Someone Should Have Told Me I Was Searching All Wrong

Google squared takes searching to an entirely new level. I am not looking for a new car, but thought I would search for a new "used car" anyways. First I typed in just "used car." Google squared asked me to give examples to expand my search. So I typed in "used cars for sale in Knoxville." I received a list of 20 vendors of used cars in the Knoxville area. I then searched for only Toyotas that were used in Knoxville. I was given a very specific list of 4 used cars in Knoxville. I love how specific I could make my search. I really could have saved myself time and effort when I was shopping for my car two years ago. Google squared gets two thumbs up from me!

I believe I have been living in the dark ages! I didn't know I could do a specific Google Advanced Image Search. "Glorious!" was the first word out of my mouth after I pushed search. I have spent hours looking for pictures over the last few years. Tonight, I typed in "curtains for nursery," just because I will be needing some in the next 5 months. My search pulled up instantly amazing pictures that were all great and different ideas for curtains. I will use this all the time!

As a teacher with both of the searches above, being able to search so specifically would save me lots and lots of time, which as a teacher is a hot commodity. It also seemed to produce sites with the topic that I wanted, not a lot of junk that didn't pertain to what I was looking for.

Well, once again I continue to be amazed! Although I thought I knew how to search, apparently, I knew just enough to get by. I did an "Advanced Search" for "read aloud books." I was able to set the language (English) and require that the reading level was listed. After pushing search, I received a great list of websites all of which listed off books that were great read aloud books or programs (free or purchased) that would read aloud for me. It also listed how many of the sites had basic, intermediate, or advanced books available. What a great tool to have as a parent or a teacher! I want to try it more at home with my daughter.