Thursday, March 20, 2008

Google Custom Search

You can create a Google Custom search engine very easily. A custom search engine will let you tell Google which websites may be included in the search. To try one take a look at the custom search engine by Lucy Gray.

http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=009322589025648193163%3Axvlyfpfjkv0
A Chicago-based computer science teacher created a Custom Search Engine limited to sites for her middle school students to conduct web research.

If you want to set up your own custom search engine take a look at the information below.

http://www.google.com/coop/cse/
Have a website or collection of sites you'd like to search over? With Custom Search Engine, you can harness the power of Google to create a search engine tailored to your needs.
Create a search engine tailored to your needs
* Include one website, multiple websites, or specific webpages
* Host the search box and results on your own website
* Customize the colors and branding to match your existing webpages
* Learn more with our featured examples, developer documentation, and FAQs

More custom search engines by educators are at:

http://www.google.com/coop/cse/examples/Educators
Featured examples: Educators
The search engines below are good examples of Custom Search Engines built by educators. They can help students find reliable information by restricting a search to trusted sources of the educators' choosing. Try each one out with the sample query links provided. If you find one you like, you can add its search box to your personalized Google home page with the "Add to Google" button.

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