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Searching the web can be frustrating and overwhelming when 50,000,000 results come back for a TN state facts search. I don't think this is ideal for a student in a limited amount of class time.

That being said, I LOVE Google Squared! It was like entering a search and the most important details that would come from the website are right in front of you. For example, I searched Sevierville, TN Spas and an image, the description, business hours, and email contact came back to me in a list. So, if I didn't want to know contact info returning in my search I could "x" it out or if I wanted to know additional info such as year established. I was so impressed with the directness and efficient search! This is a great way for students with a computer time limit to search, or obviously,  get more useful info from a single search!

I then Googled Sevierville, TN golf and clicked on wonder wheel to break down the info and sift through the results. And as I sifted through the information that was pinpointing a better search result the right of the screen was updating as well with a more accurate site to my search request. I could see how this would be more useful if you were searching in an area you didnt know or a topic you were unfamiliar. That way it's kind of doing the brainstorm work for you.

I checked out the timeline on Google and I must admit I am not understanding its usefulness. Needless to say, I'll discuss the usefulness of advanced searches on Google. This type of search is one way to eliminate sites that arent actually what you are looking for. Not to mention, filtering words that you do not want to return in your search results. The ability to chose reading level is a great tool for filtering classroom searches.