1. Some Google Tips…

2. Site: Get results from certain sites or domains Vietnam site.:gov Site:.vn google.com

3. Examples Vietnam war site:gov Vietnam war site:edu American War site:vn google.com

4. Google List of Names by Country https://en.wikipedia.org/wi ki/List_of_Google_domains https://en.wikipedia.org/wi ki/List_of_Google_domains

5. Link: Find pages that link to a certain page Abraham Lincoln link:gilderlehrman.org Abraham Lincoln link: pbs.org Abraham Lincoln link:youtube.com google.com

6. Related: Find sites that are similar to a web address you already know related:gilderlehrman.org Related:sherlockholmes.com http://google.com

7. OR: Find pages that might use one of several words Civil rights OR Rosa Parks google.com Abraham Lincoln OR Emancipation Proclamation Space Race OR Sputnik

8. Cache: See what a page looks like the last time Google visited the site. google.com

9. Filetype: Find a document or file type that fits your search. History of rockets filetype:ppt History of rockets filetype:video History of rockets filetype:pdf http://google.com

10. Quotes: Search for an exact phrase by pointing quotes around the phrase “house divided” “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” "St. Crispin's Day” http://google.com

11. “*”: Search for a missing word. Wildcard. If you give a * Coca Cola was invented by * http://google.com

12. Words like ‘the,’ ‘a,’ and ‘for’ are usually ignored…however: The search ‘the who’ would refer to the band The search ‘who’ would refer to the World Health Organization

14. http://www.similar sites.com/

15. http://www.bing.com/

16. Google Homework: Look up the National History Theme for 2016. Explore ten options that would reflect the NHD theme. Think “outside the box.” Avoid anything that is overdone, overused, clichéd, or just boring. Type up a 1-2 page response listing the ten potential NHD ideas. Write 1-2 sentences about each, detailing why it might be interesting.