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A blog about search, search skills, teaching search, learning how to search, learning how to use Google effectively, learning how to do research. It also covers a good deal of sensemaking and information foraging.

Search Tips 1. Keep it short. Think about the doc, what would the writer say? How would they talk about it? Try to match what will appear. 2. State the answer. Instead of "When was the plane crash" Write "The plane crashed on. . . " 3. Use unique words in search 4. Look at more than one result, don't just pick the first link. Browse the entire page of results. 5. Pay attention to the "Did you mean. . . "

A trivial question appears in the bottom frame and the google toolbar in the top frame. Great way to to some daily practice with searching (research and search terms)

the little tricks you can use to get more out of a simple Google search. Here are 10 of my favorites.

Google Correlate finds search patterns which correspond with real-world trends.

"finds age-appropriate educational content on any topic presented with interactive multimedia interfaces generates quiz questions based on student's research activity and skill level supports creation of research journals and concept maps for learning assessment"