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Simple Search Tools and Strategies for Students

Richard Byrne

FreeTech4Teachers.com

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Three Types of Search

Navigational - “Help me find X”

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Transactional - “I want to buy X”

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Informational - “I want to know X”

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What do you already know?

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Think of the words another person might use.

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Control + F

Command + F

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How to Search by File Type and by Domain

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Search by file type

RTF PDF

KML KMZ PPT

DOC XLS

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Search by domain

http://goo.gl/KYaU2r

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How to Use Google Books for Research

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Google Scholar Tips

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Image + Keyword

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Combine Strategies

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Create Search Challenges

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http://goo.gl/DtwCzq

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How many things do they have in common?

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It’s Like Riding an Infographic - Alan Levine

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Tineye Reverse Image Search

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Jeffery’s Image Metadata Viewer

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For advanced Google Search challenges visit Dan Russell’s

searchresearch1.blogspot.com

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Remember, Google is not the only search engine.