SweetSearch4me is recommended for students K-8. This search engine searches only websites that its staff evaluated and approved. It allows students to perform customized searches without exposing them to potentially inappropriate content.

Take your students to the next level of searching with yolink. Search links and electronic documents via key terms and find content in context with key words highlighted for easy recognition. Yolink can also be embedded into district blogs and websites.

Rather than have your students read static online-news sites, have them try Topicfire. This site permits users to choose categories of interest and then fills the page with fresh, relevant content. Students can always see the latest news that relates to their areas of interest.

Similar to Wikipedia, but written completely by experts.

Send your students to IPL to begin research a multitude of topics. This site features online collections and exhibits as well as more traditional library holdings. There is a section dedicated to kids and teens as well.

Automatic works cited and bibliography formatting for MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian citation styles. An excellent way to introduce citation formatting to upper-level students.