Cool things I learned on the

…and you can, too!

Michelle Baker

phase(two)learning

September 2014

Tell us about

• Your Name

• Your Role

• Tell us something you

recently searched for

on the internet

Hi, I’m Michelle!

Learning Strategist with

phase(two)learning

Learning & Development,

Finish Line

Let’s connect!

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/mbaker826

Twitter:

@MichelleLBaker

Blog:

phasetwolearning.wordpress.com

Today’s • Internet Challenges

• Searching Facts

• Terms to Know

• Two Focus Areas

• Putting it Together

• Key Messages

• Tools & Resources

Have you ever felt

this way?

“I can never find what I’m

looking for!”

“My searches always result in

old, outdated websites!”

“The search results are

overwhelming!”

What are your other

internet challenges or

complaints?

What we’re

hoping to

today

• Improve your

searching results

• Add resources to

your toolkit

• Enhance your

knowledge

• Increase your

productivity

…with some facts and statistics

A few

facts about

• Google began as a

research project in 1996

• Google.com went online

in 1997

• There are over 1 billion

searches per day!

Google Growth…

1998 = 30 million pages indexed

2000 = 1 billion pages indexed

2004 = 8 billion pages indexed

2008 = 1 trillion pages indexed

A few

facts about

• 1 in every 13 people on

Earth is on Facebook

• In 20 minutes, 1,851,000

status updates are

posted

• 48% of young

Americans said they

found out about news

through Facebook

• More than 30 billion

pieces of content are

shared each month

People from which country spend the

most time per month on Facebook?

A)Australia

B)United

Kingdom

C)Japan

D)United

States

People from which country spend the

most time per month on Facebook?

A)Australia

B)United

Kingdom

C)Japan

D)United

States

and

Browser

URL

Keywords

Cloud-based

App

Boolean

Relevancy Rankings

and

Browser A free software package that allows you to

view online content.

URL “Uniform Resource Locator”, or the web

browser address of an internet page or file.

Keywords A search term or phrase used to locate a

document, 1-5 words in length.

Cloud-based Software that is web-based, rather than

directly installed on your computer.

App Small software applications designed to be

smaller than regular software, but provide

very functional uses. Popular with mobile

devices (ie: iPhone, Android)

and

Boolean An online search that allows you to

combine words and phrases using the

words AND, OR, NOT and NEAR to limit,

widen, or define your search.

Relevancy Rankings A search engine will list search results

according to how closely they think the

results match the query. (Not always

effective due to search engine technology

and human searching

technique…computers don’t always

understand what humans are saying!)

Two Focus Areas:

and

The Power Search

Search

• “One-way” searching

• Search engines are the

gateway: • Google

• Bing

• Yahoo

• Discover info from

informative sites: • Lifehacker.com

• About.com

• eHow.com

• HowStuffWorks.com

• Company/Industry websites

• Use Boolean phrases to

limit, widen or define your

search

Search

Exercise:

With a partner, choose a topic

to research using “Power

Search” examples, such as:

• Google, Bing, Yahoo (search engines)

• Boolean phrases

• Company websites

• Informational sites like Lifehacker.com,

eHow.com, About.com or Wikipedia

Be prepared to present your findings to the group!

Research topic examples:

• Purchasing a new pair of running shoes

• Where to vacation with young children

• Current trade-in value for your car

Time limit: 10 minutes

Findings

Power Search: • What sites did your team

use in your search?

• What sites provided the

most useful information?

• Which sites were easy to

navigate?

Group discussion:

How could power searching

help you personally?

Professionally?

The Social Search

Search

• “Two-way” searching

• Social sites are the gateway:

• Facebook

• Twitter

• YouTube

• Pinterest

• Blogs are informative,

informal means of learning

• Use social media to build

your Personal Learning

Network around topics that

interest you

Building a Personal

Learning Network (PLN)

Search

Exercise:

With a partner, choose a topic

to research using “Social

Search” examples, such as:

• Major social sites – Facebook, Twitter,

Pinterest, LinkedIn

• Blogs - Blogger, Tumblr and Wordpress

are common

• Video-based sites – YouTube, Vimeo

Be prepared to present your findings to the group!

Research topic examples:

• Learning a foreign language

• Top news stories of the day

• Changing a flat tire

• A new cupcake recipe

Time limit: 10 minutes

Findings

Social Search: • What sites did your team

use in your search?

• What sites provided the

most useful information?

• Which sites were easy to

navigate?

Group discussion:

How could social searching

help you personally?

Professionally?

Key Messages:

• Using internet tools

effectively can boost your

productivity, both

personally and

professionally

• There’s much more to

searching than “googling”

something

• Balance power searching

and social searching to

optimize your searches

Any questions?