Tips and tricks on searching effectively with Google.

1. Sandhurst Twilight ICT PD
PD Session 3: Efficient searching tips and tricks
Wednesday April 21st, 2010

2. Glenn McMahon
Education Officer:
Curriculum and Learning Technologies

3. Efficient search tips

4. Efficient search tips
Ordinary Search- gold

5. Search Options

6. Search Options

7. Search Results
- Images - not copyright free!

8. Search Results
- Images - not copyright free!

9. Search Results
- Videos - check the urls!

10. Search Results
- Videos - check the urls!

11. Search Results
- News

12. Search Results
- News

13. Search Results
- Blogs

14. Search Results
- Blogs

15. Search Results
- Updates via Twitter

16. Search Results
- Updates via Twitter

17. Search Results
- Books via books.google

18. Search Results
- Books via books.google

19. Search Results
- Discussions

20. Search Results
- Discussions

21. Search Results
- Wonder wheel visual search

22. Search Results
- Wonder wheel visual search

23. Search Results
- Timelines

24. Search Results
- Timelines

25. Efficient search tips

26. Efficient search tips
Ordinary Search: gold

27. Efficient search tips
Ordinary Search: gold
Exact Phrase: “gold in australia”

28. Efficient search tips
Ordinary Search: gold
Exact Phrase: “gold in australia”
Excluded Words: gold -california

29. Efficient search tips
Ordinary Search: gold
Exact Phrase: “gold in australia”
Excluded Words: gold -california
Define: define:gold

30. Efficient search tips
Ordinary Search: gold
Exact Phrase: “gold in australia”
Excluded Words: gold -california
Define: define:gold
Site Specific: gold rush site:edu.au

31. Efficient search tips
Ordinary Search: gold
Exact Phrase: “gold in australia”
Excluded Words: gold -california
Define: define:gold
Site Specific: gold rush site:edu.au
Maths Answers: 12+13

32. Efficient search tips
Ordinary Search: gold
Exact Phrase: “gold in australia”
Excluded Words: gold -california
Define: define:gold
Site Specific: gold rush site:edu.au
Maths Answers: 12+13
Conversions: 321cm into feet

33. Efficient search tips
Ordinary Search: gold
Exact Phrase: “gold in australia”
Excluded Words: gold -california
Define: define:gold
Site Specific: gold rush site:edu.au
Maths Answers: 12+13
Conversions: 321cm into feet
Numerical Ranges: gold in victoria 1890...1950

34. Search with a difference
Google squared - www.google.com/squared

35. Search your own focus
Custom search engine - www.google.com/cse

36. Create a Google account
https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount
- Required for CSE and to save Google Squares -

37. Search tips poster series
www.google.com/educators/posters.html

38. Search tips poster series
www.google.com/educators/posters.html

39. Search tips poster series
www.google.com/educators/posters.html

40. Search tips poster series
www.google.com/educators/posters.html

41. Search tips poster series
www.google.com/educators/posters.html

42. Contact details
blog:
sandhurstictnetwork.globalteacher.org.au
twitter:
ceosandhurst = Glenn
delicious:
mackas = Glenn
Skype:
gmac74 = Glenn

43. Upcoming PD Opportunities

44. Upcoming PD Opportunities
• Twilight PD Sessions
Session 4 - July 28th - Broadcasting learning via a podcast
Session 5 - August 18th - Collaborative learning via Google tools
Session 6 - October 27th - Screencasting: Creating video tutorials

45. Upcoming PD Opportunities
• Twilight PD Sessions
Session 4 - July 28th - Broadcasting learning via a podcast
Session 5 - August 18th - Collaborative learning via Google tools
Session 6 - October 27th - Screencasting: Creating video tutorials
• ICT conferences
Wangaratta - May 5th & 6th
Bendigo - May 19th & 20th

46. Upcoming PD Opportunities
• Twilight PD Sessions
Session 4 - July 28th - Broadcasting learning via a podcast
Session 5 - August 18th - Collaborative learning via Google tools
Session 6 - October 27th - Screencasting: Creating video tutorials
• ICT conferences
Wangaratta - May 5th & 6th
Bendigo - May 19th & 20th
• 1:1 Conference Days
Term 3 - August 11th
Term 4 - October 18th

47. Upcoming PD Opportunities
• Twilight PD Sessions
Session 4 - July 28th - Broadcasting learning via a podcast
Session 5 - August 18th - Collaborative learning via Google tools
Session 6 - October 27th - Screencasting: Creating video tutorials
• ICT conferences
Wangaratta - May 5th & 6th
Bendigo - May 19th & 20th
• 1:1 Conference Days
Term 3 - August 11th
Term 4 - October 18th
• ICT Study Tour
Application @ tinyurl.com/2010ictstudytour

48. Upcoming PD Opportunities
• Twilight PD Sessions
Session 4 - July 28th - Broadcasting learning via a podcast
Session 5 - August 18th - Collaborative learning via Google tools
Session 6 - October 27th - Screencasting: Creating video tutorials
• ICT conferences
Wangaratta - May 5th & 6th
Bendigo - May 19th & 20th
• 1:1 Conference Days
Term 3 - August 11th
Term 4 - October 18th
• ICT Study Tour
Application @ tinyurl.com/2010ictstudytour
Presentations online:
sandhurstictnetwork.globalteacher.org.au