YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) has just posted the winners of the top 10 best reads. You can find a description of each book HERE.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Post 500 Was Sunday! So Here's 501: 11 Visual Search Engines
I missed it; my 500th post was on Sunday, and I didn't send up the fireworks. So, without further ado...here is post 501.
Google is usually the first place students and teachers turn to when they are looking for images. But there are many other ways to search the web while making the experience a visual one. Many of the searches are for images only. See if any of these interest your students:
Boolify- teaches students proper search techniques
CamFind- visual search engine for Android phones
Compfight- search for photos, either commercial or Creative Commons
Evi- search online or use the mobile app for iPhone or Android
Google Images- choose the size, color, type, usage rights and more
Guided Search (Pinterest) for iPhone and Android
InstaGrok- interactive concept map
MUFIN- (Multi Feature Indexing Network) search 100 million Flickr images
Quintura Kids- simple search for kids
Spezify- search online or with your iPhone
TinEye Reverse Image Search- "finds out where an image came from, how it is being used, if modified versions of the image exist, or if there is a higher resolution version."
Google is usually the first place students and teachers turn to when they are looking for images. But there are many other ways to search the web while making the experience a visual one. Many of the searches are for images only. See if any of these interest your students:
Boolify- teaches students proper search techniques
CamFind- visual search engine for Android phones
Compfight- search for photos, either commercial or Creative Commons
Evi- search online or use the mobile app for iPhone or Android
Google Images- choose the size, color, type, usage rights and more
Guided Search (Pinterest) for iPhone and Android
InstaGrok- interactive concept map
MUFIN- (Multi Feature Indexing Network) search 100 million Flickr images
Quintura Kids- simple search for kids
Spezify- search online or with your iPhone
TinEye Reverse Image Search- "finds out where an image came from, how it is being used, if modified versions of the image exist, or if there is a higher resolution version."
Sunday, October 19, 2014
A Break for a Serious Note
This coming Sunday, in memory of my father, I will be participating in the 2014 Walk to End Alzheimer's event. My dad battled the disease for over 10 years, but the worst day (other than his death) was when he looked at me and didn't know who I was. Alzheimer's robs a person of all their memories. There are currently over 5 million people affected by this hideous disease, and it is predicted that the number could grow to as much as 16 million by the year 2050. Could you take a moment and donate anything you can afford? I'm sure that unfortunately we all will eventually know someone with Alzheimer's. Thank you.
Julie Greller's Walk to End Alzheimer's Page
Julie Greller's Walk to End Alzheimer's Page
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