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CPOD Advanced Google Search - Overview

Course Outline:

Did you know that Google is the best spell checker on the Web? How about a free service called Cha-Cha that will text you an answer to almost any question. Make the most of the tools that are available to you via the Internet in this hands-on class.

Prerequisites:


Computer Basics, Working with Windows or File Management Skills, or equivalent experience.

Required Textbook & Materials

None

Materials:


Please bring a Flash Drive/Memory Stick 512MB or larger to class which will enable you to save your class work.

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this class, you will be able to:

  • • Know the different Google advance search capabilities.
  • • Use advance search techniques.
  • • Improve your web research abilities and experience
  • • Receive a Google Advance Search Tip Sheet

Meeting Information:

  • Days: Tuesday
  • Dates: February 9, 2016
  • Number of Sessions: 1
  • Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location: CPOD Training Room

Lesson Plan:

Lesson 1 - Search Strategies

  • • Matching resources to searches
  • • Using your social networks
  • • Specialization and generalization
  • • Comparing multiple sources
  • • Custom Search Engines

Search Strategies Exercise

Lesson 2 - Google Search Capabilities & Google Search Techniques

Google Search Capabilities

  • • Web
  • • Images
  • • Shopping
  • • Maps
  • • News
  • • Video
  • • Books
  • • Flights
  • • Apps
  • • Google Scholar
  • • Google Patents
  • • Google Legal Scholar
  • • Google Trends
  • • Google Alerts

Google Search Techniques

  • • Operators
  • • Wildcard
  • • Number Range
  • • Around Operator
  • • Operator Combinations
  • • Site Structure
  • • Searching your web history
  • • Verbatim and Double-quote

Google Search Techniques Exercise

Lesson 3 - Filtering & Refinement

Filtering

  • • Search settings
  • • Image
  • • Creative Commons licenses

Refinement

  • • International perspective
  • • Reverse dictionary
  • • Context terms

Filtering and Refinement Exercise

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