AOL@School for Students "First added in 2000, this site has changed quite a bit...The student portals provide an easy-to-navigate environment in which students can access web sites that have been chosen by educators as the best educational content for that grade level. Additionally, the student portals provide a suite of functional online tools such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, a calculator and many other research and collaboration tools..." (Blue Web'n review 1/7/05)
Ask Jeeves for Kids "is a unique service where you enter a question, and Ask Jeeves tries to point you to the right web page that provides an answer...Also, if Ask Jeeves cannot answer a question, it pulls results from various search engines in its metacrawler mode." Danny Sullivan for SearchEngineWatch.com
Information Please Factmonster "...a fact-filled site with ready reference information for students" [2001 Webby Award]
Ithaki for Kids, "a metasearch engine that helps you to find the best sites just for kids via searching in real time several search engines for kids like DmozKids, Yahooligans, FactMonster, ArtKIDSRule, AolKIDS, AwesomeLibrary & KidsClick!"
KidsClick“will direct students to valuable sites that are appropriate for students in grades K-8. By clicking on the Advanced Search option, users can limit their searches by reading level and number of pictures or search by URL. Teachers and students won't want to miss KidsClick! Worlds of Web Searching, a very cleverly done tutorial on how to search the Web. Nine different "worlds" of searching are explored that offer students lessons and activities for developing and improving their searching skills." July 2000 review by Education World
Kidspace @ Internet Public Library “The children's section of the Internet Public Library features age-appropriate reference material and Web site recommendations for grade-schoolers; think of it as a safe Web portal for your kids.” Michael J. Steinhart for PC Magazine
Yahooligans! The Web Guide for Kids "Yahoo for kids, designed for ages 7 to 12. Sites are hand-picked to be appropriate for children. Yahooligans is the oldest major directory for children, launched in March 1996." Danny Sullivan for SearchEngineWatch.com
