As an 8th grade teacher, it was almost used as much as slang that I didn't understand.

As an instructional coach of adults, it's one of our first points when looking at a problem.

Here are three tips about how to best use THE GOOGLER!

You can even check out the infographic from the News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan nonprofit building a national movement to ensure that all students are skilled in news literacy before high school graduation.

Typing one or two words about are going to yield you A TON of results. However, you'll spend more time sorting through the nonsense to find what you're really looking for. Using keywords is, well, key. Ask students to find key terms for what they are looking for like a specific person, a time, and a conflict. Have them brainstorm synonyms or related terms to test different combinations in Google and compare results.

Google works on web crawlers that explore the web regularly to find pages to add to their compendium of searchable information. Websites use strategies for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to rank higher in the queue of results, and these websites are often trying to sell something. Also, with the new super helpful, but sometimes incorrect AI summary, I always tell students to go beyond the first link for their information.

Use any of these acronyms linked here to help with this!

We are much faster at saying what we want. Use voice-to-text!

Also, we can't always contextualize what we are looking for OR we only have a picture and want to know its contents. Google Lens is great for searching for an image. Use the button in the search bar or right click to pull up Google Lens right in a page.

World Read Aloud Day is an annual event that celebrates the power of reading aloud and encourages communities to engage in sharing stories. It promotes literacy and the importance of reading for children, families, and educators worldwide. Celebrated on the first Wednesday of February, the day aims to inspire individuals to read aloud and share their love for books, fostering a culture of reading in various settings.

Check out their activities, virtual bookshelf, and more!

TidyText was born out of the need to take the hassle out of copying ChatGPT outputs into Google Docs, ensuring that the text is well-formatted and ready to go, without having to manually clean it up. This tool was designed to save time, especially for users who rely on AI-generated text to improve their writing or create content quickly.

Copy & paste into the left side, and copy your cleaned up output from the right side!

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