Mining the Internet with Google

I wanted to share with others how I find some of what I share via del.icio.us on the Internet.  I mine the Internet using
google.com with the advanced search options.  I often find full classes, or lesson plans this way.

I use the “filetype:” syntax to narrow my search to downloadable filetypes, like Adobe Portable Document format (PDFs) and Microsoft PowerPoint files (PPTs). 

This is what my query looks like when I’m looking for PDF files OR PPT slide decks related to “NXT tips.”

The Pipe symbol “|” is achieved by pressing the <shift> and <backslash> (usually above the <ENTER> key) and generally means “OR” in many search systems.

I use the “site:” syntax to narrow the search results to a specific domain type, like .edu or .org.

Here is an example.

Happy Googling!