Google has published a set of posters for the classroom, explaining stuff like how a search engines work, how to improve your search results and how to make the most of Google Books.

The posters are designed for classroom use, but even if you are not a teacher, some of the posters could be handy.

Librarians will probably find the posters on how to improve your search results useful, as well as the poster on Google Scholar, with the headline “Need six authoritative, relevant sources? Before sunrise?”.

As an Internet professional, I often find myself answering questions about web search, as I am sure many of Pandia’s readers do.

The biggest challenge is definitely not the school kids I know. My educational background really gets tested when I try to teach my mother or my uncle to find their way online. Some of these posters can come in handy the next time.

The posters are available for free in PDF format. Most of them come in two formats, 8.5×11 inches and 17×22 inches:

• Google Search Tips
• Google Web Search, The Anatomy of Search
• Google Book Search
• Google Scholar
• Google Earth
• Google Search Tips for Kids

There is also a quiz, which is for librarians and teachers, not for students.

These posters are published as part of the Google for Educators initiative.

This is not a new service, and it is not chiefly a place where Google publishes resources for teachers.

It is a community for teachers who want to use Google in the classroom. It has developed rather slowly and is only now starting to be interesting.

Be warned that at this time, the resources are developed by and for US teachers, so some of the content will not be directly relevant if you are located in for example Japan or Slovenia.