Using Google as a Research ToolThe video to the right offers one way to search Google successfully. Since Google holds a wealth of information, searching Google can easily become overwhelming. Using specific terms--not Boolean terms, though, since Boolean terms don't necessarily work with Google--can help a student find relevant and credible sources. See the video to the right for a quick course on using Google to search smartly.
Google Scholar can also be used in the classroom. Google Scholar targets professional and scholarly research, from academic publishers to court cases. |
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Create a Google account? This video was created by Lisette Blanco-Cerda for both as a project in her Rhetoric and Composition: Pedagogy of Electronic Texts class and for her Cornerstone Honors students. She used Camtasia to capture both her desktop and her voice over.
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If you click on the titles of each Google app discussed, you will be taken to Google for Education for more information.
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