POWER SEARCHING WITH GOOGLE Top Ten Search Tips Solving a problem? “How Search Works”“How Search Works” #1

G ENERAL S MART Q UERIES In Google searches: Capitalization does not matter Punctuation does not matter – Google queries will ignore most special characters Every word in your query makes a difference The order of words in your query makes a difference

O PERATORS An operator is something extra added to your search query to filter (limit, reduce, focus, etc.) results. There are many different kinds of operators that can be used in combination with one other. Two of my favorite operators: (site:) – use to narrow search results to a single (ex. Abraham Lincoln site:archives.gov) (site:) – use to narrow search results to websites within a specific top-level domain (.gov,.edu,.com) (ex. socratic seminar site:.edu) (filetype:) – use to narrow search results to files and documents of a specific extension only (xls, ppt, doc) (ex. Socratic seminar filetype:pdf)

F INDING T EXT ON A WEB P AGE ( CONTROL – F) Use Control – F to find a word or text on a page Using Control – F speeds up search Using Control – F puts you in the Top 10% How to use it: Windows computers : press the Ctrl and F keys at the same time Apple computers : press the command and F keys at the same time

I MAGES Search Google Images and filter results by Color Visually similar results Search By Image Drag and drop and image from the web or your computer into the search box

T HE D EFINE F UNCTION Use “define” to: identify the meaning of a word hear how a word is pronounced Some words may not be in traditional dictionaries but are in common use throughout the world. Example: define pwned Click the “More info” link for additional information about the word including: Web definitions : the word “in context” as it appears around the web (being extracted live from multiple web pages) Translate to : the word the different languages

D IFFERENT K INDS OF C ONTENT Maps Streetview Traffic My maps 3D Google Scholar Search scholarly papers! Books Full text Magazines/newspapers Tips & Tricks html

S EARCH F EATURES S HORTCUTS Calculator Shortcuts: Weather, Time Define Sunrise/sunset Inside Search-all tips Translate Time/Date Range – many uses SearchNews VideosBooks blogsImages Interview

C OMBINING M ETHODS Combine operators for stronger searches Example – Tab can (searching image, color and date)

M ORE R ESOURCES Inside Search Certification Process – Power Searching Class Advanced Search Certification Official Google Blog google-power-searcher.html A Google a Day game