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How to use google or another search engine

How to use google or another search engine. Lisa Huelle , LMS Dardanelle Middle School. To Google or not?. First of all, you should try the Library Databases that you can access while at school Much of the research you will need at DMS can be found in those databases

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How to use google or another search engine

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  1. How to use googleor another search engine Lisa Huelle, LMS Dardanelle Middle School

  2. To Google or not? • First of all, you should try the Library Databases that you can access while at school • Much of the research you will need at DMS can be found in those databases • Occasionally you need information that cannot be found on the databases, Google is a good search engine to use to look for that information

  3. Why Google? • Google is not the only search engine out there – other common search engines are ask.com, Bing, and Yahoo • Google tends to be a good general search engine to use for educational purposes

  4. Advanced Search Using Google • Have students use the “Advanced Search” on the right of search bar on the Google home page • Depending on what the student is searching for top two lines in the blue box of the advanced search need to be filled out carefully • The top line says “Find Results---with all these words” • The second line says “Find Results---with the exact phrase”

  5. Advanced Search Continued • In the second line put the exact thing you are searching for (ex. Benjamin Franklin) • In first line then put the topics that will narrow down your search (ex. Inventions) • The information searching for will be more specific • Another important step is to go the Domain – searching for .edu or .gov will give students fewer and more reliable resources to use than resources that have a .com URL • Searching for one domain at a time seems to work better • Hit Enter to get results

  6. More Google Search Tips A well done search on Google should result in quality results – therefore students should not have to go to the second page to find information. If a student does not find what they are looking for on the first page of results, they should do another advanced search using other keywords that would narrow down the results even further Using Boolean terms – and, - or, and –not will also narrow down the search results. Google is a business and usually the first two results on a page are sold to businesses, so do not use

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