Web Searching
These sites below are good alternatives to Google Search:
- Google Junior – https://www.juniorsafesearch.com/
- ABC Splash – http://www.abc.net.au/learn/
- Kids.net.au – http://www.kids.net.au
- Kidtopia – http://www.kidtopia.info/
- KidzSearch – http://www.kidzsearch.com/
- Scootle – http://www.scootle.edu.au/
- Wiki for Kids – http://www.wikiforkids.ws
- Wonderopolis – http://wonderopolis.org/
Image Searching
These sites below are good alternatives to Google Images:
- Kidsearch – http://www.kidzsearch.com/images.html
- Kidtopia – http://www.kidtopia.info/
- Infotopia – http://www.infotopia.info/
- edupics – http://www.edupics.com/photos-b1.html
- Creative Commons Search – http://search.creativecommons.org/
- Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Google Tools
Google Calendar | Online time management application. |
Google Documents | Web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, form and data storage service. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users. |
Google Earth | A desktop application that lets you fly anywhere on earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, galaxies in outer space, and the depths of the ocean. |
Google Images | Internet image search engine. Search by size, colour or black & white, face, photo, clip art, line drawing etc. |
Google Maps | Web mapping service application offering maps, a route planner for travelling by foot, car, or public transport and an urban business locator for numerous countries around the world. |
Google Search Engine | Internet search engine. Search by word, phrase, language, file type etc. |
Google Mail (gMail) | Free webmail, with an initial storage capacity offer of 1 Gb per user. |
Google Sites | Free and easy way to create and share web pages. |
Google Translate | Translates a section of text from one language to another. Facility to listen to the translated text. |
Google Resources
- Monica Martinez’s Google Site 101 – https://sites.google.com/site/monicassites101/
List of Google Tools for the Classroom