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Learning to execute better Google Searches
Learning to execute better Google Searches
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Boolean Search Terms.pdfBoolean Search Terms
Boolean Search Terms
Students can begin learning how to execute better searches by learning about Boolean operators. It's old school, but a great start. From there, you can share with students how to refine their searching. Generating search terms is an important skill. Without the right vocabulary, it's very hard to find what you are looking for.
Students can begin learning how to execute better searches by learning about Boolean operators. It's old school, but a great start. From there, you can share with students how to refine their searching. Generating search terms is an important skill. Without the right vocabulary, it's very hard to find what you are looking for.
Explore The Links Below and Consider Ways to Incorporate Them Into Your Content Area
Explore The Links Below and Consider Ways to Incorporate Them Into Your Content Area
A list of general press resources has been provided below if you want to guide your students towards specific sources. Check out A Google A Day; a fun game to hone your searching skills.
A list of general press resources has been provided below if you want to guide your students towards specific sources. Check out A Google A Day; a fun game to hone your searching skills.
Quick Lesson Idea: Go over Using general press sources to generate search terms and/or Refining Google Searches. Then have them take the A Google A Day challenge and compete to see who can get the answer most efficiently.
Quick Lesson Idea: Go over Using general press sources to generate search terms and/or Refining Google Searches. Then have them take the A Google A Day challenge and compete to see who can get the answer most efficiently.
Consider having Students Make Their Own Annotation of a Google Result
Consider having Students Make Their Own Annotation of a Google Result
Terms like browser, search, result, and ranking are confusing to many students. They often can't tell me definitions of basic search vocabulary.
Terms like browser, search, result, and ranking are confusing to many students. They often can't tell me definitions of basic search vocabulary.
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