1. Smart Searching Strategies Google L.Brodeur – Janurary 2013

2. Ever Wonder What the “I’m Feeling Lucky” is all about?

3. The “I’m Feeling Lucky” Button Now, Google has spiced up the choices. Hover your mouse over the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button to show other options: I’m Feeling Artistic: Takes you to a random Google Art Project. I’m Feeling Doodly: Takes you to a random Google Doodle. I’m Feeling Hungry: Takes you to a search for restaurants. I’m Feeling Playful: Takes you to a random interactive Google Doodle. I’m Feeling Puzzled: Takes you to a Google-a-Day site. I’m Feeling Stellar: Takes you to Google Earth. I’m Feeling Trendy: Takes you to Google Hot Searches. I’m Feeling Wonderful: Takes you to a random World Wonders project.

4. District Databases vs. Web GaleNet, World Book Online, CultureGrams, TIME Magazine Archives, Soundzabound, etc. Millard Teacher-Librarians encourage students to use one or more of these databases when working on assigned projects and reports. RMS Teacher-Librarian, Erin Dietsch: Glog Click image to go to website.

5. Just in case you didn’t know…. Google is more than just a Search Tool…

6. Google as a Search Tool Google can be used to search for just about anything... http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html

7. Need Another Language?

8. Should I Create a Google Account? http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/accounts/index.html#utm_campaign=en&utm_medium=et&utm_source=gaia

9. Are you ready? Get set… Use Smart Searching Strategies!

10. Search Settings Settings http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35892

11. Google Inside Search http://www.google.com/insidesearch/

12. Google Inside Search – Help! http://support.google.com/websearch/?hl=en&p=highlights

13. Google Search Settings While Google is really easy to start using, many people do not use it to its full advantage. A Google search should provide you with results that are clear and easy to read. A basic search result will include a title that links to the webpage, a short description or an actual excerpt from the webpage, and the page's URL. Learning some smart searching strategies can shorten the time it takes to find information and can narrow down the many choices often shown on the Search Results page.

14. The Google Search Screen Settings

15. Search Tools Settings

16. Google Instant Settings Google Instant is a search enhancement that shows results as you type. This allows you to more quickly get to your desired content. You don’t have to finish typing the full search term, or even take the time to press the “Search” button. Google Instant provides predictions to help guide you in your search. Google Instant can save you 2-5 seconds per search! http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/instant/about.html

17. Turn on Google Instant Settings From a Search Results page

18. Basic Search Tips Settings Keep it simple! Start by typing the name of a thing, place, or concept that you're looking for. Use only the important words rather than a full sentence or question: Civil War

19. Basic Search Tips Settings Add relevant words if you don't see what you want after doing a simple search. Civil War Battles

20. Basic Search Tips Settings Continue to refine your search with relevant words. civil war battles new orleans 1862

21. Use the Search Tools Settings Use a Search Tool, such as Sites with Images civil war battles new orleans 1862

22. Advanced Search Settings To access the Advanced Search screen, click on the “gear” at the top, right of the Search screen. Click on Advanced Search.

23. Advanced Search Settings

24. Use the Search Tools Settings Do an Advanced Search and specify a Reading Level

25. Ready for a Workout? Settings Ready to try some of Google’s many search capabilities? Let’s go!

26. Time for Practice - 1 Settings Keep it Simple! Start by entering a basic name or word. If you are looking for a place or product in a specific Location, enter the name along with the town or zip code. Find a pizza restaurant in your Zip Code area. Try movies and your Zip Code http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html

27. Time for Practice - 2 Settings Don’t worry too much about spelling Google's spell checker automatically defaults to the most common spelling of a given word, whether or not you spell it correctly. Type gooogle and see what happens. http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html

28. Time for Practice - 3 Settings Use web friendly words A search engine works by matching the words you enter to pages on the web. So using words that are most likely to appear on pages will yield the best results. For example, instead of saying my head hurts, say headache. Search my head hurts. Then search headache. Is there a difference in the results? http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html

29. Time for Practice - 4 Settings Start short…refine by adding more words Simple, one or two word search terms will usually give you the broadest results. Start with short search terms, then refine your results by adding more words. Type snakes. Then type green snakes. What is the difference in the results? http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html

30. Time for Practice - 5 Settings Search with an exact phrase Put quotation marks around words "any word" to search for an exact phrase in an exact order. Keep in mind that searching with quotes might exclude relevant results. A search for "Alexander Bell” will miss pages that refer to Alexander G. Bell. Search “four score and seven years ago”. http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html

