I just recently discovered this new opportunity provided by Google that provides lesson plans, activities, and live trainings on how to use Google Search correctly. Using Google has become a crutch for so many students in finding the answers that they need. It has become both a positive and negative influence in education. If used correctly, it can be a great tool for students and teachers. If used incorrectly, it fosters laziness and a lack of understanding in what is a quality website.
If you are looking for opening week lessons, this would probably be a great starting point. Each lesson and activity is divided into "Beginner," "Intermediate," and "Advanced." There are also "Google-A-Day" activities as well that are broken down by subject matter.
You can see the video below that offers more information.
I love learning new ways to use google! Your blog along with the video showed me some really cool tricks you can do to narrow a search in google. I will definitely be showing my students next year these ideas.
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