Search+Engines+for+Students

This is a list of popular search engines that are kid friendly. Kid friendly means the search engines screen inappropriate material and return search results in more manageable lists.

This list is for both elementary and secondary school age students. [] A kids version of Ask.com. This is graphic oriented with categories to choose from to simplify the process. There is also a fun draw feature to have fun with as well as stickers to place on the screen. Some of the links did not work when I tried to use them. [] a great browser not search engine. Gives lists of kid friendly sites. [] a web search engine developed by librarians for children. Information is categorized and with one click information can be found quickly. [|Boolify] A very cool search engine that helps users learn to put together Boolean expressions to narrow the search using puzzle pieces. You click the puzzle piece with the world on it such as word and place in into the search. You can then “add” or “delete” Boolean puzzle pieces to modify your search. The search results are displayed below with 4 results per page. [|Quintura Kids] A visual search engine with topics commonly searched by children suxch as around the world, sports, games, etc to make it easier for children to search information. Search results show 5 hits at a time and each result is geared toward children. [|StudySearch] Created by google specifically for Australian students. This search engine separates elementary searches from secondary education searches with the results being age appropriate. Suitable for elementary and high school students with homework help as well. [|KidRex] This is a Google for Kids search engine. It is created to look like it was developed in crayon by children. When searching the search results show results geared toward children with filters to keep the site child safe, filtering out inappropriate material. The resultsd of the search display appropriate searches for children. [] Suitable for elementary age children and teenagers with help for homework as well. [] This is a yahoo search engine for children. It has a very fun design which “pops” when you select something. There are many fun things for children to do as well as places to get help on homework.