computer sharing centre google 4 july 2012. agenda and introduction 2 latest news from the computer...
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Latest news from the Computer Sharing Centre 3 Computer Sharing Centre Monthly Report for May 2012 Environment: Cleanliness, computer reliability, broadband connection (speed and reliability) The room was redecorated and set up with new chairs, new posters between 3 and 5 th May (in time for the 7 May bank holiday) New broadband line supplied by Open Telecom installed 29 th May Membership Two new members joined in May. Total of 119 members able to use the Centre. Latest membership number is 135 Lesson attendance and subjects covered 42 lessons, with 40 attended (two students forgot and were sorry!), lots of work on keyboard navigation with the keyboard crewTRANSCRIPT
Computer Sharing Centre Google
4 July 2012
Agenda and Introduction
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Latest news from the Computer Sharing Centre Google
by Cherith Hateley
Latest news from the Computer Sharing Centre
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Computer Sharing Centre Monthly Report for May 2012 Environment: Cleanliness, computer reliability, broadband connection
(speed and reliability) The room was redecorated and set up with new chairs, new posters between 3 and 5th May (in time for the 7 May bank holiday)New broadband line supplied by Open Telecom installed 29th May MembershipTwo new members joined in May. Total of 119 members able to use the Centre. Latest membership number is 135 Lesson attendance and subjects covered42 lessons, with 40 attended (two students forgot and were sorry!), lots of work on keyboard navigation with the keyboard crew
May Monthly Report
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Computer Sharing Centre Monthly Report for May 2012 Waiting list to attend a term of lessons (now managed by Cherith)Currently 39 names on the list Waiting time 10 to 12 months, but in practice this variesCherith (Computer Sharing Centre Manager) is now responsible for arranging stand-ins (9 out of 42 lessons in May) and new students as Diane Payne has moved to HR. Janet Gannon in the General Office promotes the Centre, arranges Inductions, and takes messages from students regarding cancellations Drop in session attendanceTen people benefited, tasks included booking flights and iPad introduction Presentations 16 May “Digital Photography – print photos using the
internet” Portrait photos taken
New leaflet for Computer Sharing Centre
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An A3 poster of this is in the cabinet outside the Computer Sharing Centre. Janet and Val in the General Office will give A4 (normal size!) out to residents and staff
Possible new Skype service!
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We are also looking into providing free Skype sessions at the weekends:Saturday and Sunday at10-11am and 7-8pmwhere the Centre will be used only for Skype calls to friends and family (probably abroad but not necessarily!)Please speak to one of the Instructors afterwards if you are interested in either Skyping or being a support volunteer.
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How does Google work? How does Google make money? Introduction to the Google “Results page” How to search the world wide web with Google
Searching for information on Google Searching for news on Google Searching for images on Google Searching for videos on Google
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How does Google work? Fact: Google’s system does search every page on the world
wide web (some more frequently than others) and when a study group measured it in 2007, there were 750 billion web pages!
Fact: Google indexes every word (except common short words like ‘a’, ‘and’, ‘the’) on every web page and uses at least 500 powerful computers to perform your search, returning the results in half a second.
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DescriptionGoogle Inc. (Google) is a global technology company focused on improving the ways people connect with information. The Company generates revenue primarily by delivering online advertising. As of December 31, 2011, the Company’s business was focused on areas, such as search, advertising, operating systems and platforms, and enterprise. Businesses use its AdWords program to promote their products and services with targeted advertising. In addition, the third parties that comprise the Google Network use its AdSense program to deliver relevant advertisements that generate revenue. In June 2011, the Company launched Google+, a way to share online. As of January 2012, over 90 million people had joined Google+. In April 2011, the Company acquired PushLife. In September 2011, the Company acquired Zagat. In May 2012, Google acquired Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.(MMI).
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How does Google work? Fact: If you know how to use Google you can certainly find
useful and relevant information – (but only if you can avoid getting distracted by the not so
relevant!)This is how it works• Google sees all letters as lower case so ignores capitals and punctuation• Choose your keywords wisely (less is more). Select descriptive, specific words and put the most important word first!
