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My favorite research kid site is [|Facts4ME]. Two retired teachers started this site and when I get done with my project I am going to email them to tell them how easy their site is to use. [| 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.

[|Approved Primary Sites]These sites have been approved for use by primary students by the Bellingham WA School District.

[|GoGooligans]This site uses Google technology, but is not by Google. It offers filtered searches for young people with options for acceptable sites for younger and older students.

[|Ask Kids]Questions can be asked in sentence form, and the number of results is reasonable but not overwhelming for students. [|Kindernet]Safe searching for children. It also has a list of useful homework reference sources.

[|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.

[|Tek Mom's Search Tools for Students]This site provides search boxes for a number of safe sites. It has not been updated lately.

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.

[|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

[|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. [| Top of Page]

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Please address any comments, additions, or corrections to Linda Bertland, retired school librarian, at info@sldirectory.com.