March+Technology+Training+2011

MARCH Technology Training
By the end of the training, teachers will be able to:
 * 1) navigate and use Google as an advanced and efficient search engine.
 * 2) understand the uses Google's various search tools.
 * 3) model proper use of Google to students.

go to: nesdtechsupport.wikispaces.com
= Oh the Place You'll Go-ogle! = (based on a workshop at the 2011 PETE&C held in Hershey, February 14-16, presented by Beth Breiner - Google Certified Teacher)

GOOGLE
Allows you to see relevant search results to your query in a unique semantically relevant and graphically designed way. Why use Google Wonder Wheel? It can help you filter the results and find the most relevant words related to the original searched keywords and find the actual keyword that they were looking for. It is easy to use!
 * Wonder Wheel** - interactive graphic organizer


 * Related Searches** - allows you to find additional sources related to your topic


 * Timeline** - allows you to view your search in a timeline and locate sources specific to a period in time


 * Translated Search** - allows you to get pages in another language and translate them into English or any other language

**Advanced Search:**

 * **Reading Levels** - based primarily on statistical models Google built with the help of teachers. They paid teachers to classify pages for different reading levels, and then took their classifications to build a statistical model. With this model, Google can compare the words on any webpage with the words in the model to classify reading levels. They also use data from Google Scholar, since most of the articles in Scholar are advanced. Reading Levels: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced


 * **File Format -** Advanced image searches will allow you to choose a particular image file type. JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG, and SVG formats are all able to chosen and can be beneficial for different projects.


 * **Usage Rights -** Allows you to choose items that are available to be used based on categories:
 * Labeled for reuse
 * Labeled for commercial reuse
 * Labeled reuse for with modifications
 * Labeled for commercial reuse with modifications

**Images:**

 * **Type -** allows you to choose images based on multiple categories.
 * **Color -** You can choose full color, black and white or images with specific colors in it to match a given color scheme.
 * **Sizes -** You can choose images that will fit a particular size without any adjustments.
 * Show sizes on bottom of left side tool bar will pop up a pixel x pixel size before choosing the image


 * Google Squared** - a search tool that pulls in information about your search term from all over the Web and then presents it in a table format

@http://www.google.com/squared


 * Google News Archives**
 * News archive search provides an easy way to search and explore historical archives. Users can search for events, people or ideas and see how they have been described over time. In addition to searching for the most relevant articles for their query, users can also see a historical overview of the results by browsing an automatically generated timeline.
 * Great for timelines and looking at things with a historical perspective.

@http://news.google.com/archivesearch


 * Google Scholar**
 * Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.
 * Nice for searching. Some are free, but many articles must be purchased.

http://scholar.google.com

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