Google+Search

Many users know that Google is a comprehensive search engine. By typing in key words into the search bar, users can search for anything out on the Internet. However, Google does allow for more specific searches to narrow down the results. At the top of the Google search page, there are several of other search features, such as Images, News, YouTube, and Maps. By clicking on any of these tabs, the Google search becomes a search for the specific type of item users want. Images will search the web and display only pictures in the search results. Similarly, News will search for digital news articles and YouTube searches videos. Maps allows users to search for locations and directions of how to get from one location to another.



Another search feature of Google Apps is Google Scholar, which allows users to search specifically for journal articles, reports, and other published research-based documents



Google Books is another search feature that allows users to search a database of books for specific topics. The results of a Google Book search include copies of books that have been scanned and made available for reading online, so by searching a specific topic, Google Books delivers a list of digital books that are relevant to the search topic. Both Google Scholar and Google Books can be accessed by clicking the drop down arrow next to More at the top of the Google search page.



All of these resources would benefit students and teachers when they are conducting research on a topic. Users can search Google News for current information about a topic, and users can search Google Scholar and Google Books for published articles and books regarding a certain topic. Google Images and YouTube allow users to search for media related to a topic. Overall, Google provides several search engines that can help users research information and build their own personal learning networks.


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