - free web application for
brainstorming online
Gliffy.com
Flowchart.com -
Flowchart software - Create Flowcharts Online with Realtime
collaboration - [BetaOnline Mind Mapping - MindMeister
Digital Literacy
21st Century Information Fluency
This site stands alone in covering all topics related to Information
Fluency. There are interactive tutorials, activities, and quizzes.
Created by some dedicated and rocking librarians.
Oregon
School Library Information Services for Middle and High School
The
Ten Steps to Better Web Research This slide share is by the folks
who brought you Sweet Search.
20 Things I Learned About
Browsers and the Web This online book covers many digital literacy
topics in an interesting way.
100
Google Search Tips for Savvy Students
Digital
Citizenship Wiki This wiki has links to all digital citizenship
topics organized by subject and grade level.
Online and Desktop
Publishing
Free Online Publishing – Digital Publishing – Yudu Freedom
ReadWriteThink:
Learning Beyond the Classroom Beyond the Classroom
Teen Ink publishes art and
writing of teens and tweens
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