Dan Russell at Google is a “search anthropologist” and does various research on how people use search sites. Some of the results of these studies seem incredible. For example, according to Russell, 90% of people do not know how to use Ctrl + F (Cmd + F) when searching for information on a page: “This is checked on a sample of several thousand people. I personally conducted these studies and can tell you how often I sat at someone’s home and watched him leaf through a long document looking for information. In the end, I said: “Let me show you one little trick”, after which the person was usually amazed: “I can't believe that I wasted so much time before.” ”

This is truly an amazing fact. The lack of basic knowledge leads to the waste of millions of man-hours. There can be only one way out - the basics of information retrieval need to be included in the school curriculum. Here is a universal lesson plan and accompanying materials that Google suggests using for this purpose. Lessons are developed by teachers in conjunction with the Google Search Education team in a modular fashion, that is, they can be combined in any way. Each unit consists of three lessons of different difficulty levels. Especially for schools, all materials are published under the free license Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike.

Block A: familiarity with search engines

Introductory lessons begin with an explanation of the principles of the search engines, and the third lesson explains what teachers have long asked to prepare - tips on checking sources of information and assessing their credibility.

1. What is the web? (First level)
   What is the difference between the Internet, the Web and search engines? What part of the internet can I see?
   Lesson " Presentation"
2. Google interface (intermediate level)
   How the web search works
   Lesson " Presentation"
3. Keys to the search city (advanced level)
   How to work with search results
   Lesson " Presentation"

Block B: technology and strategy for finding information on the Internet

Here we are talking about various tricks and methods that help filter information and find the right one.

1. Which link to choose? (First level)
   Select links from search results
   Lesson " Presentation"
2. Mixed Media (Intermediate)
   The different types of content that Google indexes are suitable for different search situations.
   Lesson " Presentation"
3. Do you believe - do not believe (advanced level)
   Search quality pages among all search results
   Lesson " Presentation"

Block C: Advanced Google Search Options

Training in the full range of functions and capabilities of the search engine.

1. Hello, operator (initial level)
   Using search options, advanced search and operators
   Lesson " Presentation"
2. Quick Finds (Medium)
   Specialized search, which immediately gives answers to typical queries
   Lesson " Presentation"
3. Cutting and filleting (advanced level)
   Use special search options in the left pane.
   Lesson " Presentation"