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How does Google work? Before you do a search on Google decide exactly what you are
looking for and write it down! This will save you a lot of time. We will try this out later Get to know the ‘Google Results Page’ and then experiment –
the way to learn is to have a go!Just play!
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How does Google make money? Fact: Money is made by “AdWords” which put relevant
advertisements next to Google’s own search results – and AdSense, that puts Google’s context driven adverts on other web sites.
How much is Google worth and what impact is it having on business?
Fact: As of 22 June 2012 Market capitalisation was $186.32B(Facebook is worth $77.32) Fact: Google own YouTube
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Introduction to the Google “Results page”
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Google 1. Header: Google products bar
2. Search bar (press Enter)
1. Header: Sign in and “Gear”
2. Search bar: Statistics
3. Search resultsTitle: The first line of any search result is the title of the webpage. Click the title to reach that webpage.URL: In green, you'll see the web address of that result's webpage.Snippet: Below the URL is a description of the webpage and can include an actual excerpt of text from the page. Your search terms will appear in bold to make it easier for you to decide if the page has what you're looking for
4. Tools and filters
5. Ads The ads are relevant to your search and can be above the search results as well as to the side. When you click on them someone pays!
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Google search tips for you to take home
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Google search tips for you to take home
Instant Search With Instant Search Google predicts what you are going to type and shows you in the search bar. Seeing results as you type helps you formulate a better search term by providing instant feedback. Arrow down to the one you want and press Eddie Enter to see the results!
Google products bar Search bar
e.g. olympic – olympics 2012!
Google products bar
This sits above the search bar. Each area is a different Google product. Just try it out! Do a search on a famous person, place or thing and see what you get in ‘Images’, ‘Maps’, ‘News’, or ‘YouTube’
Type “margaret thatcher” – always in the ‘News’ somewhere, nothing in ‘Maps’, lots of ‘Images’ and lots in the normal ‘Search’ If you are looking up a place go straight to Maps then type the post code e.g. SW1A 1AA
Tools and filters The panel along the left hand side of your results page will show a location (where you are) and a list of different types of content e.g. News, shopping or videos. Click on ‘News’ to see the list of options expanding –it is fantastic! For ‘News’ – you get these options!
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Google search tips for you to take home
all lower case!
Google does not see a difference between small letters (lower case) and capital letters (upper case) and ignores punctuation, so you can type your search words in lower case - it is up to you!
jane austin pride and prejudice (not Jane Austin Pride and Prejudice)
most important word first
Google prioritises search words in the order they appear. Put the most important first
olympics artistic gymnastics About 24,800,000 results (0.26 seconds) (searched for on 29 June 2012)
"Speech marks" Put speech marks around a name or linked words and they will have to appear together on the web page.
"margaret thatcher" About 10,800,000 results (0.22 seconds) margaret thatcher About 24,800,000 results (0.16 seconds)
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Google search tips for you to take home
spell checker Google's spell checking software will automatically check whether your query uses the most common spelling of a given word… use it to help your spelling!
disenfrancise Google page has: “Showing results for disenfranchised Search instead for disenfrancise”
define: To see a list of different definitions from various online sources, type "define:" followed by the word or phrase.
define: disenfranchise dis·en·fran·chise/ˌdisenˈfranCHīz/ 1.Deprive (someone) of the right to vote. 2.Deprived of power; marginalized.
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Google search tips for you to take home
site: To find words or a phrase in one website type site: with no space followed by the full name of the website and the words.
site:www.direct.gov.uk "power of attorney" About 215 results (0.20 seconds) (searched for on 29 June 2012)
filetype: To find only powerpoint documents (ppt), word documents (docx, doc), excel spreadsheets (xls, xlsx) or printed material (pdf). No space followed by the filetype.
filetype:ppt “world war 1” About 1,690 results (0.17 seconds)
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How to search the world wide web with Google Searching for information on Google Searching for news on Google Searching for images on Google Searching for videos on Google
Please write down some ideas – now we are going to give it a try!