1. What is Google?
How can you use Google?
Where do you find Google?
By: Toney Daniels
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2. Google Search is a valuable search engine that allows you to search the web for
countless subjects. Google Search is one of the most highly used searches on the
Internet.
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3. What is a Search Engine?
Search engines are what do the “looking” on the Web
for what the user is looking for.
Personally, I compare search engines to librarians. You
tell the librarian what you need and they look for,
narrow the search, and find the book you need from
the library, comparable to the search engine. You tell
the search engine, Google, what you need and it finds
what you are looking for on the Web and presents it to
you.
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4. Other Search Engines
Here are some other Search Engines:
www.yahoo.com
www.bing.com
www.dogpile.com
www.lycos.com
www.altavista.com
www.ask.com
www.msn.com
www.aol.com
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5. Why should I use Google?
Any of the Search Engines listed are equipped
to find what you need on the Web, however,
Google is the most highly used
Also, engineers spend more time perfecting
Google’s searching capabilities than any other
area
Google is dependable and has been active for
over a decade.
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6. Tell me more about Google . . .
Upon visiting www.google.com , there are
many different options, however, there are 3
main choices the user should begin with.
The 3 best places to begin are: Advanced
Search, Google Search, or I’m Feeling Lucky
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7. 3 Places to Start on Google:
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8. Advanced Search
To use the Advanced Search, click the words
Advanced Search
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9. Advanced Search
After clicking Advanced Search at
www.google.com, you will be taken to another
page
On this page, you will have the option to type in &
choose exactly what you are looking for
This Advanced Search feature “filters” the results,
narrowing the scope of the search by certain
criteria, thus, eliminating irrelevant results
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10. Google Search
The second way to search quickly is by
using the Google Search tab
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11. Google Search
Go to www.google.com
Type in what you are looking for in the box
Then, either click the Google Search button OR hit the
Enter key on the keyboard
For a “true” search, use “quotation marks”
However, if you use the “quotation marks” around
more than one term, you will only receive results that
have those terms exactly as typed, such as: “cats and
dogs”
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12. Google Search button
I typed “cats” into the box and hit my Enter button
Then Google brought up many different websites that
offered information on “cats”
Don’t be fooled into thinking that all websites are
legitimate, that is not Google’s job
Instead, look at the web addresses carefully to determine
whether or not they are legitimate or questionable
Typically, addresses ending in .edu, .org, .gov are safer than
others, but not always
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13. I’m Feeling Lucky
This Google feature is a different
way to search than Google Search
& Advanced Search
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14. I’m Feeling Lucky
Be aware of what the I’m Feeling Lucky search
entails
I’m Feeling Lucky is designed to bring the user to
the first query webpage found during the search
Meaning, the first result that Google finds will
automatically take you to that webpage, whether
you want to visit it or not
There is no guarantee that the website is safe so
the I’m Feeling Lucky feature should be used with
caution
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15. I’m Feeling Lucky
Visit www.google.com
Type in what you are looking for
Click the I’m Feeling Lucky Button
You will then be taken to the first result that Google
has found for you
Decide immediately whether or not the page you are
on is legitimate before using information from it
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16. Which do you prefer?
It is up to the user to decide as to whether they prefer
Google Search, Advanced Search, or I’m Feeling Lucky
I prefer Google Search because it is fast, provides a
TON of results, and I can choose which sites I want to
visit rather than being directed there without my
choice
However, all 3 options are highly effective at providing
results
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17. Google’s Mission
“To organize the world’s information
and make it universally accessible and
useful.”
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18. More Google Options
Google offers other options as well, such as:
Images, Videos, Maps, News, Shopping,
Gmail, Books, Finance, Translate, Scholar,
Blogs, YouTube, Calendar, Photos,
Documents, Reader, Sites, Groups, and even
more products are located under “Even
More”
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19. A bit of Google History
Google is owned by Google, Inc.
Google was founded in 1998
Founders: Larry Page & Sergey Brin
Google has offices across the globe
www.google.com is one of over 150 other
Google domains
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20. Google’s Name
The founders created the name “Google”
from another word, “googol” which is a term
used in mathematics, meaning a 1 followed
by 100 zeros.
They chose the name Google because it
represented a mass amount of information,
just as the name “googol” stands for a
massive number
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21. Premise behind Google
The premise behind Google is searching. Google
engineers are constantly looking for new &
innovative ways to improve their search engines.
One service Google has recently added is
personalized searching.
Personalized searching “tailors” results specifically
to the user, once you have logged into your
personal Google account.
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22. Google
Google is a dependable search engine that was created
to make searching the World Wide Web a little easier
If you are looking for a quick and easy way to find out
what information is available on the Web, Google is a
reliable option
Remember, not all websites are created equal so be
prepared to check the quality of the websites provided
Also, the more specific the topic, the more specific the
results
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23. Google Quiz Question #1
1. Google Search is:
A. A blog
B. A search engine
C. A dating site
D. A wiki
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24. Woops, try #1 again!
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25. Correct answer for #1!
Answer is: B. A search engine
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26. Google Quiz Question #2
The website for Google is:
A. www.googlesearch.com
B. www.googleengine.com
C. www.google.com
D. www.searchgoogle.com
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28. Correct answer for #2!
Answer is: C. www.google.com
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29. Google Quiz Question #3
To perform a true search on Google, use:
A. Quotations Marks
B. Dashes
C. Periods
D. Commas
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31. Correct answer for #3!
Answer is: A. Quotations Marks
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32. Google Quiz Question #4
You can perform an Advanced Search on
Google?
A. True
B. False
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34. Correct answer for #4!
Answer is: A. True
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35. Google Quiz Question #5
All of the websites that Google Search
comes up with are legitimate and can be
trusted.
A. True
B. False
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38. Congratulations!!
You have successfully completed this Google
presentation!
If you answered 4 or more questions correctly, you are
well-versed in basic Google searching.
If you answered 3 or less questions correctly, you need
to revisit the slideshow.
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