Monday, December 6, 2010

Safe Search Engines

The following list of Safe Search engines was shared on the Tech Learning site:
Top 10 Safe Search Engines by David Kapuler

  1. Sweet Search - A group of experts, including librarians and teachers, evaluates all content from this search engine.
  2. Top Marks - A great site developed in the UK by teachers who approved everything on this site.
  3. Quintura for Kids - An innovative search engine for kids that displays results in a cloud-based style. Also, has apps for mobile devices.
  4. Kid Rex - Wonderful search engine designed around Google's safe search. Very nice visual appeal for kids.
  5. Ask Kids -  Search engine designed for kids ages 6-12.
  6. Yahoo Kids - Previously known as Yahooligans, Yahoo Kids is a fun site for kids to gather information on the internet.
  7. Famhoo -  Family-friendly search engine that filters all content.
  8. One Key - Developed in 1996, One Key, in collaboration with Google, does a nice job of creating a safe search engine.
  9. Google (safe search) - Google has a safe-search setting which can be locked into place at the browser level for those that use Firefox.
  10. Nettrekker -  Great paid site for searching the web -- not only for students but for teachers as well.

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