Kids Connect
"You know the nice librarian who sits at the reference desk and answers your questions? Now the Internet has one too! "Kids Connect is a question-answering, help and referral service to K–12 students on the Internet" created by the American Association of School Libraries. Send your question via email, and you can expect an answer within two school days. If you are a school media specialist (is the word librarian now politically incorrect?), be sure to consider signing on as a Kids Connect volunteer."
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Kids Tools for Searching the Internet
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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KidGrid(tm) - Safe-Sites-Only Kid Safe Internet Website
Reviewed July 5, 2000 by Roger Heath, a reader from Glenview, IL USA who is affiliated with the site. KidGrid(tm) safe-sites-only fun internet links for kids, family, and everyone! Only the best of the internet for kids carefully arranged in a colorful and easy to navigate pages.
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KID INFO
Reviewed April 26, 1999 by 10-year old from Canfield, Ohio who is affiliated with the site. Need homework help? Start with KID INFO! KID INFO, recommendced by the American Library Association’s ICON Connect Magazine, is a graphically pleasing, well-organized and informative student homework reference resource. KID INFO is UNIQUELY different from other homework and research assistant sites because it is oragnized according to the SPECIFIC CURRICULUM covered in elementary, middle, and secondary schools throughout the United States. KID INFO is an EXCELLENT starting point for students, teachers, and parents who want to spend "quality" time on the web!
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Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators: Critical Evaluation Surveys
"To help even the youngest of students to think critically about Web sites, Kathy Schrock has designed three grade-appropriate site evaluation forms. The first is for elementary grades ("Do the pictures and photographs on the page help you learn?"); the second for middle school ("Is the information on the page useful for your project?"); and the third for high-school students ("Would it have been easier to get the information somewhere else?") All three are also available in Spanish and in Acrobat Adobe PDF (for ease of printing.)"
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Kaplan Careers
"This extensive site covers all the bases for high-school and college students: from tracing the history of your answer to "What do you want to do when you grow up?" to how to get some job experience (without having any job experience). Effective career development techniques, such as volunteering and shadowing, are introduced. Several careers (such as physician, lawyer, and MBA) are explored in depth. For a fun game (with a hidden lesson) try matching the celebrities to their college majors. What’s the moral? Many people work in fields unrelated to their college majors."
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Junior Scholastic Online
"Well designed and well written, this is my pick of the day for middle-schoolers. Junior Scholastic Online combines original reporting with a news quiz (ten challenging questions) an opinion poll (Should there be a Children’s Day?), a geography game, a research helper, and links to additional news sources. Elementary ages can find their own grade-appropriate versions by choosing Scholastic News Online in the drop down menu at the top of the page."
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Ivy’s Search Engine Resources for Kids
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Ithaki for Kids
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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IPL KidSpace: Ask a Question
"At IPL KidSpace there are no previous questions and answers to peruse, just a form to submit your own query. Questions will be answered via email by a school librarian in a couple of days. Most likely, the volunteer will point you to Internet resources where you can find your own answer. What else would expect from a librarian? IPL KidSpace reminds us that our own school librarians are terrific (and live) resources that should not be overlooked."
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