…and how does it apply to me? Pinterest.com launched in March of 2010 but really gained popularity in 2011. This free website allows you to browse images and save them into groups that you’ve organized. Pinterest makes it easy for … Read
The web is a pretty big place. Google does a pretty good job of indexing it, but many students don’t know how to use it. I’d posit that many of their teachers don’t, either. Believe it not, you can actually … Read
We get a lot of requests for ways to find good images online. One great tool is Google Image Search. You’ve perhaps used this to find images by keyword, but did you know you can also use it to find … Read
I’ve shared in the past some of the ways to tweak your Google search results, but Google has recently tweaked one of those tweaks. Here’s what’s new: Instead of prepending a term with a plus (+) to require it, you’ll … Read
It’s been awhile since I talked about Wolfram|Alpha, the “computational knowledge engine” from the masterminds behind robust calculation tools like Mathematica. After going to the site the other evening to try to figure out why my electric bill was higher … Read
This is handy: If you use Google Image Search to find pictures to include in presentations or instruction, a new feature upgrade will help you reduce the duplication that heretofore has been common with most searches. It’s not enabled in … Read
Infomous is a new online service that puts a new spin on keeping up with the day’s current events. Infomous presents topics in a familiar word cloud format, but what’s new about it is how it lets you interact with … Read
What do you do when a website’s built-in search engine doesn’t help you find something that you know is there? Or if the site doesn’t even have a search option? A few weeks ago, I mentioned five tricks to Google … Read
Last year I shared tips on how to use Google to track flights, the weather, the time, and more. Here are five more ways to use Google to get information quickly, including two power tool-type tricks for narrowing results and … Read
Recently I’ve seen another round of concerned Facebook postings about a service called Spokeo. Spokeo is a modern take on the old-fashioned phone book, but instead of just your name, address, and number, it might show photos of you, your … Read
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