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Top Ten Tips for Educators

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Number 10

Convert Units

Converting units in Google is really easy. The search is entered as question, or just as a statement. Ex: 3 quarts to liters

Google's Response = 3 US quarts = 2.83905884 liters

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Number 9

Definition Who hasn’t needed to look up the

definition of a word. With Google Define no specific website is needed. Just type your search as define: schoolResult: school/sko ol/

Noun: An institution for educating children.

Verb: Send to school; educate.

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Number 8

Google Images

This is my go to place for finding pictures for presentation, or lessons. The power of Google for pictures!

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Number 7

Google Books

This feature is great for school and research, but also for trying out books before you buy them. Most of the time you can get a good feel for whether or not you like it. Google also provides a link to most of the big online book stores!

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Number 6

Google Scholar

Where was this when I was in high school? Google Scholar is a great place for finding research journals and articles. Scholar filters out results leaving you with education based information.

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Number 5

Gmail Canned Responses

If you use gmail and find yourself writing the same email over and over to different people this Google tip is for you. Just create and save those emails as canned responses and have them ready to fly out in a fraction of the time you can go find, copy and paste the information!

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Number 4

Site Searches

I love site searches. This feature uses the power of Google, but filters the results from a single site or set of sites. Very helpful to find data off a particular website. The search is entered as:

weed control site:utextension.tennessee.edu

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Number 3

Never Forget attachments in EmailHow many times have you seen an email go out only to be followed by a 2nd one saying “sorry I forgot the attachment” Those are days of the past with this feature. Google looks at the text of your email for mentions of an attachment. If it finds it you get a prompt before you can send the email to remember your attachment if one isn’t found. Brilliant!

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Number 2

Google Docs Collaboration

Sharing documents has never been easier. Across an office or across the globe. Google documents allows users to share documents, even in REAL time!! Say good bye to saving version numbers and emailing documents back and forth.

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And Now the #1

Google Tip for Educators…

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Number 1

Google Show Options

This link maybe small at the end of the search text box, but it is super powerful. Here you will find tons of ways to refine your search. From exclude keywords, to search specific dates, even specify types of files you are looking for.