Two Free Google Apps that Bring Out the Best In an iPad

This is a guest post from Samantha Morra of EdTechTeacher.org , an advertiser on Free Technology for Teachers .  Many of us using technology...

Three Good Web Search Tutorials for Students

One of the first things that I do with any group of new-to-me students is talk with them about research strategies. The following tutorials ...

Get a Summary of Information About Sites in Google Search Results

Through Dan Russell's excellent Search ReSearch blog I learned that Google has recently added a potentially helpful new aspect to the s...

What an Insect Can Teach Students About Search Strategies

Last week in my house I found an insect that I had never seen before. I tried to get the clearest picture I could of it before settling on t...

How Google Search Works and A Whole Bunch of Search Tips

Google's Inside Search is a good place to find information about how Google search works and to find a slew of search tips . How Search...

Create a Library of Google Scholar Search Results

As I mentioned last month in my post about creating Google Scholar alerts , Google Scholar is one of the research tools that high school stu...

How to Create Google Scholar Alerts

Google Scholar , like Google Books, is one of the research tools that high school students often overlook. Searching on Google Scholar is no...

Daniel Russell's Ten Favorite Search Challenges (Today)

Many times over the last few years I have mentioned how Daniel Russell's work has influenced the way that I use Google Search and how I ...

Three Good Advanced Search Options for Students

Over the weekend I shared an idea for combining the reading level and domain level refinement tools in Google. Doing this can help your stu...

Combine These Strategies To Help Students Find Appropriate Reading Materials

On Google's advanced search page there is a tool for refining searches according to reading level. This tool on its own can be very help...

Use Text and Images for Better Google Image Search Results

When most people look for images through Google Images they just type their queries. You can also upload an image to search for other images...

Web Search Lesson Plans from Google

This week I'm taking a few days off to ski, play with my dogs, visit with friends and family, and generally recharge my batteries. If yo...

10 Google Search Tips All Students Can Use

I'm often asked for recommendations on how to help students use Google more effectively. This morning I sat down and thought about the r...

Google Search and Common Core Standards

I had the privilege to spend today in the Rockingham County, North Carolina public school district. The purpose of my trip was to lead some ...

Watch This Video Then Choose Better Search Terms

Wes Fryer just published a blog post about a Google Search tips presentation given by Lucy Gray . Included in Wes's post he included th...

Draw On Your Phone or Tablet to Search Google

This afternoon Google released a new way to search on your iPad, iPhone, Android tablet, and Android phone. Now instead of typing your quer...

Become a Power Google Searcher

Today, Google announced the launch of a new MOOC - Massive Open Online Course - titled Power Searching With Google . The course will contai...

Google Introduces a New Knowledge Graph

Today, Google announced a major change to the way that their search engine will handle your inquiries and serve results. Starting today for...

Search the Web Within Your Google Documents

This afternoon I discovered a new feature in Google Documents (now a part of Google Drive) that could prove to be handy for students to use ...

Web Search Lesson Plans from Google

One of the big stories shared all over Twitter this week was Google's updated Search Education pages . I didn't get to check it out ...