Google bietet seit Sommer 2012 einen kostenfreien (englischsprachigen) Kurs an, der Internet-NutzerInnen in 6 Modulen zu je 50 Minuten in die oft unbekannten Möglichkeiten der mächtigen Suchmaschine einführen soll.

Ein Online-Video-Kurs von Daniel Russell, Senior Research Scientist, Google, Inc.:

Class # 1: How Google works

• 1/1: Introduction
• 1/2: Filter image results by color
• 1/3: How search works
• 1/4: The art of keyword choices
• 1/5: Word order matters
• 1/6: Finding text in a webpage

Class # 2: Extending what you know

• 2/1: When search results suggest something new
• 2/2 : Thinking more deeply about your search
• 2/3: Understanding options for different media
• 2/4: Reading the Search Engine Results Page (SERP)
• 2/5: Different kinds of content 

Class # 3: Advanced techniques

• 3/1: Operators
• 3/2: Filetype
• 3/3: Removing invasive results
• 3/4: OR and quotes
• 3/5: intext: and Advanced Search

Class # 4: Finding facts faster

• 4/1: Search-by-image
• 4/2: Search features
• 4/3: Conversions and Calculator
• 4/4: Left-hand panel and Date range limiting
• 4/5: Translation and search

Class # 5: Checking your facts

• 5/1: Credibility
• 5/2: Variant data
• 5/3: Using Books to verify a quote
• 5/4: Using WHOIS and looking for other site information
• 5/5: Occasional misconceptions

Class # 6: Putting it all together

• 6/1: Combining methods
• 6/2: Think broadly
• 6/3: Summary