Title: Power Searching
Course: Tech Tools for Teachers > Section: Finding Online Resources

Power searching resources

Collections & Lists

There are many websites that enable people to share collections of webpages in their area of interest, which can be either collaboratively made or individually curated. Such collections are often sorted using tags, a.k.a. keywords. Starting your search at one of these sites provides you with resources that have already been approved by another human being, and not just a search engine. Additionally, some educational organizations provide lists of recommended resources. Explore a few of these resources below:

- Diigo (check out the Diigon in Education group for even better results)
- Delicious
- ipl2 - Resources by Subject
- Websites for Educators by Harvard Education School

To learn how to create your own collections to share with students, checkout the Textbooks 2.0 unit.

Good Ol' Search

If you want to stick with the familiarity of search engines like Google, improve your search by exploring all of the Search features (such as searching on a timeline or by reading level) and watching Google's 15-second search tip videos. You could also try one of 100 niche search engines to help narrow your search.

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