The Search segment will focus on things such as being able to
locate timely relevant research (when needed for research-based
decision making), discovering news about the school, and having updates
on important topics come to you (as a way to save precious time).
The Crib Sheets:
The Crib Sheets:
Web Search
- Search Features
- Web Search Support
- Search Options
- Don't miss Wonderwheel and Timeline!
- Image Swirl, the new image search feature similar to Wonderwheel.
- Advanced Search
- Don't miss File Type and Usage Rights.
- Don't forget to learn the Google Operators like Define: and others.
- Activity: Use advanced search to find online resources related to an issue at your site.
Specialized Search (Killer Research Tools)
- Book Search Support
- Search Kyle Brumbaugh's Library
- Scholar Search Support (Don't miss the "cited by" feature!)
- News Search Support (See also News Timeline and InQuotes from Google Labs.)
- Blog Search Support
- Bonus: Search, Learn Share (Bring many search tools together!)
- Activity: Use specialized search to find data to inform a decision at your site.
News Search
- Support
- Updates to Google News
- Don't miss the Google News Archives! (Demo Video)
- See also News Timeline and In Quotes from Google Labs
Multimedia Search (Time Permitting)
- Image Search Support
- Video Search Support (See also Audio Indexing from Google Labs)
- Activity: Use multimedia search to find resources to share with your staff.
More Search Tools for Educators
- Language Search Tools
- Tip: Enter your school's website to translate the site into Spanish... and then post a link to the translation on your site!
- Custom Search Engine Support (Regular Google Account Required)
- Mrs. Gray's Research for Kids
- Directing Learning with Google Custom Search by November Learning (PDF)
- Search Curriculum to use with your classes
- Developed by teachers along with Googlers. (Davis, Ferenz and Gray)
- Google Squared: A new way to display search results
- Screencast for Creating a Custom Search Engine.
Activity (Time Permitting): Create a Custom Search Engine for Your Site
With a small group, choose a topic to research - preferably something relevant to your staff or students.
Create a custom search engine focused on the topic.
Use the other specialized search tools above to locate quality resources related to the topic.
Populate the custom search engine with the quality resources you find.
Share the custom search engine with the Lead Learner. A link to each CSE will be added below.
Create a custom search engine focused on the topic.
Use the other specialized search tools above to locate quality resources related to the topic.
Populate the custom search engine with the quality resources you find.
Share the custom search engine with the Lead Learner. A link to each CSE will be added below.
Activity (Time Permitting): Create your own Google Search Story:
Go to the YouTube Search Stories site located here.
Google Teacher Academy Resources from Googler Dan Russel:
Things to Check Out Later:
- Google "Special" Web Searches (Linux, Government, Macintosh, etc.) http://www.google.com/options/specialsearches.html
- Google Search Preferences (switch your default language, number of search results, turn on/off SafeSearch) http://www.google.com/preferences
- Custom Search Engine (to create limited searches on special topics--imagine a CSE for 4th Grade California History!) http://www.google.com/coop/cse/
More helpful videos:
- Google Scholar Tips & Tricks
- Search ERIC Using Google Scholar
- Google at ALA: Google Book Search and Google Scholar
Google Learning Institute* Resources from Google Certified Teachers:
