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    This batch of kid-friendly search engines includes both librarian-curated search engines, and those built using a custom version of Google SafeSearch. In addition to these tools, I recommend learning how to turn on safe search filters in each of the big three search engines: Google, Bing, and Yahoo!

    		Safe Search for Kids Resource Handout for Classroom or Homeschool: Just $2.00

    ipl2: For Kids and For Teens5 stars

    ipl2 is the current iteration of what used to be the Internet Public Library and the Librarians' Internet Index. It is maintained by volunteer librarians and a consortium of colleges. All search results are curated (not pulled from somewhere else), and there are no ads. You can search all resources, or restrict your query to For Kids, For Teens, or "Newspapers & Magazines."



    KidRex5 stars

    KidRex is a Google Custom Search with an additional black list of sites that have been manually banned by the KidRex staff. If you find an inappropriate site in KidRex search results, fill out their Webpage Removal Request and not only will KidRex ban it from their results, but they will also submit it to Google SafeSearch for possible filtering there as well.

    KidsClick!5 stars

    "KidsClick! is a web search site designed for kids by librarians – with kid-friendly results!" Created by the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University, it grew from a search engine created by the Ramapo Catskill Library System. KidsClick includes only curated results, and accepts no advertising. Their website selection criteria focuses on sites "kids (grades K-7) will find entertaining or enlightening." For more specifics, look for the Selection Criteria link at the bottom of any page.

    KidzSearch.com4 stars

    KidzSearch filters all search terms (for profanity and other inappropriate words) before sending them to Google SafeSearch. KidzSearch also hosts games, Ask a Question, and Boolify, an interactive learning tool that visually demonstrates the effect of boolean operators and other Google search operators. The site does have advertisements, although their search results are ad-free.

    Primary School ICT: Safe Search4 stars

    Safe Search is published by Primary Technology, a British firm that specializes in school technology. It is powered by Google SafeSearch and has no advertising. It is easy to specifically search for websites, images, or games, by selecting your choice at the top of the search box. The games search, however, is fairly limited because it only searches a game site operated by Primary Technology.

    		Safe Search for Kids Resource Handout for Classroom or Homeschool: Just $2.00



    Honorable Mentions

    The following links are either new discoveries or sites that didn't make it into my newspaper column because of space constraints. Enjoy!

    Kidtopia

    Quintura for Kids

    Safe Search Kids

    Shmoop


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    Feldman, Barbara. "Safe Search for Kids." Surfnetkids. Feldman Publishing. 12 May. 2015. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. <https://www.surfnetkids.com/resources/safe-search-for-kids/ >.


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