Web Resources
Student Sites (Research)

Best Research Sites
SITE NAME	URL	WHO
Virtual Media Center Previewed by Librarians (very few pop ups!) Mr. White’s 1st stop!	http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/virtualmedia/	South Washington County Schools, Woodbury/Cottage Grove, MN Almost NO ads
Infotrac Username: mnkimheart Password: available from Mr. White Note: we cannot post the password	http://infotrac.galegroup.com/default	Made available by Electronic Library of Minnesota – funded by the MN Legislature – no ads / ask for password
Kid-Friendly Search Engines These search engines attempt to “filter” content so that it’s kid appropriate
KidsClick	http://www.kidsclick.org/	Web search for kids by librarians
Awesome Library	http://www.awesomelibrary.org/	Carefully reviewed, well organized
Yahooligans!	http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/	Geared for ages 7 - 12
Ask Jeeves Kids	http://www.ajkids.com/	Especially for kids
Fact Monster	http://www.factmonster.com/	Great resource, daily features
Kids Search Tools	http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm	One stop for dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, search engines
Research and Fun sites
PBS Kids	http://pbskids.org/go/	Great for younger kids!
DiscoveryKids	http://kids.discovery.com/	Discovery Channel, ads
Scholastic	http://scholastic.com/	Scholastic books, games, ads
Copyright-friendly Images and Music
Pics4Learning	http://www.pics4learning.com/	Free, public/private partnership
Morgue File	http://www.morguefile.com/	Publisher lingo for “inactive files” Free images, some ads
ImageAfter	http://www.imageafter.com/	Free images, some ads
Freeplay Music	http://www.freeplaymusic.com	Free instrumental music, great for iMovies and GarageBand - please see "terms of use"
Citing Research Resources
Citation Machine	http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/index.php	Free, created by an educator for educators and students
EasyBib	http://www.easybib.com/	Free, commercial site
Other Search Engines/Research Info
Ref Desk	http://www.refdesk.com/	free and family-friendly web site - indexes and reviews quality, credible, and current web-based resources.
Soople (Google’s cousin)	http://www.soople.com/	Multiple searches – check this out!
Search Engine Watch	http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156191	Kids Search Engines – article describing and rating search engines for kids – VERY INFORMATIVE