Course curriculum

    1. Introduction and Your Instructor, Lisa Louise Cooke

    2. Course Access: July 15 - August 11, 2024

    3. What You'll Learn & Course Outline

    4. Watch: Learn To Use the Course Player

    5. Contact Us

    6. Before we begin ...

    1. Introduction

    2. Search Goals

    3. Step #1: Formulate Your Search Plan

    4. Step #2: Build Your Search Query

    5. Step #2: Build Your Search Query (Cont'd)

    6. Step #3: Analyze Your Results

    7. Step #4: Improve on Your Results

    8. Step #5: Search into the Future with Google Alerts

    9. Lesson 1 Quiz

    10. Skill-Building Exercise

    11. Google Search Discussion

    1. Introduction to YouTube

    2. The YouTube Platform

    3. Video Search

    4. Capitalize on Your Finds

    5. 5 Steps to a Successful YouTube Search

    6. Lesson 2 Quiz

    7. Skill-Building Exercise

    8. YouTube Discussion

    1. Introduction to Google Books

    2. Viewing Books

    3. Search Example for Google Books

    4. Google Books Advanced Search

    5. Tools for Digital Books

    6. Lesson 3 Quiz

    7. Skill-Building Exercise

    8. Google Books Discussion

    1. Introduction to Google Images

    2. Image Search

    3. Narrowing Your Search

    4. Permission

    5. Reverse Image Searching

    6. Reverse Image Search Using a URL

    7. Searching On the go

    8. Lesson 4 Quiz

    9. Skill-Building Exercise

    10. Google Images Discussion

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About this course

  • $99.99
  • 45 lessons

How Family Tree University Courses Work

  • Course

    Our courses consist of four or more written lessons that may also contain videos, slide shows, and other elements. There are self-directed quizzes and/or exercises to help you apply your knowledge. In addition, you'll have access to discussion boards where you can ask your instructor, questions about the materials during the course dates.

  • Instructor

    Instructor access for the duration of the four weeks, so you can ask questions about what you've learned.

  • Access

    Our courses are designed to be easily accessible! Once you've registered for the course, you'll be able to log in on the start date to see all the lessons. Each lesson is available within your browser. You can work at your own pace.

  • Materials

    All the materials will be available for download, and you'll have access to the course materials online for about a year after the start date. After the course end date, it will go into read-only mode, so you'll still be able to reach the materials, but you'll no longer have access to the instructor or message boards.

  • What You'll Need

    Please ensure that you have internet access and that your browsers and computer system are fairly up-to-date. The course materials are designed to be compatible with most devices.

Instructor

Lisa Louise Cooke is the producer and host of the Genealogy Gems Podcast and the weekly YouTube show Elevenses with Lisa (both available at her website www.GenealogyGems.com.) She’s the author of five books including The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox 3rd Edition, and a podcast producer and instructor and columnist for Family Tree Magazine.

Lisa Louise Cooke

Instructor