31. Time for Practice - 6 Settings Use descriptive words The more unique the word, the more likely you are to get relevant results. So African drums is probably better than African music. Even if the word has the correct meaning, if it's not the one most people use, it may not match the pages you need. Search both African music and African drums. Were the results the same? http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html

32. Time for Practice - 7 Settings Don't worry about cases Search isn't case sensitive. A search for the battle of the Bulge is the same as a search for the Battle of the Bulge. Try it both ways, with and without capitals. Did it make a difference in your search? http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html

33. Time for Practice - 8 Settings Normally, synonyms might replace some words in your original query. Add a tilde sign (~) immediately in front of a word to search for that word as well as even more synonyms. Search ~food facts Does it include results for "nutrition facts" too? http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=136861&ctx=cb&src=cb&cbid=-1qosnv3zeu02c

34. Time for Practice - 9 Settings Search within a specific top-level domain like.org or.edu or country top-level domain like.de or.jp. Search Olympics site:.gov Did this restrict the search results to only.gov sites? http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=136861&ctx=cb&src=cb&cbid=-1qosnv3zeu02c

35. Time for Practice - 10 Settings Use an asterisk (*) within a query as a placeholder for any unknown or "wildcard" terms. Use with quotation marks to find variations of that exact phrase or to remember words in the middle of a phrase. Search "a * saved is a * earned" Search "a * a * a ten o'clock *" http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=136861&ctx=cb&src=cb&cbid=-1qosnv3zeu02c

36. Time for Practice 11 Settings If you want to search for pages that may have just one of several words, include OR (capitalized) between the words. Without the OR, your results would typically show only pages that match both terms. You can also use the | symbol between words for the same effect. olympics location 2014 OR 2018 Tip: Enclose phrases in quotes to search for either one of several phrases. "world cup 2014" OR "olympics 2014" http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=136861&ctx=cb&src=cb&cbid=-1qosnv3zeu02c

37. Time for Practice - 12 Settings Separate numbers by two periods (with no spaces) to see results that contain numbers in a given range of things like dates, prices, and measurements. camera $50..$100 Tip: Use only one number with the two periods to indicate an upper maximum or a lower minimum. world cup winners..2000 http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=136861&ctx=cb&src=cb&cbid=-1qosnv3zeu02c

38. Punctuation and Symbols in Search Settings Plus sign (+) to search for things like blood type AB+ or the programming language C++ "At" sign (@) for finding social tag like @google or @ladygaga Ampersand (&) for strongly connected ideas and phrases like A&E or Brothers & Sisters

39. Punctuation and Symbols in Search Settings Dollar sign ($) to indicate prices, so nikon 400 and nikon $400 give different results Hashtag/number sign (#) to search for trending topics indicated by hashtags like #pinterest #lifewithoutgoogle

40. Punctuation and Symbols in Search Settings Dash (-) will sometimes be used as a sign that the words around it are very strongly connected, as in twelve-year-old dog and cross-reference. Underscore symbol (_) is not ignored when it connects two words, like quick_sort

41. The Google Knowledge Graph Click image to go to website.

42. The Carousel With a carousel at the top of the results page, you can get a more suggestions of topics in which you are curious.

43. Time for Practice Moons of Saturn Women Politicians Hurricanes in 2008

44. Images

45. Images – Finding Similar Images

46. Images – Legal Use

49. Google Tips and Tricks – More Fun! http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html

50. Need to find a definition? Click image to go to website.

51. Need to do a quick calculation? http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html

52. Find the Location of a Zip Code http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html Try 20020

53. Get local sunrise/sunset times http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html

54. Read Public Domain Books http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html

55. Get World News – News Tab at left http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html

56. Google Stories http://www.google.com/insidesearch/stories/

57. Want to challenge your students? http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/lessons.html#Science

58. Want more information? http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/

59. Want more information? http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/lessons.html

60. Want more information? http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/ http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/training.html

61. Want more information? http://support.google.com/websearch/?hl=en

62. Looking for Fun? http://www.google.com/insidesearch/playground/

63. The “I’m Feeling Lucky” Button Since the introduction of Google Instant, the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button no longer serves its original purposes * If a search term was typed in, the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button would direct a user to the top-ranked website and not showing a search results page at all. * If a search term wasn’t typed in, the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button would send a user to Google’s collection of Doodles.