Web Search Activities: - Using Search Operators (modifiers)
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- Use the Google Wonder Wheel to help you narrow down your search terms on an upcoming curricular unit
- Use Advanced Search to find a copyright friendly resource to use with one of your classes.
- Using Google Insights for Search compare trends in searches in the US to another country and determine why there is a difference.
- Sample topic to search "Orlando Magic"
- Sample topic to search "Gulf Oil Spill"
Multimedia Search Suggested Activities:- Find images that are labeled for reuse to download on to your computer. Some suggested searches include:
- Lake (black and white)
- Fruit (red)
- Florida
- Create your own Search Story
Specialized Search Suggested Activities: - Find a book you have recently read (or are currently reading) and add it to your Google Books library.)
- Use Google Squared to collect data on something you will be teaching in the fall. Design three questions to asked based on the data you collect.
- Try the Advanced Scholar search to locate a relevant article by publishing date or author.
More Search Tools for Teachers Suggested Activities:- Create a Custom Search Engine using websites that you already have collected or those from this Google Doc.
- Browse through the modules in the Search Education lessons to see which parts apply to the students and educators you work with.
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