LetMeGoogleThatForYou

You can find this search engine here.

This page is useful when someone asks you all the time for answers to questions that they could find by doing a quick Google search. When you search for something it gives you a URL. Send that URL to the person asking you the question. When they open the URL it plays a animation that shows the steps for searching for their required question. The page then asks: "Was that so hard?".



Go here to look at an example.

Basically, this search engine simply links you to a Google search. Once you watch the little animation it takes you to the Google search results. It is a cheeky was of telling someone that they could have found out the answer to the question on their own.

It also includes Google's button 'I'm Feeling Lucky' which will send you to the first page that is listed in the Google search.

From the 'about' page: "This is for all those people that find it more convenient to bother you with their question rather than google it for themselves."

You can also watch a live feed of searches made on the page. But I'm not sure how accurate it is because my search never came up. It is kind of fascinating to watch. However, this would not be appropriate for children to watch in the classroom because who knows what search terms might come up.

Using this page, the students should just search using Google. Some students would find it very funny. || Very funny to send to people who always ask you question that could be answered by googling them. ||
 * Classroom Use || Personal use ||
 * Not appropriate because it is a cheeky web page.
 * Star Rating: 5/10 || Star Rating: 7/10 ||

What happens when you search for 'kangaroo'? Brings up a Google search including image searches. You can then alter the search through advanced search. Google can have particular filters set which is handy in the classroom.