Post on 04-Dec-2014
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The Magic of GoogleGet plugged into the vast resources of the internet!
Velma Davis Instructional
Technology Specialist, Wichita Public
Schools
Google Tools for the Library
iGoogle Searching Techniques Google Squared Dictionary Filetype Search Google Books Google Scholar News News Archive Search Google Earth
Technology Google Tools Resources
iGoogle
• iGoogle• Set up your own page ~ “add stuff”• Notes- add your class information and important tips for
the dates.
Basics of a Google Search
NOT case sensitive Only returns pages that include all of your search
terms. There is no need to include "and" between terms.
Ignores common words and characters such as "where" and "how", as well as certain single digits and single letters
Put quotation marks around your search terms for exact phrases- Use your Boolean search techniques
Only searches five wordsTry It!
Google Squared
• Check out one of the newest Google Tools: GoogleSquared
• Turns your search term into a table of attributes
• You can sort and customize the items you want
• Find websites relevant to your search term• Save and share your Square
with others Try It!
Google Dictionary
• Type the word “define” first
• Then type the word you want to look up
Two Ways:
• Examples: define paradigm(space)
Or define:paradigm
(no spaces with a colon)
Try It!
Google Filetype Search
• Only selected file types
• Great for searching for
PowerPoint Presentations
• How to: – search term filetype:ppt
• Example:
dewey decimal filetype:ppt
Try It!
Google News
• Search thousands of news stories by city, state, country, or topic– What is the number 1 news story in
Wichita, KS? Try It!
News Archive Search
• provides an easy way to search and explore historical archives.
• can automatically create timelines which show selected results from relevant time periods.
Try It!
Google Scholar
• Search diverse sources
from one convenient place
• Find papers, abstracts and citations
• Locate the complete paper through your library or on the web
• Learn about key papers in any area of research
Try It!
Google Books
Enter keywords or title of book Create your own My Library
Idea! Make a class Google account to allow students to write reviews and create a collaborative library!
Try It!
Google Books, cont.
Contains full text Classics (copyright free) Download in pdf or
as an ePublication
Full text of over seven million books
Magazines – full text
More…
Try It!
BRAINSTORM
Using your dance card, get into your browser group and discuss how you can use these tools in your library!
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Google EarthUnlock the Mysteries of the World
Must Download the free software
“Fly” To Any Place In The World Rich Multimedia Content from Discovery
Network 3D Buildings And Terrain Record a trip in advance to show your
students
GOOGLE EARTH LAYERS
Terrain - It is the 3D terrain you seen when you "tilt" your view and allows you to see things like mountains, valleys, and canyons. Roads - Google has detailed roads and streets for many countries including the US, Canada, much of Europe, Japan, and Brazil. Borders - this lets you see the outlines of countries, island names, coastlines, and administrative orders (states, counties, provinces, etc.). It even includes details on some disputed border regions. Again, as you zoom you may see more or less border information. Populated Places - this is what shows the labels and locations for towns and cities world-wide Geographic Features - this category contains sub-layers for things like locations of volcanoes, names of mountains, and water bodies.
FIND LESSON IDEAS ONLINE
Search the internet for a vast amount of information on how to use Google Earth.
Google Earth Lessons
Google Earth and United Streaming
The original GoogleMagic ppt was created by the Instructional Technology Department. Thank you, Marcia Jeans for your input.
FIND LESSON IDEAS ONLINE
FIND LESSON IDEAS ONLINE
FIND LESSON IDEAS ONLINE