Student+Resources

= Search Engines = @http://duckduckgo.com/ ||
 * Sweet Search: This search engine only searches credible websites approved by research experts. @http://www.sweetsearch.com/ ||
 * DuckDuckGo: DuckDuckGo is a simplified search engine. It pulls its information from online dictionaries, Wikipedia, and other web crawling programs to filter out of some of the useless information. The "zero-click info" box that appears after every search is a nice feature.
 * Wolfram Alpha: To use their words, "Wolfram | Alpha is an engine for computing answers and getting knowledge." This website is much more than a search engine, it is a collection of data, algorithms, and more. This is very helpful for math but its usefulness is much broader.

Example: Take the Tour [] ||
 * Qwiki: Even though Qwiki is in the alpha stage, it is still very impressive. Imagine an online encyclopedia that reads the information to you alongside a slideshow of images. All of the presentations are short and offer many related entries for the topic you searched. The embedding feature is great too!

Example: History of Europe @http://www.qwiki.com/ ||

Organization, Planning, & Goal Setting
 @http://www.rememberthemilk.com/ ||
 * Remember the Milk: The digital agenda is here and it is on our phones. This is a phone based app for students (and teachers) to keep a digital to-do list. Students are always on their phones, why not help them use it to be more successful. Apps for iphone, andriod phones, blackberry, and other web based programs (gmail, twitter, outlook).
 * Soshiku: This is a simple tool for students to keep track of their assignments. Soshiku will even send an email or text message to students reminding them of when things are due. [] ||
 * 43 Things: This website is perfect for goal setting. Users set 3 goals they want to make and that is it. Users goals are then linked with others that have similar goals. This website might be blocked at out school (i.e. social networking) but it is still something students can take advantage of outside of class. @http://www.43things.com/ ||

Learning Communities

 * Edmodo: A great online community classroom resource. Looks and feels a lot like an educational Facebook. [] ||
 * Open Study: A way for students to ask questions and get answers with their studies. Students and teachers can build online studying communities. Great for study groups and independent workers. [] ||