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My New Favorite Search Engine... Is Not Google!

Google  is a search engine.  Google provides the world with information at the touch of a click or a verbal request into your virtual digital assistant.  Google provides free services for subscribers.  Google provides access to apps for educators and students.  Google is no longer just a company - Google has become a VERB, as in "Google it!" to search for something just like "FedEx it!" means to ship something.  Google is literally everywhere and seems to be able to do almost anything.  But it is not my favorite search engine... its  DuckDuckGo ! Image downloaded from and property of  Saying Images All 3 school districts I have worked for in the past 10 years either are or have become a Google Education district.  These districts all use Chromebooks and  Google Apps for Education .  Google does provide great tools for educators, like  Google Classroom  and  Google Drive .  I know, because I use them all on a daily basis, and I am pursuing my Google Educator C

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