Transcript Google Can Do What?

Google Can Do That?
Not Your Typical Search
Engine
“The Computer as an
Educational Tool:
Productivity and Problem
Solving”
©Richard C. Forcier and
Don E. Descy
Many Ways to Search
• Basic
• Advanced
• Specialized
Basic Search
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Choosing search terms
Word variations
Phrase searches
I'm Feeling Lucky
What Can I Search For?
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Movies
Books/Blogs/Scholarly papers
Videos/Images
Businesses
Maps
News
Advanced Search
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All, none, or exact phrase
Certain language
Recently updated
Block "adult" material
Advanced Search
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• To get synonyms, use “~”
• To search for two things, use
“OR”
• To search within a website, use
“word site:domain”
• Want something for a certain
price? Put: DVD Player $50..&100
Specialized Search
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Google US Government
Google Linux & BSD
Google Macintosh & Microsoft
Public Service Search
University Search
Other Cool Features
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Alerts
Finances
Froogle
Q&A
Weather
Phonebook
Even More Features
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Travel info (place airport) (flight)
Spell checker
Calculator
Stock quotes (ticker symbol)
Newspaper headlines
Explore and Innovate
• Download API’s & open sources
• Co-op - help improve Google
• Labs - look at new ideas, then
give feedback
Communicate, Show,
and Share
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Calendar
Gmail
Groups
Picasa
Talk/Translate
Go Mobile
• Maps for Mobile - get maps and
directions by phone
• Mobile - use Google by phone
• SMS - use texts for faster info
Seek and You Shall
Find
• For more information, just visit
www.google.com and click on
the “about google” link