Search Engine Goodies

Boolify - a graphical search tool powered by Google; creates a visual representation of a Boolean search; focused on the logical relationship between words (chocolate and ice cream not frozen yogurt); uses images of puzzle pieces to show how these words fit together; shows the result of changing the words in the search with the modifiers
 
Google:
12 Ways to be More Search Savvy from Google - Teach students how to be more search-savvy, how to efficiently find and research information, how to judge its authenticity, and when to ask for an adult's assistance.
Is Google Making Us Stupid? - great read by Nicholas Carr

Quintura for Kids - visual find engine; search term yields the Quintura Cloud; visually navigate and easily refine in order to find relevant information faster and more efficiently

Qwiki - Visual Search Engine - MUST-SEE - Look up places, people, anything, and get a whole multimedia definition. This is a cool way to watch a multimedia definition. You may explore topics by searching or browse a worldwide map highlighting landmarks, monuments, cities, towns, and more.
"Qwiki (Alpha Version) is working to deliver information in a format that's quintessentially human – via storytelling instead of search. We are the first to turn information into an experience. Our goal at Qwiki – to advance information technology to the point it acts human. Currently, Qwiki's technology has been applied to describe millions of popular topics - but soon we'll do much more. Our team needs your help in reaching our goal: join our alpha now to help test Qwiki and shape the future."

Search-Cube - a visual search engine that presents web search results in a 3-dimensional cube interface; view up to 96 websites, videos, and images; Javascript and Flash Player version 9 or higher required; note directions for flipping cube, dragging & rotating cube, and opening a site

spacetime3D - allows you to see your searches; enter your search term for pictures of web page results from your search; works in any browser; no download; Mac and PC

Tag Galaxy - type search term; drag to rotate; mousewheel to zoom; click earth for photos