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Category: Search

5 Google Search Techniques to Try Today

Posted on March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 by Alice Keeler

Unlock the power of efficient online research with our blog post on 5 essential Google Search techniques every teacher should try today. Learn how to find accurate, relevant, and high-quality resources for lesson planning, student support, and professional development. Improve your search skills and save time, making your teaching experience more productive and enriching. Don’t miss these valuable tips for mastering the art of searching!

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Open Search Results in a New Tab

Posted on November 13, 2020May 11, 2021 by Alice Keeler

Hat tip to Ryan McKinney for finding a feature to open results from a Google Search in a new tab. I am in the habit of holding down the Control key when I click on search results. This opens the page in a new tab so I do no lose my Google Search. Rarely do…

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Every Lesson is a Search Lesson

Posted on January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 by Alice Keeler

Search is the new literacy. When I was a kid, “Googling” something was not really an option. Now, I literally speak to my phone and it tells me the answers to things I want to know. Not only does the ability to Google things exist, I pretty much have access to it 24/7. That technology…

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5 Google Search tips

5 Google Search Tips

Posted on November 28, 2017December 30, 2017 by Alice Keeler

5 Google Search Tips We all search, here are 5 tips for using Google Search. 1) Know the Menu After doing a search options for filtering the search are offered. By default “All” types of results are shown. Consider clicking on “News” to filter down to news stories about the topic. Click on “More” to…

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5 Things to Ask Google

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Alice Keeler

The Google App on your mobile device or even the Chrome browser allows you to simply ASK your question. You will frequently catch me during class grabbing my phone and saying “OK Google” into the app. In the Chrome browser click on the microphone icon on the Google search page. Here are 5 things you…

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Math Teachers: Ask Google

Posted on October 1, 2015October 3, 2015 by Alice Keeler

Technology transforms what is possible. I have never learned the algorithm to calculate the square root (I turn 39 this week.) My friends who taught in the math department with me who were older knew how to do it; this was part of the curriculum when they went to school. Calculators made the algorithm of…

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6 Steps to Teaching Students to Search

Posted on June 8, 2015June 9, 2015 by Alice Keeler

Please feel free to use this resource with students or in teacher trainings. Please do not republish to your blog. Link to Google Drawing: https://goo.gl/LlCgQ5 New Literacy The new literacy is to teach students how to search. Rather than giving students answers, we ask really good questions. Students then use advanced search techniques to find the…

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Finding Plagiarism with Google Search

Posted on May 27, 2015June 4, 2021 by Alice Keeler

There are many great products to help detect plagiarism in student work, including Grammarly. My first line of defense if I suspect plagiarism is to simply use Google Search. First Results Most of the time, students will use the first couple of results from a Google search when conducting their research. Typing in a student’s…

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Be a Search Ninja – Use Minus

Posted on March 18, 2015March 23, 2015 by Alice Keeler

One trick for doing a web search is to EXCLUDE terms by using a minus sign in front of the keyword. I am currently trying to do a search for the human population numbers in the circumpolar regions. Sample Search I start my search with circumpolar population However, I notice that I am getting several…

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Use Quotations in Your Search

Posted on March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 by Alice Keeler

When performing a search try using quotations around your keywords. This ensures that your keywords are placed next to each other in the text. I typed Alice Keeler into a Google News search. The first two articles were about me. However all the rest of the results were NOT about me. The word Alice and…

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Finding Data for Students to Research and Analyze

Posted on March 2, 2015March 9, 2015 by Alice Keeler

In any subject area students can use data to support their claims. Even ELA standards ask for students to reason quantitatively (with numbers). Finding data can be tricky. Google provides a search filter that only returns websites that contain data. Getting into the habit of having students regularly locate and analyze data is an excellent…

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Alice Keeler is a mom of 5. High School math teacher. Author. Keynote Speaker/Teacher Trainer Google Certified Innovator, Microsoft Innovative Educator, Google Cloud Innovator Champion, and Google Developer Expert. Founder of #coffeeEDU
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