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This morning I came across the handout from a talk I gave at the 1999 ALA Midwinter Meeting at the ACRL Alliances for New Directions in Teaching and Learning Discussion Group. The title was "Virtual Futures: Developing New Models of Instruction" and my assertion was that libraries need to become "rich interactive learning environments" that "extend… 
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Google is an excellent research and search tool, but there are some tips and features that a lot of people don't know about. These two inforgraphics have some great tips and information on getting more out of Google. Via John Evans, THE OFFICIAL ANDREASCY
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March 25, 2016 3:49 AM
Lots of new tips here. ( new to me anyway!) 
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March 25, 2016 2:45 PM
This article shares two infographics that can help anyone become a power Google user.
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March 27, 2016 7:05 AM
Consejos para convertirse en un Super Usuario de Google!
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While the pages and media found via simple searches may seem unendingly huge at times, what is submerged and largely unseen – often referred to as the invisible web or deep web – is in fact far, far bigger.
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January 31, 2016 5:33 PM
Love learning new things? I do, and I did,...right here.
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Just about everyone has officially gone back to school here in the U.S. So what better time to brush up on your education technology skills than right now? Before students are deluged with homework, exams, and social anxiety (good ol’ high school…), it’s a great time to take a step back and really dive into how web tools can make this school year a bit better.
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These mistakes lead to some serious problems with security and productivity.
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Teaching students how to conduct smart search queries online is an important part of cultivating a digital citizenship culture within your classroom. Smart searching goes beyond the simple ability to conduct quick search queries to how to effectively locate information online and assess their authenticity and accuracy. In other words, smart searching encompasses a complex set of interrelated skills and competencies that together make up the holistic picture of what it is to be a search savvy netizen.
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Who knew you could use Google to play Lego? (H/T this imgur post).
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Last summer the folks at Canva were kind enough to create a great infographic for me based on a set of search tips that I sent to them. The infographic makes a great poster to display in your classroom, but it is a little light on the details of how and why to use some of the search strategies.
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Karoline Hestsveen, a high school student in Norway, collaborated with 26 other students and teacher Ann Michaelsen to write the interactive digital book Connected Learners: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating a Global Classroom, a collection of... Via Deborah Arnold
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Does your profession involve the use of complex search strategies? If so, we’d like to talk to you. UXLabs has been granted funding from InnovateUK to investigate the use of complex search strategi...
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For those of you who haven’t seen them yet, Google for Education has recently added some interesting posts covering a bunch of handy features to use on your Google Drive. Here are the three most interesting updates I want to bring to your attention:
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Before Danielle Thomson was our TED Prize researcher, she wrote trivia for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and spent years finding difficult-to-source info for The Late Show with David Letterman. An... Via Maria Margarida Correia, Rui Guimarães Lima, Mark E. Deschaine, PhD
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November 3, 2014 5:12 AM
These great research tips definitely help speed up the research process. Besides these research tips, Libraries also offer good online resources such as subscribed databases, ebooks and ejournals to enhance the research.
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Here is a pretty basic but very important search tip I want to bring to your attention today. Some of you might already be using it but I want you to share it with your students and help them search for information more efficiently. Using this search hack, students will be able to quickly find anything on a document, email or a webpage. This search tip involves the use of two keyboard buttons to bring up a small search box that will allow you to look for anything on the page you are on.
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Yesterday afternoon I hosted a free webinar, sponsored by Choosito, all about search strategies that all students can employ.
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I watched in dismay as the young student slowly typed her query into the smartphone. This was not going to end well…
She was trying to find out which city was the capital of the Belgian Congo in 1923. She very reasonably searched: [capital Belgian Congo]
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This all started when my teenage son reported that Adam Sandler has Ebola. He saw it trending on Facebook. I sighed inwardly and asked if he had looked at the source of the information. Being the son of a librarian he quickly said: “Yes! CNN.COM.”
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A great intro to search psychology and what happens when searching for information...the book stresses the need for reliable information searching and how to achieve this.
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(and why your marketing team might not be ready for it) Via Phil Bradley
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October 14, 2015 8:17 AM
Interesting and thoughtful look into the future.
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Altmetrics and Research Assessment: How Not to Let History Repeat Itself | The Scholarly Kitchen Via Mark E. Deschaine, PhD
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This post originally appeared on SocialTalent.co. Sometimes when you’re looking for really hard-to-find talent, the information you need just isn’t in th
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Search engines are an intrinsic part of the array of commonly used “open source” research tools. Together with social media, domain name look-ups and more traditional solutions such as newspapers, effective web searching will help you find vital information. Many people find that search engines often bring up disappointing results from dubious sources. A few tricks, however, can ensure that you corner the pages you are looking for, from sites you can trust. The same goes for searching social networks and other sources to locate people.
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The key to unlocking the educational potential of the virtual world is through knowing how to effectively search it with the minimum time and efforts possible. Effective search in this sense refers to the ability to locate targeted information online using ‘informed search queries’.
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Everyone wants to freely download and use images from the Web scot-free. We've rounded up the best places to download free images online.
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Google tips and tricks presentation to educators on Nov. 6, 2014 at BIT14 (ECOO) in Niagara Falls Ontario Canada.
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Do you have an online course or research project that you just can’t quite find enough information on? Looking to unearth some topical resources that will help take your work into the stratosphere? Then strap in and check out some of these expert-level Google tips that are going to make any busy student thank their lucky stars they came across this colorful guide. As you can see, these tips are for more than just online research. However, they are useful for your day-to-day Googling and will likely save you time and improve your understanding of the powerful tool
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