Search Engines

AOL School An easy to navigate portal for primary and elementary kids. Includes a searchable database of sites in all content areas as well as a highlights section with current events. http://school.aol.com Ask Jeeves for Kids This is the "kids" version of Ask Jeeves. You type a question and it gives several resources to help answer the question. All sites are filtered through "surf watch". http://www.ajkids.com KidsClick A web guide and search tool for kids by librarians. You can search the entire site, or individual categories. Choose "Advanced Search" to limit your results by reading level. A great starting place for teachers or students! http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/kidsclick Study Web A directory of over 88,000 web sites. Sites are evaluated by content and reading level. http://www.studyweb.com Websites Search A web search site for anyone. You can search for various grade levels, activities, subject areas, etc... This site gives you links and descriptions to thousands of web pages that fit your needs and interests. http://www4.mcps.k12.md.us/Tango/websites.qry?function=form Yahooligans A super safe search engine for kids with some preset categories and links. http://www.Yahooligans.com Maintained by Jimmy Sweeney (jimmy_sweeney@fc.mcps.k12.md.us) and Leticia Barr (leticia_eng@fc.mcps.k12.md.us) ©ECTLP Free and unrestricted use granted to educators for non-profit purposes. ECTLP Home, Archives, Links, Search, Resources, Lesson Plans, Student Work, Software, Calendar, Schools, Downloads, Help Last modified on: June 4, 2002