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Subject Indexes

KidsClick
A searchable web directory created by "a bunch of librarians" at the Ramapo Catskill Library System.
KidsKonnect.Com
A directory of educational and fun web sites created by educators.
The Internet Public Library
Check out both the Youth and Teen sections.
Great Sites for Kids
Directory of web sites for students, parents, and teachers compiled by the Association for Library Service for Children
Infoplease
An online almanac, encyclopedia, and dictionary. This site also has a daily almanac, breaking news, and fun stuff.
FactMonster
Online dictionary, encyclopedia and almanac. Also homework help and some fun and games links. From Information Please.
Kids.Net.Au
This Australian site uses the Kids section of the Open Directory Project as the basis for its directory. Good collection of web sites for school work or just for fun.
CyberSleuth Kids
A searchable directory of web sites compiled by teachers.
Pandia Kids & Teens
This is a large directory of selected web sites.
First Gov for Kids
There is a wide variety of topics such as art, history, animals, and fun stuff at this US government site. It includes links to both goverment and commercial web sites.
Education World
This is a great site for teachers, and you will find lots of links to web sites which will be helpful to students, parents, and home schoolers.
The Virtual Middle School Library
Directory of sites for middle school students and their teachers and parents.
Think Quest Library
This is a collection of over 5000 web sites created by students for students. They include a wide range of school subjects.
KinderStart
KiderStart is a family-friendly portal with a searchable directory of web sites for both parents and children. This is a good site for the family that wants to surf together, but there are probably better sites for students who need information for school work.
The Awesome Library for Kids
Sites are arranged by subject matter.
KidsSites.Com
A rather limited number of sites, but the ones included are good ones.
Surfing the Net With Kids
A guide to safe web sites by Barbara J. Feldman. There is also a good collection of games.
Kaboose
This is a family friendy site with a search engine, and a directory of safe sites for all age groups. There are fun, games and educational sites for the kids, and recipes and other information for parents.

Search Engines

Tek Mom's Search Tools for Students
This site provides search boxes for a number of safe sites.
Ask for Kids
Questions can be asked in sentence form, and the number of results is reasonable but not overwhelming for students.
OneKey.Com
OneKey uses a filtered search by Google to search the web. It also has a directory of web sites.
Quintura Kids
This is a site which more for browsing than for searching. It is not the place to go for homework, but it is good for casual searching.

Major search engines with filtering options

Google
Go to the preferences section to turn on filtering of Google search results.
AltaVista
The family filter option is available from the settings page. The family filter option may also be protected with a password.

Fun and Educational Sites

Yahoo! Kids
Fun stuff and homework help.
Fun Brain
Lots of fun (and educational) games for students in grades K - 8.
Zeeks
Games, activities, educational materials and other interesting stuff.
Enchanted Learning
Education, crafts, and games for the K-6 set.
Pauly's Playhouse
Fun games and activities for children ages 3 and up

Child Safety on the Net and Media Reviews

NetSmartz
Online safety information for kids, teens, parents, educators, and law enforcement agencies.
Get NetWise
Lots of information for adults concerned with child safety on the web. There is also information about computer viruses and preventing spam.
iKeep Safe Internet Safety Coalition
This site provides internet safety information for students, teachers, and parents. It is sponsored by state governors,and/or first spouses, law enforcement agencies, and many other groups.
The Media Awareness Network
An extensive site with information for children, parents and teachers. The information provided deals with all forms of the media.
Kidz Privacy
Online safety information from the the US Federal Trade Commmission.
Get Safe Online
Information about protecting your computer, your identity, and your business information while online.
WebWise Kids
Child safety on the net with 7 smart rules of internet safety, links to safe sites, and news of current net safety legislation and conferences.
Stay Safe Online
There is information here about child safety on the net, and there is also very important information about guarding your computer from viruses and hacker attacks. Try taking the self test to find out how well prepared your computer is.
NetFamilyNews
Newsletter which will help parents keep up with events on the internet which will impact their children's and their own use of the Internet.
Blog Safety.Com
A guide to safety for bloggers and users of social networks. It is sponsored by AOL, MySpace, Facebook, and others.
Chat Danger
An guide to safe chatting in chat rooms, games, and e-mail.
Common Sense Media
Reviews of TV, web sites, books, and music. Also, this site has articles on media use and abuse.
Spam Threatens Revenue, Kids
47% of children between the ages of 7 and 18 have received spam for x-rated sites, and 21% report reading their spam e-mail. Twenty-two percent say that their parents have never discussed spam with them. Study by Symantec in June of 2003.
Entertainment Software Review Board
Check here for ratings of game software.
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