Using Google to its fullest
Yes, Google is a oft used verb in my vocabulary. Except for some academic search engines, when I want something, I usually start with a Google search. I’m sure many people open up the Google home page, type in a few words, and hit the search button.
But there are many more powerful features of the search engine that are right at your fingertips. For instance, lets say you want to limit your search to only website that are in the .edu domain… You can search for “computer science site:edu” and Google will return only results from sites that end in .edu. There are all sorts of little things like that you can do to help narrow down the result set and make searching that much more efficient.
Google has put up some great info about how to best use its search engine. Check out Google Web Search – Classroom Lessons and Resources.