Click here and read through the Google Account lesson.
Complete these lessons:
Google Account Lesson 1
Objectives:
Understand and use your Google Account
Explain what is Google
Identify 4 Google Apps/Services
Answer these questions based off of what you read on this website: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/googleaccount/1/full
What is Google best known as?
What are 3 things you can do with a Google Account?
Explain the purpose of 3 of the Google Apps.
Google Search
Go to http://www.gcflearnfree.org/searchbetter/google-search-tips/full
Use the website to answer the questions below.
1. When you have a question or need information, where is typically the first search engine you go to? 2. Have you ever used Google as a verb?
3. Why is Google popular to use?
4. What are the three options for conducting a Google Search?
Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RlB1CJovTs
Answer these questions using the video.
1. When searching with Google, keep it simple. What does it mean to "keep it simple"?
2. What is a Google Suggestion and why should you use suggestions?
3. If what you're looking for is not showing up, what should you try?
4. How do you exclude words in a Google search?
5. How do you search for an exact phrase?
6. How do you refine search results?
7. More specific search terms yield what?
Explore this: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/searchbetter/google-search-tips/3
Click on the yellow buttons to see the information.
1. What can you do with the Search Tools?
2. What does the center of the page show you when you search?
3. Find the gear icon, what does that do?
Answer and submit all questions on the edmodo.com assignment.
Google Scavenger Hunt Classwork
Open the attached picture to see the Google Fast Facts Cheat Sheet. Use the cheat sheet to help you answer the Scavenger Hunt questions below.
Directions: Use the Google search box & Google Features to find the answers to the following questions.
1. 3456 + 78,091=
2. What is 33% of 23,857?
3. a). What is the correct spelling for the word homdenger?
b). What is the meaning of this word?
c). List 3 synonyms for this word.
4. How many inches are in 5 miles?
5. a). Use your age in years to figure out how many days old are you?
b). Take that number and figure out how many minutes old you are?
c). How many seconds old are you?
6. What's the equivalent of US $20 in the Dominican Republic?
7. What is the unemployment rate in Philadelphia?
8. Name a movie and the city where it's playing in the 48901 zip code.
9. What is patent 4095665 for?
10. What is the price of Electronic Arts stock today?
11. What is the population of Dallas, Texas and Philadelphia, PA?
12. How tall is Shaquille O'Neill?
13. What is the predicted weather for Philadelphia tomorrow?
14. What time is it in Paris right now?
15. What are the top 3 movies at the box office this week?
16. What is the capital of Australia?
17. What time will the sun set today in Philadelphia?
18. What is the phone number for the poison control hotline?