The document discusses various Google search tools that can enhance educators' ability to teach students effective searching skills. It highlights features such as related searches, timeline filtering, and Google Books, providing step-by-step road tests for each tool. The purpose is to optimize searching to meet students' information needs more efficiently.

1. Google Search/Research Tools for TeachersAUGUST 19, 2011Glenda Morris Teacher Librarian OLMC Heidelberg

2. ConsiderMany tools, need to choose the right tool to best suit the purposeEffective searching is an essential 21st Century skillAs educators, it is OUR responsibility to teach students HOW to search efficiently and effectivelyWe MUST help students to organise, access & leverage the information to meet their information needs

3. Today’s sessionMany know how to search with Google ... but we can always do it better, thus save timeCan’t cover all aspects on how to search with Google – too hugeOpportunity to explore a range of tools that can reduce the millions of results to be more focussed & links with specifically with your search

4. Google’s MissionTo organise the world’s information & make it universally accessible & useful

5. Google Search ToolsRelatedSearchesReadingLevelFilterTimelineLimitresults by Time

6. Search query

7. Google Sidebar

8. 1. Related Searches

9. 2. Timeline

10. 3. Reading Level Filter

11. Reading level Intermediate Basic

12. Advanced Reading Level

13. ROAD TEST #1Enter a topic/search query into GoogleLocate “more search tools” on sidebarExperiment with Google’s Related Searches Timeline Reading Level Filter

14. 4. Translated Foreign PagesSINA now blocks me from translating foreign pages 

15. 5. Limit Results by Time

16. 6. Advanced Search

19. ROAD TEST #2Enter a topic/search query into GoogleLocate “more search tools” on sidebarExperiment with Google’s Translated Foreign Pages Limit Results by ... Advanced Search

20. Google Multimedia Search

21. 7. Google Images

22. Similar images

24. 8. LIFE Photo Archivehttp://images.google.com/hosted/life

25. ROAD TEST #3Enter a topic/search query into Google ImagesExperiment with Google’s Similar ImagesEnter topic/search query into LIFE Photo Archive

26. Google Research ToolsClosed yesterday by Google Closed by Google Tuesday Appears to be replaced byGoogle News Newspaper Search

27. Google News TimelineClosed yesterday by Google 

28. 9. Google News Newspaper Searchhttp://news.google.com/newspapers

31. 10. Google Books Find books for students/yourself to read or to assist with research – especially SENIOR studentsProvides access to 1000s of books that would otherwise be difficult/impossible to findSearch to find pages according to your search queryCreate booklists/bookshelves related to curriculum areas saving in My Library

32. Types of Google Book Views Full-view/full text = out of copyright & out of print books. View and print PDF copies of entire books

33. Limited Preview = Still under copyright with permission granted by publisher/author for X number of pages for viewing

34. Snippet preview = Books under copyright & in print, but publishers/authors granted permission for only small sections to be made available

35. No preview = in-copyright and in print books, permission NOT granted by publishers/authors. Only bibliographic details and synopsis.http://books.google.com/Search query: French Revolution and Napoleon

37. No Preview = copyright and/or in print

38. Snippet = copyright and/or in print

39. Preview = Publisher/creator granted permission or out of print

40. Full View = Public Domain (out of print, no copyright)

42. 11. Google Scholarhttp://scholar.google.com.auUseful for senior students, but also TEACHERS higher level studiesDoesn’t search: Websites

43. Newspapers