Search Tools

• The Tools:
  
• Web Search Support (Don't forget to learn the Google Operators like Define: and others.)
• Book Search Support (Search Dr. Wagner's Library!)
• Scholar Search Support
• News Search Support
• Blog Search Support
• Custom Search Engine Support
• Image Search Support
• Video Search Support
• Map Search Support (Check out Street View in Yosemite Valley!)
• Google SMS (Just text a search to 466453)
• Google 411
• More...
• The Crib Sheets:
• Search: http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/files/Crib_Search.pdf?attredirects=0
• News: http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/files/Crib_News.pdf?attredirects=0
• GTA Resources: http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/tech-tools-rotation-1/search

Google Notebook

• The Tool: http://www.google.com/notebook/ (Download the tool for your browser: http://www.google.com/notebook/download/ )
• The Crib Sheet: http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/materials/Crib_Notebook.pdf
• GTA Resources: http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/tech-tools-rotation-2/bookmarks-notebook--browser-extensions
• Additional GCT Resources: http://sites.google.com/site/gctalmanac/google-notebook--bookmakrs
• Wes Fryer's QuickStart Guide for Internet Research with Google Notebook
• A Demo Notebook about 21st Century Skills
• Better yet, here's a notebook of Links for LITTs.

Activity: Search with Notebook

• Choose a topic to research.
• Use as many of the tools above as possible to search for relevant resources.
• Save and annotate your "finds" in a Google Notebook
• Share your notebook with another participant.
• Reflect on your experience and share with the group.
• OPTIONAL: Create a blog post from your shared notebook. You can even amend your reflections to the post.