BEFORE WE BEGIN - WordPress.com · 2017-04-12 · BEFORE WE BEGIN 1 We are not Google experts. 2...

BEFORE WE BEGIN

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We are not Google experts.

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Some of what you will see will be new, some will be old. You will behave.

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This is meant to be light-hearted.

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If you have any tips and tricks, there will be time at the end for you to share.

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Enjoy yourself and have fun.

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Although I know many of these tips and tricks, I found these particular ones from Distractify.

EXCLUDE WORDS

FROM SEARCH

• Add a minus sign (-) followed by the word you want removed

• Try it:• Edmonton• Edmonton -city

SEARCH WITHIN A

SITE

Search within a site by typing “site:” and the topic you are looking for.Search

Try it:• Site:edmonontonjournal.com oilersTry

MATH TIME• Type and equation and find the answer.• Try it:

• 20% of 365

TRANSLATOR

Translate from one language to another by typing “translate ’language A’ to ‘language B’”Translate

Try it• Translate English to French

Try

HOLIDAY• Type the name of a holiday to get the date for the

current year• Try it

• Easter

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!

• Convert currency • Try it

• 100 dollars to euros

EXACT SEARCH

• Look for an exact match to your search by placing search in quotations

• Try it• "life is like a box of chocolates"

YOU HAVE SUCH A GOOD VOCABULARY

• Define words you don’t know by typing “define:”• Try it

• Define: coolness

1, 2, 3, GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Set a timer by typing “set timer for”Set

Try it•Set timer for 30 secondsTry

GET UP

Find out when the sun will rise so you won’t be late for school

Find out

Try it•Type ‘sunrise edmonton’Try

GOOGLE DOODLE

• Just hit ‘I’m feeling lucky’ with the search bar blank

I’M DIZZY • This one is fun, type ‘Google gravity’ and hit ‘I’m feeling lucky’

I’M STILL DIZZY

• Type ‘do a barrel roll’

BREAKOUT! • Do an image search for ‘Atari Breakout’

SAVE GOOGLE!

• Type ‘zerg rush’ and defend Google

YOUR TURN

• Do you know any tips and tricks worth sharing?