Tag Archives: Google Search

Using Google Search Options

Posted on April 15, 2015 by mrpbps

In one of the units I help tutor at university we are looking at Google Search and doing just a little more than using the simple “vanilla” search option. To help out I’ve created a quick and simple look at … Continue reading →

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A More Educated Google Search

Posted on May 3, 2012 by mrpbps

As part of many of the sessions I run for teachers I like to include a component on search usually beginning the conversation asking how participants find their information. Almost universally they say they use Google. When asked about their … Continue reading →

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Google Finds Paris In A Paper Aircraft Released Into Space

Posted on January 11, 2011 by mrpbps

Like it or not when you ask most folk how to locate something on the internet they will suggest that you “Google it”. In fact before I go too much further I have to also confess that the search engine … Continue reading →

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A New Presentation? Search Me

Posted on December 4, 2010 by mrpbps

The start of this week I was fortunate to be able to attend two of my favorite and most longstanding conferences, STAVCON and VITTA. I’ve been attending the STAVCON, the Science Teacher’s of Victoria Conference for more than 13 years … Continue reading →

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DeweyDigger; Re-inventing Dewey’s Taxonomy

Posted on October 12, 2010 by mrpbps

DeweyDigger DeweyDigger.com is a visual search portal where you can “Explore knowledge via the Dewey Decimal Classification; just clickety-click.”  On the splash page you are presented with the main Dewey Numbers and an ever-changing interactive panorama showing images from these … Continue reading →

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Search Your Evernotes In Your Google Chrome Browser

Posted on October 11, 2010 by mrpbps

One of the problems associated with using multiple cloud based storage spaces is searching them without the need to open multiple browser windows or tabs. Google has begun to address this problem with a very functional extension that simultaneously searches … Continue reading →

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