"Your Google Guide" by Doug Johnson
In this article, Doug captures our attention by pulling out the Google users in us all. He confidently expresses that whether you are a teacher, student, libraian, or regular Joe looking to expand your knowledge, there are some helpful hints to help facilitate your searches. He offers that to start, know what you are looking for. While some may say, Isn't that obvious, some people do not realize that there may be more than one person, place , or thing with the exact same name. he also offers that if you form your search in a question you are giving more than one search term to explore. This may help to open up your returns. Something I found particularly interesting was that he mentions you can use a minus sign to eliminate things from your search. I think this is beneficial for when I am looking for something really specific and I already know the basics. I love it!! The best part about this article is the way in which it is written. I love that he talks to you as if you were sitting across the table from him. It is not filled with a bunch of fancy jargon that I have no idea what it means.
How can Google be beneficial to my students?
Google can offer a wide variety of information to assist students with increasing their knowledge. They will be able to find current and precise information about topics and learn to navigate through many forms of media.
What others tools are there for students to use?
Google offers a variety of other tools besides their serach engine. Students can access Google maps- to access different maps of a specific place or to get directions, Goolge images- enables students to access pictures and drawings that may help to support their work, and Google Scholar- which is an academic publications they can use for research.
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