I began creating my custom search engine last night. After a couple of hours of researching web sites, I called it quits. I went back at it this afternoon and found some great web sites for my students. I followed all of the steps and even watched Andy's video for embedding the search into my website, but all I get is the page says it's loading. I will keep trying.

Pros and cons of using a CSE in the classroom:
There are definitely more pros than cons in this area. As a special education teacher, my students often spend hours researching the internet and have a hard time coming up with appropriate web sites. This takes away valuable class time. The CSE would allow me to direct my students to the most appropriate web sites. It would help my students to remain focused on the task rather than on the research.


Onto the cons. Students need to learn how effectively search the internet for information. By creating a CSE, this step is taken out. It can be a valuable learning experience. Creating the search engine is time consuming for the teacher.

Overall, I enjoyed creating the custom search engine and look forward to creating more for my students as the year progresses. I hope they become a valuable resource for myself and my students.

Here is the link to my CSE:
https://sites.google.com/site/customsearchengineburke/