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Susan Alkire

  

The 100 Top Alternative  Search Engines from Read, Write, Web

How Internet Search Engines Work

Evaluating Web Sites - Five Classic Criteria

Just for Kids - Internet Search Engine Resources for Kids - also has list of web sites for kids, too.

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Different Search Engines to Try:

• Ask  - Look for images, news, blogs, video, maps and directions
• Clusty - Clusters your results by category
• Dogpile - The Metasearch Engine that "fetches" results from 6 different search engines
• Searching the Internet — Search Engines and Subject Indexes
• Noodle Tools  — Choose the best search for your information need
• Education World — Searching with Savvy:The Best Search Engines for Students and Teachers
• Search Engines — Wikipedia - article on "Search engine" with links about search engines.
• Google Images - Find images on the web
• Recommended Search Engines - Learn how to develop search terms and where to surf for what
• Search Engine Collossus - International search engines from around the world
• Mamma Metasearch - the mother of all search engines

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• Common Sense Media - http://www.commonsensemedia.org/tips/internetsafety/?ref=Homepage-RightBlue
  
• Cybersmart Kids Online - http://www.cybersmartkids.com.au/
• Decoding MySpace - http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/060910/18myspace.htm
• GetNetWise - http://www.getnetwise.com/
• iKeepSafe.org -  http://www.ikeepsafe.org/
  
• Internet Slang Translator - http://www.noslang.com/
• Internet Super Heroes - http://www.internetsuperheroes.org/
• Safe Surfing Guide - http://resources.kaboose.com/safe-surf/parents-intro.html
• Kidz Privacy - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/adults.htm
• Media Awareness Network - http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/special_initiatives/index.cfm
• “Missing” (online movie) -     http://www.webwisekids.org/index.asp?page=missing_flv)
• NetLingo: Chat & Text Message Shorthand - http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm
• NetSmartzKids - http://www.netsmartzkids.org/indexfl.htm
• NSTeens.org - http://www.nsteens.org/videos/social-networking/
  
• SafeKids.com - http://www.safekids.com/
• Surfing the Net with Kids - http://www.surfnetkids.com/
• Thinkuknow - http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
• WebWiseKids - http://www.webwisekids.org/ 
• WiredSafety - http://www.wiredsafety.org/