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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?