As the Internet grows bigger and bigger, it becomes harder and harder to find the information you need. Searching the Net is a skill that improves with practice and the right tools. Here are my recommendations for search engines built just for kids, and a few Internet searching games to sharpen your techniques.
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The first Internet directory just for kids is still the best. Created by the folks at Yahoo!, Yahooligans! is strictly speaking not a search engine, but a searchable, browsable Internet index. Each listing is handpicked by a human (not an automated computer program) and placed in their hierarchy under one of eight main categories (such as Around the World, Art Soup or School Bell). To search their site, just enter your keywords and hit the search button. Or try browsing the index by choosing a main topic. For example under Science and Oddities, you'll find thirty more topics from Airplanes to Weather. Choosing Robots will reward you with links to fifteen sites, each with a brief description.
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By Barbara J. Feldman. Originally written on Aug 26, 1997. Last Modified on Apr 12, 2011.
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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!
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