LCDLC Presents: Technology Toolbox

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LCDLC Presents Technology Toolbox

• You did that with Google?

Taking a closer look at the popular search engine
has to offer.
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• www.lcdlc.org/TechTBX_Google.htm

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Why Google?

• 4 out of 5 internet searches and 75 percent of
  all referrals to websites.
• Simple Fast
• Google cashes web pages
• Hidden Time savers
• Calculator, Mail tracking, phone book, spell
  checker, translator, Stock Market tracker
• Safe search using Preferences
• Multiple search engines in one

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Finding not just searching!

• Image search

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Finding not just searching!

• Blog search

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Finding not just searching!

• News search
• Archives
• Time lines

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Finding not just searching!
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Did you just do that in a Search?
Patent Numbers, Airline Travel Info, Real Estate
and Housing, Definitions
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Why not translate?
http//translate.google.com
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Advanced Searching
One of Google best kept secrets
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Did someone say online resources?
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More than just search
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Using Google for sharing and storing??
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Sharing Photos and Video
Picasa and Google Video
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Collaborating and sharing resources
Google Groups and Google Documents
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Google ReaderYour own personal newspaper
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How about some free software?
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Personalize your Google
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More Google Please

• Other Google sessions offered by NORT2H

January 13 Google Earth The world and beyond is
just a mouse click away!
January 15 Google Sites Docs Online Document
Sharing!
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Presenter Contact Information

• Educational Consultant
• Northern Ohio Research
• Training Technology Hub
• (NORT2H)
• Phiero_at_Leeca.org
• 440.324.3172 ext.2