Kid-Friendly Search Engines
While the Internet can be a fantastic resource for children, it is also a place where children can be exposed to inappropriate material. To combat this problem, Kidz-IDz has assembled a list of appropriate search engines. The content on these kid friendly search engines has been filtered by both human editors and computer algorithms, to ensure optimum safety. Simply click on a link to visit a site listed below.*
Yahooligans
Yahoo for kids, designed for ages 7 to 12. Sites are hand-picked to be appropriate for children. Also, unlike normal Yahoo, searches will not bring back matched found by crawling the web, if there is no match from within the Yahooligan listings. This prevents possibly objectionable sites from slipping onto the screen. Additionally, adult-oriented banner advertising will not appear within the service. Yahooligans is the oldest major directory for children, launched in March 1996.
KidsClick!
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
Backed by librarians, KidsClick lists about 5,000 web sites in various categories.
MSN Encarta
Online encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, and homework search engine.
Ask for Kids
Ask for Kids (formerly known as Ask Jeeves for Kids) is a fast, easy and kid-friendly way for kids to search online. Designed to be a fun destination site focused on learning and "edu-tainment," Ask for Kids uses natural-language technology that allows kids to ask questions and perform web searches, such as "When did Hawaii become a state?" or "What's it like to live in space?" or even "Convert 122 inches into feet" in the same way they would ask a parent, friend or teacher. The service combines human editorial judgment, age-appropriate feature content and filtering technology to enable kids to find both relevant and befitting information on the Web.
