Google Custom Search
Sharing web resources across the District
Google Custom Search
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What is a GCS
Advantages
Creating a GCS for a campus
Sample websites
Finding reliable websites
Posting a GCS link to eChalk
What is a Google Custom Search?
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Personalized, customizable search engine
Searches only across sites that you specify
Displays results that are right for your students
Gives you a landing page with a unique URL
Invite friends and colleagues to collaborate and
contribute to your search engine
• Provides your own search refinements within
results pages so it's easier for your users to find
the information they're looking for.
• Allows you to easily add more sites to your
search engine's index
Advantages
• Allows students access child-safe sites
• Creates unlimited custom search engines
(CSE) for the educational community
• Reflects specific subjects, interests, and
purposes
• Includes web resources for teachers and
students
• Hosts the search box and results on the
school’s or District’s own website
• Enhances its usefulness to your community
• Customizes the look and feel of the results
Garcia Elementary Student Search Site
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Sample Websites
• For Students & Parents
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Homework Help
Academic Interactive Websites (funbrain.com)
Academic Games (spellingcity.com)
Online Resources (visuwords.com)
Resources for Topic Research (DKC)
• For Teachers
– Resource sites (http://www.science-class.net)
– Lesson Plans
– Creators (www.flashcardmachine.com)
*Can duplicate
Reliable Websites
• Step 1: Seek government or educational
websites (.edu and .gov)
• Step 2: Determine creditability of site
• Step 3: Find publication dates & keep current
• Step 4: Scan links to other sources for use
• Step 5: Evaluate the intentions of information
(bias)
How?
• Collect student and teacher resources from
your campus via email, Google docs, form,
faculty meeting, etc.
• Create the Google Custom Search page for
students/parents and teachers
• Submit the Custom Search page links to
campus eChalk representative