Power searching with Google

a short course in being a great internet

searcher

Daniel M. Russell
Senior Research Scientist, Google June, 2012
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Class Outline

1.1 Describe how the overall class will operate, the goals of the class and its target audience 1.2 Color filtering 1.3 Keyword choice 1.4 Matt on How Search Works 1.5 Word order matters / capitalization doesnt 1.6 Control-F

Class 1: Introduction How Google Works The idea of search 3 key ideas

Lesson 1.1: Introduction

Class 1 How Google works Class 2 Interpreting results Class 3 Advanced techniques Class 4 Finding facts faster Class 5 Checking your facts Class 6 Putting it all together

Course organization
Class 1 How Google works Lesson 1.1 Class 2 Interpreting results Class 3 Advanced techniques Class 4 Finding facts faster Class 5 Checking your facts Class 6 Putting it all together Lesson 1.2 Lesson 1.3 Lesson 1.4 Lesson 1.5 Lesson 1.6

Course organization
Class 1 How Google works Lesson 1.1 Class 2 Interpreting results Class 3 Advanced techniques Class 4 Finding facts faster Class 5 Checking your facts Class 6 Putting it all together Lesson 1.2 Lesson 1.3 Lesson 1.4 Lesson 1.5 Lesson 1.6 Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3 Activity 4 Activity 5 Activity 6

Course organization
Class 1 How Google works Class 2 Interpreting results Class 3 Advanced techniques Class 4 Finding facts faster Class 5 Checking your facts Class 6 Putting it all together

Course organization
Class 1 How Google works Class 2 Interpreting results Class 3 Advanced techniques Mid-class assessment Class 4 Finding facts faster Class 5 Checking your facts Class 6 Putting it all together Post-class assessment

Power Searching with Google