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Getting The Most Out of Your Google Search

Latest Tips, Tricks, and Search Techniques�#mwgs

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David Maas

maasdw@hudson.k12.wi.us�K-5 Media Specialist

| Website - Teach Me with Technology | Facebook - Teach Me with Technology | �Twitter -@tmwt2050 and @davidwmaas

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10 Ways to Teach Students

to Search

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1. Quick Question Challenges

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History

The third president of the United States has his face on which coin?

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http://www.agoogleaday.com/

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2. Use Images for

Search Practice

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In what month what this concert played?

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Think About It

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3. Make a Search

Action-Plan

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1. Pick keywords (“who”, “the who”, “a who”, “Dr. Who”)
2. Pick synonyms
3. Should I add or remove any punctuation?
4. Should I use any search terms?
5. What results am I looking for?

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4. Use Search Operators

or

The Advanced Search Page

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Advanced Search

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5. Filter Your Results

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6. Create a Custom Search

https://cse.google.com

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Custom Search

https://cse.google.com

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Let's Try It

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7. Use extensions

to make reading easier.

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Clearly

Clearly makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read. Save them to Evernote to read anywhere.

For Example...

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8. Research Tool

(docs and slides)

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9. Talk to Google

Click the microphone icon in the search bar and begin talking

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“OK Google”

(Android Devices and Chromebooks)

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10. How Are You Feeling?

• Feeling Hungry - restaurant search near you
• Feeling Wonderful - World Wonders Project
• Feeling Doodley - Gallery of Google Doodles
• Feeling Stellar - Google Earth
• Feeling Puzzled - A Google A Day
• Feeling Trendy - Most popular searches
• Feeling Artistic - Google Art Project
• Feeling Playful - Doodle that can be played
• Feeling Generous - Google One Today (pick projects to donate to)
• Feeling Curious - Learn a random fact

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Think About It

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Tips

To Help You Search

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ctrl + f

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Search Your Chrome

Browser History

From Google Search Page Ctrl + H

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Different Image Sizes

Rt Click Image > Search Google For This Image

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Personalized News

https://news.google.com

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Newspaper Archives to 1880’s

https://news.google.com/newspapers

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Search Scholarly Articles

https://scholar.google.com/

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Search Books

https://books.google.com

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Think About It

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Tricks

To Help You Search

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Timer

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Weather For Specific Area

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Dictionary

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Spelling

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Time For Specific Region

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Travel Attractions

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Calculator

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Conversion Calculator

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Convert Currency

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Translate

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Compare Nutrition

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Roll Dice

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Flip Coin

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Movie Times

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Sports Scores

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Flights

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Holiday

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Song Lyrics

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Hours of Operation

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Customer Service

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Google Easter Eggs

Google has added many Easter eggs to its products and services to entertain and amuse users.

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ex. Search ‘Do a barrell roll’

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Final Thoughts

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Feedback Survey

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Support Resources

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Google Product Forum

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GOORU - Search Tips

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I am here to support you...

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Resources

• https://pixabay.com/es/abroche-el-cintur%C3%B3n-de-seguridad-98607/
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/121483302@N02/14253849274
• http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/the-35-best-google-search-tips-and-tricks/
• http://time.com/3581399/google-search/
• http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2486825,00.asp
• http://www.thegooru.com/14-more-google-search-tricks-you-didnt-know-existed/
• http://www.teachmewithtechnology.com/
• http://www.telecomfile.com/images/posts/boxes/22177-touchless-control.jpg

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