This is a really different and easy way to find
information on the Internet.
Jeeves is a butler. Just ask him a question and
he'll show you where to find the answer!
For example, you might type, "What is the capital
city of Norway?" or "Where can I find Mexican food
in Tokyo?" Or maybe "What is the meaning of life?"
You can ask Jeeves anything.
After you ask Jeeves the question, he'll give you
some related questions. Choose the best one.
This translator is easy-to-use and will translate
English to French, German, Italian, Portuguese,
and Spanish. It will also translate those 5
languages into English.
To use the Babel Fish translator, just type
(or copy-and-paste) the URL (web site address),
or any text into the box, and click Translate.
The translator works best with standard English
that uses correct grammar and not too much slang.
(News reports work well).
Your Turn: Here's something fun to try:
Translate a web page or text into one of the
5 languages, then translate it back to English.
You'll get some pretty interesting results!
Ditto is a great search engine that has
millions of pictures. It's easy to find
just the picture that you're looking for.
To use Ditto, just enter whatever it is
that you want to see a picture of. Then
Ditto will give you lots of different
pictures to choose from. Click on any
picture to see a larger view of it, and
to go to the website that contains the
picture. You can also browse through
some of the pictures by choosing a
category.
Your Turn:
Pictures are great for guessing games.
Use Ditto to find an unusual picture.
Then have your classmates guess what
it is. If they don't know, they should
ask YES or NO questions, and then try
to guess!
Here's a new and
very unique search engine.
At SearchShots, you can see what the
website looks like before you click
on it. Just enter your keywords and
hit "search." Then you'll see pictures
of each site along with the information.
You can also use the keywords in the
directory to find information. Another
useful part of this search engine is
that it keeps track of all your searches
on the tabs at the top, so you can quickly
return to previous searches.
Your Turn:
Do you think this kind of search
engine is a good idea? What are
the advantages of seeing a picture
of a site before you click on it?
Do you use a dictionary when you are reading a web
site in English?
With Voycabulary, you can click on ANY WORD on a web
page and instantly find the meaning or translation.
This fantastic site is easy to use. First enter the web
page address (URL). It's best to copy-and-paste the
URL from the web page.
Then choose the kind of dictionary you want to use.
You can use a regular English dictionary or thesaurus,
or you can use a translating dictionary.
Push the Process button, and you will see your web page.
Now you're ready to use the Voycabulary. Try it. Just
click on any word.
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