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Valentine Service Project
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Student Research Sites
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Virtual Media Center
Previewed by Librarians (very few pop ups!) Mr. White’s first stop! |
South Washington County Schools, Woodbury/Cottage Grove, MN
Almost NO ads |
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Infotrac
Username: mnkimheart Password: available from Mr. White Note: we cannot post the password |
Made available by Electronic Library of Minnesota – funded by the MN Legislature – no ads / ask for password
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Kid-Friendly Search Engines - these search engines attempt to “filter” content so that it’s kid appropriate
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KidsClick
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Web search for kids by librarians
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Awesome Library
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Carefully reviewed, well organized
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Yahooligans!
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Geared for ages 7 - 12
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Ask Jeeves Kids
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Especially for kids
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Fact Monster
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Great resource, daily features
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Kids Search Tools
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One stop for dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, search engines
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Research and Fun sites
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PBS Kids
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Great for younger kids!
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DiscoveryKids
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Discovery Channel, ads
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Scholastic
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Scholastic books, games, ads
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Copyright-friendly Images and Music
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Pics4Learning
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Free, public/private partnership
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Morgue File
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Publisher lingo for “inactive files”
Free images, some ads |
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ImageAfter
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Free images, some ads
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Freeplay Music
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Free instrumental music, great for iMovies and GarageBand - please see "terms of use"
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Citing Research Resources
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Citation Machine
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Free, created by an educator for educators and students
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EasyBib
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Free, commercial site
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Other Search Engines/Research Info
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Ref Desk
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Free and family-friendly web site - indexes and reviews quality, credible, and current web-based resources.
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Soople (Google’s cousin)
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Multiple searches – check this out!
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Search Engine Watch
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Kids Search Engines – article describing and rating search engines for kids – Very informative!
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Student Research Sites
Helpful Links
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Contact Us
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic School
13505 Excelsior Blvd.
Minnetonka, MN 55345
Principal: Cheri Gardner
Phone (952) 935-0004
Fax (952) 935-2031
School hours: 9:25 a.m. - 3:55 p.m.