Google search and beyond sasta 25 11-2011

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


and beyond!

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

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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 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


A brief look at

• images

• videos

• news

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....

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Computational knowledge engine

wolfram alpha

Technology

Google search and beyond sasta 25 11-2011