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Ten Items All Should Know When Using Google Basic Search…. Far From Basic! by Michael Gorman Aug 29, 2010URL:/article/32300 ? I really hope you enjoy and can use this article from my“The Googal In Google Series” This posting will focus on the art of searching using the basic Google search engine. I have tried to include the obvious and the not so obvious techniques. As you look through, I am almost certain you will learn something new. ?Please share this article with other educators and students. Just understanding these ten concepts will assist anyone into being a more productive researcher. ?As always, please feel free to follow me on twitter at (@mjgormans), I will do the same.? Let’s begin our search. – Mike ? The Basic Search – The Google Basic Search is usually the first place most people begin a search and it is also the last place they end. Many times students just type in some words and get lost in millions of results trying to find an answer. Impressed by the number of hits they get, many times they forget that the art of searching is getting fewer results with relevant answers. I would like to share with you ten important concepts to think about in getting optimal searches from the Google ?basic search engine. ?Print this off and hand out to others. It really is the very basic in using Google. Please note that the last item includes over twenty basic commands that will really help you and your students be more productive. Ten Items All Should Know When Using Google Basic Search…. Far From Basic… The Googal In Google! 1. The word And is assumed… Example:?red and white and blue?is a search for ?red white blue 2. Compound Words, Phrases, and Names; use a String (in other words put the words in quotes ?“? “… ? Example:?“George Washington”“Fort Wayne”?“to be or not to be”?“United States of America”?“Star Wars” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” 3. Want to eliminate a word: use the Not Command which is a – (minus sign)… Example: ?Looking for the country Turkey, but no