Internet Search Tools

Below I have provided a list, with links, of five of my favorite kid-friendly search engines.  With the increasing amount of inappropriate material out there on the internet, who knows what our children and students may be viewing and reading.  These five search tools that I have listed are safe to use and always monitored to decrease the chances of children coming across a site that may be harmful to their ever growing brains.

KidRex
KidRex is probably meant for the younger children, elementary age.  It is a child-safe search engine and it's powered by Google Custom Search.  The main search page of this site is colorful and appears to be hand drawn which I have found draws the attention of elementary aged children.  Because it utilizes Google SafeSearch, inappropriate content is not included in the search results.

Infotrek
Infotrek is centered more around high school aged students with reference sites on many different topics and subjects.  On the main search page of Infotrek are subject-sorted icons that students can click on that can take them straight to a specific search page that focuses on searching just in that subject area.  Infotrek accesses only trusted websites that our recommended by librarians, teachers, and other educational associations.

MyMunka
MyMunka is a safe search engine designed for school-aged kids that blocks 98% of inappropriate internet content.  MyMunka's purpose is to protect families and their computers from malicious search results.  There are flashcard categories to help students expand their knowledge and it's a good site for disabled students as well.

AGA-Kids
Every site that is accessible through AGA-Kids Search is carefully checked by their network monitors before it is indexed onto AGA-Kids.  They only index sites that are kid friendly with kid related material.  There are games and pictures that kids can access as well. It is a great search engine for children to find attractive resources on the internet.

GoGooligans
The first thing you read on the GoGooligans website is "Simple, safe, and kid oriented."  They use Google to help power their safe search and can block sites that they view as inappropriate for children.  There are 38 different languages available to search in and there is a pop-up keyboard for children with disabilities.