Using a search engine is the most obvious way to try and find stuff online. Trouble is, there is so much of it out there. The trick is to put a bit of thought into your searching. By learning how to search for things you will find your information a lot quicker and easier. Then it’s a case of organising what you have found, finding and learning about the best tools to do this and of course, sharing what you’ve found with others (which we will cover in other parts of the ‘We Share…” series). This is the social web in action.

There are many ‘How To’ tutorials on searching the Internet and more specifically, Google. We have provided a few of them at the bottom of this page. Probably the best one is Google’s own. Have a go, see what you think. Then try the others and see how they compare. By all means, leave us a comment with your opinions or if you have any questions. If haven’t already joined Twitter, come and discuss it there. As long as you’re having a go and talking about it, that’s what counts.

Just a quick note that Google has now become much more than a search engine, but for our little experiments, the searching will do for now.

Using google web search

GoogleTutor

Google Guide