Google

I always thought Google was simply something to search for websites with: type in skiing and get 2o3492398 results all somehow related to skiing. I also knew you could look for pictures, but thought that was all. Google is so much more extensive than this. I think you could spend hours looking at all the things Google can do! Pictures, new, videos, shopping and more.

I learned Google can be very helpful in an academic sense. I can type in a subject and not only will there be website links but also many other resources. One very interesting capability is the "wonder wheel." This puts your search in the middle of the page, than branches out with eight subtopics, which you can click on to find out more. Another tool is the timeline. This will organize information in a sequential manner. All the information show for dates has websites to back it up, as well as to learn more about the subject.

Google can also be used in a more social way. I can type in 'nordic skiing vermont' and find different places to ski in Vermont. If I needed to buy new ski equipment, I could click the shopping link, and have numerous outdoor stores show up. Perhaps I wanted to find a large and good quality picture, with mainly purple, I could do this with the 'options' tab.

Google is an awesome tool for all sorts of things. Whether I need to do more work on my American Progressivism research project or find a good local place to buy clothes www.google.com will get me there!