World History
Today is the beginning of Google's Knowledge Graph. Not everyone will see it initially and it is beginning first for those who use English in their searches. But it is an attempt to better help you find what you are looking for. For example and here, above is a search for Leonardo da Vinci. In column #1 one finds the results of the normal search, while in column #2 are items related to da Vinci that also be of interest to you. Thus Google is trying to improve its search process. Think, especially of when kids look up dictionary words out of context. Now they will be able to get a frame of reference on the right column, which if they use it, should help them see which definition, event, etc. should be the correct one for which they are searching. Finally be aware that this search engine is being rolled out slowly and will not work for everyone and even in every search for people in which it is working.
- Identifying Unknown Images
I have spoken before about Tineye which allows you to identify unknown images either by uploading the image or pasting in the url to find it. Well now you can also do it using a Google search. Simply go to the "image" line at the top of the...
- Google Search Tips
Google has a great page that will help you with any multiple searches on Google from basic to advanced ones. Some of the tips include spelling, web history, less is more, searching by file type, advanced image searching, converting measurements,...
- 21,000 Hits This Month And Rising
We reached a new milestone hitting 21,000 hits this month. The top three most hit posts were the video of Apple and the Industrial Revolution, followed by Chomp which is a search engine that allows you to more easily search for mobile...
- How A Google Search Works
While this is over a year old, it still mostly holds true. The author, Matt Cutts, is the head of quality control at Google. He, therefore, is in charge of the search engine and for keeping it "honest" (ie not biased towards Google products)....
- A Little Fun
I am one of those teachers who actually teach all the way up to winter break, but I do allow kids to bring in "learning food" so that we can relax a bit, but still learn. Being a techie we spent a few minutes with "tech fun" as well. For example...
World History
Knowledge Graph
- Identifying Unknown Images
I have spoken before about Tineye which allows you to identify unknown images either by uploading the image or pasting in the url to find it. Well now you can also do it using a Google search. Simply go to the "image" line at the top of the...
- Google Search Tips
Google has a great page that will help you with any multiple searches on Google from basic to advanced ones. Some of the tips include spelling, web history, less is more, searching by file type, advanced image searching, converting measurements,...
- 21,000 Hits This Month And Rising
We reached a new milestone hitting 21,000 hits this month. The top three most hit posts were the video of Apple and the Industrial Revolution, followed by Chomp which is a search engine that allows you to more easily search for mobile...
- How A Google Search Works
While this is over a year old, it still mostly holds true. The author, Matt Cutts, is the head of quality control at Google. He, therefore, is in charge of the search engine and for keeping it "honest" (ie not biased towards Google products)....
- A Little Fun
I am one of those teachers who actually teach all the way up to winter break, but I do allow kids to bring in "learning food" so that we can relax a bit, but still learn. Being a techie we spent a few minutes with "tech fun" as well. For example...