Thursday, October 2, 2014

Google Searching—Want to learn how to search Google better?

With more and more of the world's content online, it is critical that users understand how to effectively use web search to find quality sources appropriate to their task. 

Here’re some Google resources to make you searching easier:

Google Advance search at http://www.google.com/advanced_search. Makes searching easier by providing hints such as using proximity operators or phrase searching. (Limiting by page type--.edu/.gov is also helpful!)

Google Search lessons at http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/lessons.html This series of lessons is specifically designed to help you guide students to use search meaningfully in their schoolwork and beyond and are broken down based on level of expertise in search: Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced.

Google A Day Challenges at http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/lessons.html#challenges A Google A Day challenges help students put their search skills to the test, and to get users engaged and excited about using technology to discover the world around them.