It is a wise idea to require your students to use one of the pre-approved kid-friendly search engines. By doing this, the students will acquire the experience and skills of conducting searches, but they will be protected from exposure to inappropriate sites.
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- Ask Jeeves/Kids
First searches a database of selected sites arranged as questions; then conducts a parallel search of Yahooligans and Education World.
http://www.ajkids.com/ - Added Jan 28, 2003 - Berit's Best
This is a directory of safe, recommended Web sites for children up to age 12. Each selected site has been carefully reviewed and given a rating out of 5.
http://www.beritsbest.com - Added Jan 28, 2003 - Kid's Search Tools
This is a *fantastic* site which provides a great collection of kid-friendly search engines on the same page. Great Resource!
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm - Added Jan 28, 2003 - Kids Click!
A database of over 5600 sites compiled by librarians
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ - Added Jan 28, 2003 - Yahooligans
Designed for Web surfers ages 7 to 12. Sites selected by the YAHOO! Inc. staff.
http://www.yahooligans.com/ - Added Jan 28, 2003
