Search+Engines

Google Master Classes
===**Archived Classes** ===
 * Beyond the First Five Links:** Using Google’s Left-Hand Panel to Reveal The Good Stuff

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February 24, 2011 | 6-8pm | Google Basic Search class for teachers Offered at RAFT in San Jose. Register at http://www.raft.net/workshops/in-house. Note: You need to be a member of RAFT to attend this class, or you can pay a $15 co-pay to attend.

February 28, 2011 | 6-8pm | Credibility class for teachers. Offered at Google Offices in Santa Monica. Click here to register.

March 1, 2011 | 6-8pm | Credibility class for teachers Offered at UC Santa Barbara. Click here to register.

March 2, 2011 | 9-11am | Advanced search class for librarians. Offered at Santa Barbara Public Library.

March 2, 2011 | 6-8pm | Credibility class for teachers Offered at Cal State San Bernardino.

March 3, 2011 | 6-8pm | Intermediate Search class for teachers Offered at RAFT in San Jose. Register at http://www.raft.net/workshops/in-house. Note: You need to be a member of RAFT to attend this class, or you can pay a $15 co-pay to attend.

March 31, 2011 | 6-8pm | Advanced Web Search Skills class for teachers Offered at RAFT in San Jose. Register at http://www.raft.net/workshops/in-house. Note: You need to be a member of RAFT to attend this class, or you can pay a $15 co-pay to attend.

Web Courses

Upcoming Web Courses Writing Successful Queries I: Introduction to Predictive Searching -- Tasha Bergson-Michelson, MLIS (May 4, 2011, 3:30 pm PST) Writing Successful Queries II: Using Predictive Search to Teach Advanced Operators -- Tasha Bergson-Michelson, MLIS (May 18, 2011, 3:30 pm PST)

Archived Web Courses Beyond the First Five Links: Using Google's Left-Hand Panel to Get to the Good Stuff -- Tasha Bergson-Michelson, MLIS January 12, 2011, 3:30-4:30 PST January 13, 2011, 12:30-1:30 PST Tools for Assessing Authority on the Web -- Julian Prentice, MLIS March 15, 2011, 3:30-4:30 PST March 16, 2011, 12:30-1:30 PST Introduction to Maps for Research -- Trent Maverick, M.A., Education April 12, 2011, 12:30-1:30 PST April 13, 2011, 3:30-4:30 PST

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 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #005596 !important;">[|Writing Successful Queries II: Using Predictive Search to Teach Advanced Operators] -- Tasha Bergson-Michelson, MLIS (May 18, 2011, 3:30 pm PST)

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 * <span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms',sans-serif;"> __Archived Web Courses__  **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #005596 !important;">Beyond the First Five Links: Using Google's Left-Hand Panel to Get to the Good Stuff -- Tasha Bergson-Michelson, MLIS
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> January 12, 2011, 3:30-4:30 PST
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> January 13, 2011, 12:30-1:30 PST
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #005596 !important;">[|Too]  <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #005596 !important;">ls for Assessing Authority on the Web -- Julian Prentice, MLIS
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> March 15, 2011, 3:30-4:30 PST
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">March 16, 2011, 12:30-1:30 PST
 * <span style="color: #005596 !important;">Introduction to Maps for Research -- Trent Maverick, M.A., Education
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> April 12, 2011, 12:30-1:30 PST
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">April 13, 2011, 3:30-4:30 PST