Kid Friendly Search Engines

Next week we are offering up a digital citizenship seminar to our JS students about internet safety, proper computer use, etc.   As I started to think about the seminar it dawned on me that as we begin teaching our younger students about internet safety and how to properly search the internet, it might be easier to do with search engines we know would provide a safe environment and are kid friendly.

One great resource would be Kiddle.  Kiddle is a kid friendly search engine that provides a safe learning environment.  Here is what Kiddle offers:

1. It uses safe search, which means there is a filter monitoring content.  
2. Searches yield both text and images for the students
3. The font size is larger to assist in readability for kids
4. Personal identifiable information is not collected and logs are deleted after 24 hrs
5. You can request additional keyword blocking or additional site blocking by using the form at the bottom of the site. 

Here is a list of a few more kid friendly search engines that would also provide a safe learning environment as our younger students learn to search the internet:

• KidRex
• Safe Search Kids
• KidsClick

Please note:  These would be great resources to provide your parents. I am sure some of our younger students are on the internet at home, so this might  provide a level of reassurance for their parents.