The secrets of Search Penny Collins Google Certified Innovator Google Educator Group Leader Find this presentation here
What is more important? a) Knowing the answer
What is more important? a) Knowing the answer b) Knowing how to find the answer
What is more important? a) Knowing the answer b) Knowing how to find the answer c) Knowing the answer is out there.
more efficient more effective
My survey 2011 85 year 11 students preparing for the Research Project
My survey 2011 85 year 11 students preparing for the Research Project (all yr 12 students do this in SA) 52 Teachers and trainee teachers surveyed using Google Forms
Do you know how Google Search works?
Do you know how Google Search works? 2/85 students knew 1/52 teachers knew
How can you find out how Google Search works?
The search engine finds the best matches research project URL (internet address) Title of the webpage The number of times the words appear on the page Related words eg extended expand, enlarge etc Pagerank (the number of links to the page) Page quality
What counts in the SEARCH box?
What counts in the search box?
Punctuation? wham! Same or different? wham
Punctuation? wham! wham
Punctuation? teacher s pet Same or different? teachers pet
Punctuation? teacher s pet teachers pet
Capitals? CSIRO Same or different? csiro
Capitals? CSIRO csiro
Spelling? color purple Same or different? colour purple
Spelling? color purple colour purple
Word Order? big dream Same or different? dream big
Word Order? big dream dream big
Tip #1 Brainstorming using Google Instant
Tip #2 Related search Related search... at the bottom of the search page
Who knew?
Who knew?
Related search could help open up new avenues to research help students refine their questions
Tip #3 Open Multiple Tabs
Open multiple results in a new tab to browse faster windows mac + CLICK
+ CLICK You stay on the search page while the new tabs open
+ CLICK Don t leave your main search page
Scan results quickly
Scan results quickly
Scan results quickly
Quickly Scan results quickly scan results
68/85 students knew 22/52 teachers knew Open multiple results in a new tab to browse faster windows mac + CLICK
Tip #4: Use ctrl F Works with any browser or pdf viewer
Tip #4: Use ctrl F
Tip #4: Use ctrl F 36/85 students knew 19/52 teachers knew
Search Strategies
cast a wide net
keep it simple
However some searches are far too broad!
Search tip #5: Imagine what words are on your dream website
Search tip #5: Imagine what words are on your dream website
Search tip #5: Imagine what words are on your dream website 37/85 students knew 34/52 teachers knew
Refine your search
Tip #6: Use quotes tattoo statistics
Tip #6: Use quotes tattoo statistics tattoo statistics
Tip #6: Use quotes tattoo statistics tattoo statistics 57/85 students knew 38/52 teachers knew
Tip #7: Use the minus - sign tattoo statistics
Tip #7: Use the minus - sign tattoo statistics tattoo statistics -celebrities -shop
Tip #7: Use the minus - sign tattoo statistics tattoo statistics -celebrities -shop 29/85 students knew 21/52 teachers knew
Tip #8: Search specific websites tattoo site:newscientist.com for example: New Scientist Magazine The Australian Newspaper Encyclopedia Britannica Australian Bureau of Statistics British Medical Journal
Tip #8: Search specific websites tattoo site:newscientist.com for example: New Scientist Magazine newscientist.com The Australian Newspaper theaustralian.com Encyclopedia Britannica britannica.com Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au British Medical Journal bmj.com
Tip #8: Search specific websites tattoo site:newscientist.com 9/85 students knew 16/52 teachers knew
Tip #9: Find SIMILAR Sites related:newscientist.com Find similar sites like new scientist
Tip #10: Search specific TYPES of websites tattoo site:edu.au This searches all Australian educational sites
Tip #10: Search specific TYPES of websites tattoo statistics site:gov.au This searches all Australian government sites
Tip #10: Search specific TYPES of websites tattoo site:sa.edu.au This searches all South Australian educational sites
Tip #10: Search specific TYPES of websites tattoo statistics site:sa.gov.au This searches all South Australian government sites
Tip #11: Search for types of files tattoo statistics filetype:pdf This searches for pdfs Also search for doc, docx, ppt, pptx etc...
Tip #12: Search visually with Images indigenous tattoos
Tip #12: Search visually with Images
Tip #12: Search visually with Images
Tip #12: Search visually with Images
Tip #13: Search by date tattoo death statistics
Tip #13: Search by date tattoo death statistics -youtube
Tip #13: Search by date tattoo death statistics -youtube The most recent statistics
Other Google data bases... google scholar google books google news
google scholar
Tip #14: Google Scholar
Tip #14: Google Scholar Database of peer-reviewed academic papers
Tip #14: Google Books
Google has digitised 30 million books + Full view - You can view the entire book Preview - Gives you a number of pages
Google has digitised 30 million books + Full view - You can view the entire book Preview - Gives you a number of pages Snippet view - Very limited - a few sentences No Preview - Basic information only
Tip #15: Google News
Tip #16: Newspaper Archive
Tip #18: Google everything Find this presentation here Penny Collins Google Certified Innovator - Sydney 2011 Coordinator of Digital Pedagogy - Australian Science and Mathematics School Assistant Topic Coordinator - EDUC 3682 ICT and Numeracy - Flinders University