Beyond Search - iSummit

Beyond Search Lucy Gray University of Chicago Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Search Search Advanced Search Search Curriculum for Students Book Search Scholar News Custom Search Wednesday, July 8, 2009

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Google’s Mission “Organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Google Philosophy Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Google Philosophy Focus on the user and all else will follow. Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Google Philosophy Focus on the user and all else will follow. It’s best to do one thing really, really well. Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Google Philosophy Focus on the user and all else will follow. It’s best to do one thing really, really well. Fast is better than slow. Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Google Philosophy Focus on the user and all else will follow. It’s best to do one thing really, really well. Fast is better than slow. Democracy on the web works. Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Google Philosophy Focus on the user and all else will follow. It’s best to do one thing really, really well. Fast is better than slow. Democracy on the web works. You don’t need to be at your desk to need an answer. Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Google Philosophy Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Google Philosophy You can make money without doing evil. There’s always more information out there. The need for information crosses all borders. You can be serious without a suit. Great isn’t just good enough. Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Google For Educators Site http://www.google.com/educators/index.html Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Think About... How can I apply this for my own professional productivity? How can I incorporate these tools and strategies into classroom instruction? How can I help students develop a digital work ﬂow using these tools and strategies? Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Web Search http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/features.html Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Web Search http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/features.html Deﬁne words Tell time Find synonyms Track a package Convert currency Find an area code Track Flights Look up a patent number Perform Calculations Find out sports scores Look up weather forecast Look up earthquake data Locate movie information Find stock prices Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Book Search http://books.google.com/ Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Book Search http://books.google.com/ “Search the full text of books to ﬁnd ones that interest you and learn where to buy or borrow them.” About Google Book Search Add Google Book Search to your site Google Book Search - News & Views Explore Shakespeare with Google My Library Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Search Curriculum Google For Educators - Web Search Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/ About Google Scholar Search scholarly works Find highly cited works and trackback to other paper Search a particular institution’s collection Wednesday, July 8, 2009

News http://news.google.com/ Wednesday, July 8, 2009

News http://news.google.com/ Search thousands of publications Use in conjunction with Google Reader via RSS feed Archives Custom news searches and personalized news page Blog search Comments by people in the news Quotes Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Custom Search Engine http://www.google.com/coop/cse/ Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Custom Search Engine http://www.google.com/coop/cse/ Formerly known as Google Co-op Roll your own search engine using pre-selected sites Embed on your website and blog Bookmark sites directly to list of web sites Others can can contribute to the web sites search Examples: My Search Engines Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Find me on .... Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Find me on .... Gmail: elemenous@gmail.com Blog: http://lucygray.org Skype, AIM, Flickr, Twitter, YouTube, del.icio.us, Diigo: elemenous Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Resources Google For Educators - Web Search Google Teacher Academy Search handout Wednesday, July 8, 2009

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