Google for Teachers Search Tricks

These search tricks can save you time when
researching online for your next project or just
to find out what time it is across the world, so
start using these right away.
1. Convert units. Whether you want to convert
currency, American and metric units, or any
other unit, try typing in the known unit and
the unknown unit to find your answer (like
"how many teaspoons in a tablespoon" or "10
US dollars in Euros").
2. Do a timeline search. Use "view:timeline"
followed by whatever you are researching to
get a timeline for that topic.
3. Get around blocked sites . If you are having
problems getting around a blocked site, just
type "cache:website address" with website
address being the address of the blocked site
to use Google’s cached copy to get where you
are going.
4. Use a tilde . Using a tilde (~) with a search
term will bring you results with related search
terms.
5. Use the image search. Type in your search
word, then select Images to use the image
search when trying to put a picture to your
term.
6. Get a definition. If you want a definition
without having to track down an online (or a
physical) dictionary, just type
"definition:word" to find the definition of the
word in your results (i.e.: "definition:
serendipity" will track down the definition of
the word "serendipity").
7. Search within a specific website . If you
know you want to look up Babe Ruth in
Wikipedia, type in "site:wikipedia.org Babe
Ruth" to go directly to the Wikipedia page
about Babe Ruth. It works for any site, not just
Wikipedia.
8. Search within a specific kind of site . If you
know you only want results from an
educational site, try "site:edu" or for a
government site, try "site:gov" and your search
term to get results only from sites with those
web addresses.
9. Search for a specific file type . If you know
you want a PDF (or maybe an MP3), just type
in "filetype:pdf" and your search term to find
results that are only in that file type.
10. Calculate with Google. Type in any normal
mathematical expressions to get the answer
immediately. For example, "2*4" will get you
the answer "8.
11. Time. Enter "what time is it" and any location
to find out the local time.
12. Find a term in a URL. This handy trick is
especially useful when searching blogs, where
dates are frequently used in the URL. If you
want to know about a topic for that year only
and not any other year, type "inurl:2009" and
your keyword to find results with your
keyword in URLs with 2009 in them.
13. Use Show Options to refine your search.
Click "Show Options" on your search result
page to have access to tools that will help you
filter and refine your results.
14. Search for a face . If you are looking for a
person and not just their name, type
"&imgtype=face" after the search results to
narrow your results to those with images of
faces

Google for teachers

From Google Scholar that returns only results
from scholarly literature to learning more
about computer science, these Google items
will help you at school.
15. Google Scholar. Use this specialized Google
search to get results from scholarly literature
such as peer-reviewed papers, theses, and
academic publishers.
16. Use Google Earth’s Sky feature . Take a look
at the night sky straight from your computer
when you use this feature.
17. Open your browser with iGoogle. Set up an
iGoogle page and make it your homepage to
have ready access to news stories, your Google
calendar, blogs you follow in Google Reader,
and much more.
18. Stay current with Google News . Like an
electronic clearinghouse for news, Google
News brings headlines from news sources
around the world to help you stay current
without much effort.
19. Create a Google Custom Search Engine. On
your own or in collaboration with other
students, put together an awesome project like
one of the examples provided that can be used
by many.
20. Collect research notes with Google
Notebook . Use this simple note-taking tool to
collect your research for a paper or project.
Google Code University . Visit this Google site
to have access to Creative Commons-licensed
content to help you learn more about
computer science.
21. Study the oceans with Google Earth 5 .
Google Earth 5 provides information on the
ocean floor and surface with data from marine
experts, including shipwrecks in 3D.