2. The Hour’s Agenda
• About Google Teacher Certification
• Google Culture
http://animoto.com/play/2pQlZQ0W8D1Mc1TKyMbC1Q
• Power Searching
• Google News http://news.google.com/
and Alerts http://www.google.com/alerts
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3. Finding not Searching
and other Super Search Secrets
from the Google Teacher Academy
Wendy Stephens
GTC NYC '08 October 26, 2012
Cullman High School http://tinyurl.com/findingnotsearching
Cullman, Ala.
4. Finding not Searching
Wendy Stephens
GTC NYC '08
Cullman High School October 26, 2012
Cullman, Ala. http://tinyurl.com/findingnotsearching
5. Google Teacher Academy
Video Tour of
Google Offices
http://animoto.com/play/2pQlZ
Q0W8D1Mc1TKyMbC1Q
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6. Google Teacher Academy
5th Academy
~40 new participants
20% time
mini-kitchens
play
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9. Googling: YOU determine the rankings
“I feel
lucky”= #1
hit in
Wikipedia
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10.
11. Power searching Supported Search Syntax
File formats: [cultural revolution .ppt]
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12. Power searching Supported Search Syntax
Exact phrase searching [”may nothing you dismay remember"]
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13. Power searching Supported Search Syntax
Exact phrase searching My Life According to Google...
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14. Power searching Supported Search Syntax
Excluded words – [windows -computer -program –download]
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15. Power searching Supported Search Syntax
Similar words: Find related terms and documents using ~
[~nutrition] Note that the words Google considers to be equivalent will be bolded
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16. Power searching Supported Search Syntax
Multiple words: "[rescue or rescued kittens or cats]"
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17. Power searching Supported Search Syntax
Numerical ranges:"[chinese immigration 1861...1865]"
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