#17 Customize Your Own Search Engine

Do you have a group of websites that are your favorites, the ones you check on all the time? Or a set of online resources that are similar that you frequently use to answer reference questions? Well Rollyo may be the tool for you. Rollyo allows you to create your own search tool for just the websites you know and trust.

Take a look at some Searchrolls that have already been created:

• Reference
• Author Biographies
• Recipes
• Explore other Searchrolls here
  

Discovery Exercise:

1. Explore Rollyo and create an account for yourself.
   
2. Create a search roll for any subject you like.
   
3. Create a post in your blog about your experience and link to your search roll. You can find the place to do this under Tools on the black bar at the top. When you are signed in, you will see the Share tab which will list your searchrolls. There is a tiny button that says Link. When you click on it, the URL appears in the address bar of your browser. That is what you need to copy and paste in your blog. Can you see a potential use for tools like this?