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and beyond!
Penny Collins
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OVERVIEW
How Google Search Works
Browser Tips
Refining Search
Different Google Databases
Beyond Google Search
Teaching Search Resources
How Google Search Works
and beyond!
how google search works
How Google Search Works
The search engine finds the best matches
URL
Title of the webpage
The number of times the words appear on the page
Related words eg father and horse
Page rank (the number of links to the page)
Page quality
Daddy I want a pony
Browser Tips
Speed your Search!Browse twice as many results - right click and "Open new tab"
Speed your Search!This cuts down on the time wasted waiting for pages to load, and hitting the back button to return to your search
Find what you want on the pageNo matter what browser you have, Ctrl f brings up the "Find on page" search box
Go easy on the eyes
Browser Controls: F11 Full page Ctrl + Magnify
Ctrl - Shrink
Ctrl 0 Original Size
Refining Searchusing advanced search,
search operators,google tricks
and more search tools
Search results often returns millions of results!
cells
Refine your search
Imagine what words are on a website that has the information you are looking for.....
Imagine what words are on a website that has the information you are looking for.....
Cells worksheet
Cells experiment
Cells lesson plan year 9
Make a cell activity
Cells flash interactive
Microscope tutorial interactive
Cells flashcards
Cells multiple choice test
Refining Search
The more definitive the search terms, the more likely you are to find what you are looking for
cells cells lesson plan
>
cells lesson plan
Refining Search
cells “lesson plan” “year 9”
What counts in the SEARCH box?
What COUNTS???
•Punctuation?
•Word Order?
•Capitalisation?
•Spelling? organisation....organization
Punctuation?
Punctuation?
Word Order?
Capitalisation?
Spelling?
Spelling?
Near enough can good enough –
Google predicts the correct spelling
Google Operators
Access a range of dictionary definitions for a word.
define
Refining Search- define function
define irony
Google Operators
This specifies only certain types of files in the search results.
filetype:
Document types: doc, docx pdfppt, pptx xls swf (my fav)
Google Operators
Google Operators
Microscope filetype:swf
swf is a flash program – often interactive
Google Operators
This specifies to search within a specific website or
specific domains.
site:
Google Operators
.au only searches Australian websites
.uk United Kingdom websites
.nz New Zealand websites
site: .au
Google Operators
This specifies to search within a specific website or
specific domains.
site: britannica.com
Google Operators
Only searches websites with .gov URL ending
.com company sites
.edu education sites
site: .gov
Google Operators
Eg .vic.edu.au, nsw.edu.au, qld.edu.au.....
biology exam site:.vic.edu.au
Google Operators
Excluding words : Minus This omits any page that carries the excluded word
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Google Operators
Excluding words : Minus This omits any page that carries the excluded word
jaguar -car
More search tools
Google's left panel
Google's left panel
More search tools
Google's sidebar
Reading level
Reading level
Reading level
= Primary level
= Secondary level
= Tertiary level
Reading level
Google's left panel
Related searches
Related Search
Related searches
Related Search
Related searches
Related Search
Related searches
Google's left panel
Time range
Google's left panel
I’m trying to find a page I already visited...
Tricks!
Tricks!
Tricks!
Tricks!
Tricks!
Tricks!
Tricks!
Tricks!
Tricks!
Different Google Databases
Different Google stuff
More databases:
books, maps, scholar, newspaper archive,
recipes, fonts, life magazine photo archive
Also Google Apps:
Gmail, Calendar, Sites, Translate, Picasa, Blogger,
Docs (documents, presentations, spreadsheets,
drawing, forms) , Talk, Plus, Earth, Sky, Moon, Mars
Google Apps for Education
Different Google Databases
A brief look at
• images
• videos
• news
Google images - similar images
Google images - similar images
Google images - similar images
Google image left panel
sweet search
Google video search
Google news
Google news
Google customisable newspaper
Google customisable newspaper
news
Beyond Google Search
Beyond Google Search ... just to mention a few notables....
Tag Galaxy (Images)
Slideshare (PowerPoints)
Quizlet (flash cards)
Qwiki
Search for Flash Cards
Use someone else’s cards
Make your own cards
OR improve on someone else’s cards
quizlet
Search for Images in Flickr
Flash based picture viewer
Searches flickr by tag
tag galaxy
Search for PowerPoints
Thousands of slide show presentations
Most are downloadable
slideshare
Qwiki
A primary level multimedia encyclopedia
qwiki
+• general encyclopedia type information
• students with reading/attention problem
• you can't cut and paste
-• information is general
• information is not linked (referenced)
• need headphones for audio
Teaching Students How To Search
Search Engine Evangelism
Search Engine Exercises
a google a day
A Google A Day
Google’s humble beginnings....
Thanks!
https://sites.google.com/site/searchforeducation
Computational knowledge engine
wolfram alpha