IconArchive is an icon search engine having over 500,000 icons for web or software developers, end users and graphic artists that are compatible with Win, Mac & Linux. Icons can be searched by using common tag based filtered search results and by color. Other features include: icon tag Up-and- Down voting; the ability to save, organize, and share favorites without a login; a FavBar; My Desk with quick drag & drop interface; and icon group sharing via email. Icon artists are also available to create customized icons.
Type of Material:
Collection
Recommended Uses:
IconArchive is a source for new design ideas and a place to enjoy a huge range of icons. The icons can be used for homework, presentations, online learning modules, lectures, and reporting. The icons could be useful to instructors in updating home pages, syllabi, and course materials.
Technical Requirements:
Internet access is required.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
IconArchive is a professional tag based icon search engine with more than 500,000 icons for web developers, end users and graphic artists. Users can collect, organize and share favorite icons at this site with ease. Use of the icons is free (though some may require a backlink to the artist's website).
Target Student Population:
Students in elementary, secondary, and college/university could use this site as could their professors.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
None. However, having previous experience downloading images will help.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
With more than 500,000 icons available, the strength of this site is the selection of icons and icon sets. The icons have been created by a several artists so there is variety in the drawing techniques which makes the collection richer. Users can download icons for all operating systems. Users can identify and mark favorites.
Concerns:
There are ads on all the pages which can be distracting, but this does not affect the quality of the actual icons.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
The site provides a listing of icon sets by categories, artists, popular, and new. Having these options allows users to find the type of icon they need for their learning material in an efficient manner. The icons cover a wide array of content for learning. The icons can certainly be used in a variety of ways from presentations, flyers, and ads to buttons on websites and more.
Concerns:
The educator must determine the best uses for the icons in their own situations...no instructions are given as to how to design course sites or materials engagingly.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
This site has a long history of providing icons and keeps its pages updated. Navigation for searching is displayed at the top of every page and includes: a searchable slot, browsing, newest, populat, largest, random, categories, and artists. Users can save their favorite icons in under the My Favs tab at the top. The icons can be easily shared from the My Favs page or placed in one of the predetermined folders on one that can be created.
Concerns:
The huge number of materials may make searching for just the right icon difficult.
Creative Commons:
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