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Barbara Taylor's List: Student-friendly search tools

  • About this list

    There are alternatives to Google! This list provides links to tools (organized by grade level) that can be used by students to help them find safe and reliable information online. Also check out the list named "Website evaluation tools" for resources to help students assess the appropriateness of sites they find. Both of these lists should be an important part of the process when students are conducting research online.

  • Search tools: elementary and middle grades

  • Jun 06, 13

    'KidRex is a fun and safe search for kids, by kids! KidRex searches emphasize kid-related webpages from across the entire web and are powered by Google Custom Search™ and use Google SafeSearch™ technology. In addition to Google SafeSearch™, KidRex maintains its own database of inappropriate websites and keywords. KidRex researchers test KidRex daily to ensure that you and your child have the best web experience possible."

  • Jun 06, 13

    "Compilation of exemplary websites geared to children from birth to age 14. Suggested sites are evaluated by the Great Websites for Kids Committee using established selection criteria. The committee is made up of members of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association." Use the "About" link to view the selection criteria used for site inclusion.

  • Jun 05, 09

    "KidsClick! is a web search site designed for kids by librarians - with kid-friendly results!...It is intended to guide users to good sites; not block them from "bad" sites." Check the link at bottom to "Selection Criteria" for a list of what may and may not be found on the site.

  • Dec 16, 09

    "Dibdabdoo.com is a fast powerful family/child safe meta-search engine that searches the Internet's top Kids & Teens directories enabling you to get the most relevant and comprehensive safe search results without the worry of unsuitable content."

  • Search tools: all grade levels

  • Jun 05, 09

    The ipl2 digital collections include Resources by Subject, Newspapers and Magazines, Special Collections created by the ipl2, and special collections for Kids and Teens.

  • May 17, 11

    "SweetSearch4Me searches only Web sites that our staff of research experts, librarians and teachers have evaluated and approved as high-quality content appropriate for young users. Only the best sites directed at elementary school students are included, and many of the results on the first page were created exclusively for kids."

  • Jun 06, 13

    "SweetSearch Biographies offers profiles and outstanding search results for thousands of famous-or infamous-people from many walks of life, professions and countries, spanning many centuries."

  • Jul 01, 10

    Computational knowledge engine - "Enter what you want to calculate or know about. Wolfram|Alpha ...will do its best to interpret your input and generate results for you."

  • Jun 05, 09

    Choose a grade level first (elementary, middle, high school), and then check out types of reference materials - DON'T MISS the links on left under each grade level to different types of reference materials - check them all out; some of these are subscription-only databases, but all K-12 NC public schools have access as does Elon's campus; if you are off campus, some of them may only be accessible if you are using Elon vpn or a password provided by your school media specialist. Check out link to "About Us" for additional information.

  • Jun 05, 09

    See links at top to enter appropriate area for kids, teens, teachers, etc. The Awesome Library provides only resources that have been reviewed and found to be of high quality for our users." Among other criteria, all sites must be: current, child-safe, and useful for teachers, students, parents, or librarians.

  • Tools for teachers

  • Mar 11, 12

    "Millions of resources for 5th-12th grade science, math and social science courses...Organize resources into collections or quizzes" to make available to students.

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