Information+Treasure+Hunt+Group+1

= = Information Treasure Hunt 1. Safety in Numbers - partner up! 2. Work through as many steps as you can in the time provided 3. Post your answers to the discussion area of this page 4. Don't forget to post your response to lucky #13, no matter how many treasures you uncover!
 * click on Discussion tab at the top of this page
 * click on the number of the question you are answering
 * post your answer in the text box
 * // please include the first names __only__ of you and your partner(s) //
 * click "post to forum"
 * click on Page tab at the top of the page to return to this page

Internet Country Codes Domain Extensions || Pull only information from governmental sites in the uk. || Search for your phone number in Google. Search for your school email in Google. || Choose one that uses a different technique than those in the questions above. Then, pick a question no one else has answered and answer it. || http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2009/10/25/100-google-tricks-that-will-save-you-time-in-school/ (tricks 1-24, or 81-89) ||
 * 1. || Find the author and the poem that contains the following words: sticky children in grocery lines || Enter those words in Google's search box. How can you instruct Google to search for those words in the order you specified? ||
 * 2. || You are investigating exports and imports between the United States and Spain. In preparation for class discussion, you've been given a fact-finding mission for homework. || In addition to the GDP (gross domestic product), your social studies teacher wants you to compare the natural resources and land area of the two countries. What might be the most efficient way to search for this information? Is it possible create a //single// query that will help you answer these questions? ||
 * 3. || In a blended science/social studies class, you are discussing the developments in physics in the 20th century, along with their historical context. || How would you find a timeline of the branch of science called physics by the American Physical Society, at aps.org? ||
 * 4. || You are adding resources to your class Diigo account. Your teacher has asked you to find a list of Internet country codes and domain extensions. || Add a URL or link for each resource:
 * 5. || Find a movie theater near your home showing a recently released film that you wish to see. || How did you do it? ||
 * 6. || In response to the query define:deipnosophist, Google gives you definitions of deipnosophist. || Find a sculpture definition of caryatid. ||
 * 7. || Find the year that laptops were invented by using the query laptops invented 1900..2000. || You have been assigned a report on former President Bill Clinton. What year was he inaugurated? ||
 * 8. || Using Google, to write a multiplication problem you use a * to represent what you write as x. Therefore, 3x5=15 would be written as 3*5=15 in Google. || Which is larger 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 7 * 8 * 9 * 10 (also written as 10! and spoken as "10 factorial") or 9*9*9*9*9*9*9, which can be more succinctly represented as 9^7 or 9**7? ||
 * 9. || You are doing research on the ancient Egyptian pyramids, and have been asked to include the perspective of an expert. || Locate the contact information for an expert on the architectural history of these pyramids. How would you search for an expert who is located in Egypt? ||
 * 10. || Find information released //this week// about the Solomi refugees in Kenya. || Pull only information from governmental sites.
 * 11. || What can people find out about you on the Internet? Search for your own name and see what you find. || Search for your home address in Google.
 * 12. || Use the following resource to write your own question.
 * 13. || Please share the "Top 3" search strategies you & your partner feel all learners should know. || Please post your response in the "Top 3" discussion space of this wiki ||

Resources:
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Google
100+ Google Search Tips http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2009/10/25/100-google-tricks-that-will-save-you-time-in-school/

November Learning Resources [|Website] Information Literacy - Wikipage
 * REAL strategies
 * Classroom Activities

Smart Search Classroom Posters http://www.google.com/educators/posters.html