Use Better Searches for Better Results- Handout

Use Better Searches for Better Results 

**Adapted from Google Teacher Workshop Materials

“ “ Exact Phrase in Quotes: Search for an exact phrase.

What to type: “one small step for man”

What you’ll get: results that include the exact phrase “one small step for man”

- Excluded Words: Excludes certain words or phrases from your search.

            What to type: bass –fishing

            What you’ll get: results about bass that aren’t related to fishing

OR Multiple Words: Searches for webpages that include either word

            What to type: vacation London OR Paris

            What you’ll get: results with “vacation” and either “London” or “Paris”

… Numerical Ranges: Searches for a range of numbers (works with dates too)

            What to type: Willie Mays 1950… 1960

            What you’ll get: Results about Willie Mays during this time period

site:  Site Specific Search: Searches only particular websites

            What to type: Common core site:edu

            What you’ll get: References to common core found on .edu websites

After going to ‘Google’ and typing your term in the search bar, look on left side bar next to results and click on “Show Search Tools” below the search narrowing links.

Timely information: Click on a time range to determine the parameters of when the information you request was published.

Images Sites: You can search only sites with images to find visual aids for class with information.

Related Searches: Not sure what you could search related to your topic? Click on this to get a list.

Dictionary: Great for vocab and defining difficult terms and getting visual aids immediately.

Nearby: Has someone nearby our location provided information on this topic?

Translated Foreign Pages:  Doing research? Google will search sites in other languages for you too!

After going to ‘Google’ and typing in your term in the search bar, a “gear” will appear on the upper right hand corner of your search results. You can click on this “gear” to get to advanced search and start to look for just PowerPoints, PDFs or different creative commons options as well. Please let me know if you would like to learn more. Happy Searching!