Power searching with google
Search WHOIS and use one of the sites
Explain how you can quickly identify the owner of a particular website
1) Capitalization 2) Spelling 3) Most characters/punctuation
List three key factors that DO NOT HAVE AN EFFECT on your search queries
1) look at the web address 2) check the time range 3) check the facts with other websites
List three ways to verify the credibility of the info you find on the web
Put .. between two numbers. For example, camera $50..$100.
Search within a range of numbers
1) every word in your query 2) the order of the words 3) Some characters/punctuation
List three key factors that HAVE AN EFFECT on you search queries
Combine searches
Combine searches Put "OR" between each search query. For example, marathon OR race.
Put - in front of a word you want to leave out. For example, jaguar speed-car
Exclude words from your search
Using date range limiting and time filtering
Explain how you can limit your search results to only content published during a specific time period
Using quotes
Explain how you can limit your search results to only pages that contain that exact phrase
use control F
Explain how you can quickly determine whether or not a specific word (or text) exists on a web page.
color type size time usage rights
Identify different ways you can filter results in Google Images
Search define SEQUESTRATION
Identify how you can quickly identify the meaning of the word SEQUESTRATION
1) title-blue 2) web address-green 3 )the abstract/snippit-black
Identify the three key components and colors of a search result block
See Google's cached version of a site
Put "cache:" in front of the site address.
Get details about a site
Put "info:" in front of the site address.
Search for related sites
Put "related:" in front of a web address you already know. For example, related:time.com.
Search for a specific site
Put "site:" in front of a site or domain. For example, site:youtube.com or site:.gov.
Put $ in front of a number. For example: camera $400
Search for a price
Put a * in your word or phrase where you want to leave a placeholder. For example, "largest * in the world".
Search for wildcards or unknown words
Put # in front of a word. For example: #throwbackthursday
Search hashtags
Put @ in front of a word to search social media. For example: @twitter.
Search social media
Google translate
Which Google media or collection would you use to translate text documents or webpages to another language
cats site:edu
Write a query for the word cats limited to only the edu domain
dogs site:petco.com
Write a query for the word dogs limited to the website petco.com
fish filetype:ppt
Write a query for the word fish that will limit your seach results of only powerpoints
Penguins site:edu filetype:pdf-pittsburg
Write a query for the word penguins that combines three different operators
Weather Halifax, NS
Write a short and targeted query for the current weather in Fayetteville, North Carolina
