Search tools in Google

To "Google" something has become a verb in the 21st Century. Everyone knows what you mean when you use that phrase!

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Doing it well so your search results meet your needs is a skill all students and teachers should know.

A typical Google search returns millions of results, so these tips can come in handy to get to the content you need.



1. Choose what you want



It is great to be able to search for images, videos, news, maps, books or apps (under "More")




2. Use search tools


Each option above has customised search tools that make your search much more powerful.

Web

Images


Video

News

Books

Apps



  • The "Any time" option is great if you want to search by more recent information, perhaps uploaded in the last week.
  • The images options are great - especially if you want to search for images that allow reuse or are high quality

Have a look through all of the options when you do a search, you will find these tools really useful!