Did you know that, besides searching, Google can carry out a variety of simple tasks in daily life — making 21st Century connected life easier or at least a bit quicker? Amaze your children or students by trying out and sharing a few of these Google bells and whistles. A few of the tasks may also support learning activities.
- Use Google as a timer by typing set time to 24 minutes.
- Find a movie release by typing the name of the movie and the word release: e.g., Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel release.
- Check out the sunrise and sunset times by typing sunrise in [town or city].
- Get the weather forecast by typing forecast [town or city].
- Get a definition by typing define [word here].
- Figure out a tip by typing tip calculator.
- Get songs by groups you like by typing songs by the [group name].
- Convert measurements by typing convert and the units that you want to convert to: e.g., convert 3 yards to meters.
- Find books by a certain author by typing books by [author’s name].
- Get a definition by typing define [word here].
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