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Standard: Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources to communicate their discoveries.
- Yahooligans! The Web Guide for Kids
One of the nicest search engines on the Web happens to have been designed for children. At this simple and elegant offering from Yahoo!, students find navigation easy to handle and can make links to everything from cultures of the world to homework answers.
- Search.com
Calling this site a one-stop search shop may not be an exaggeration. Search.com brings together the best of the search engines, thereby allowing visitors to search for odd things such as phone numbers, movies, stock quotes, weather reports, sports scores, and television listings. There is also an extraordinary collection of links to just about everywhere in the web universe.
- All-in-One Search Page
Just like Search.com, All-in-One packs the wallop of a combination of search engines. The site also boasts specialized search routines that will help the visitor find the needle in the haystack. Searches by category or topic are also possible.
- Webring
Surfing the ever-expanding Net has become a daunting task, and “webrings” have become a handy way of navigating. The sites and pages of member organizations, institutions, and businesses a grouped in rings that are organized in a methodical way by topic. From each page of a webring you may move to related sites in the ring with a simple mouse click. At this particular webring, you will find the largest directories available and be led to a topical goldmine. Unfortunately, the black background of the homepage makes the type difficult to read.
- Research-It!
Links to research engines that pertain to language are the focus here. Included are dictionaries, translators, thesauri, and quotation sources.
- Online Catalogs with “Webbed” Interfaces
A university librarian has accomplished the task of bookmarking a labyrinth of 127 academic, corporate, and public libraries. At this website, a master page links viewers to libraries with web-capable search interfaces, allowing researchers to browse online public-access catalogs. Links to related pages are also provided.
- Online Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, etc.
This page is a good resource for people looking for diverse reference materials online. Here you will find a collection of links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, books, and sources such as the Library of Congress.
- KidNews
Students can read about current events at KidNews, a site written for and by children. Children worldwide are welcome to submit stories they've written, and teachers are encouraged to use these stories in the classroom. Recent feature stories include “Life Without Television” and “History of Sao Paulo.” There is also a bulletin board where students can post messages for response.
- ZDTV
This is a super site for children who have a passion for information technology. It promotes and enhances content aired on the ZDTV cable television network, which is dedicated to programming about computers. Even if students do not have access to the television station, they can still read the latest high-tech news at the site. Clips from some programs are available for downloading by means of Real Video.
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Posted August 1999
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