A Handy Classroom Poster Featuring 6 Safe Search Engines for Kids
February 6, 2016
The Internet provides an ocean of content most of which is unfiltered. Giving kids unrestricted access to this ocean can sometimes be detrimental to their balanced social and cognitive growth. The web is teeming with inappropriate, explicit and adult content which comes in different formats (images, text, banners, audiovisual…etc). It is our responsibility as teachers and parents to make sure we create a safe digital environment for our kids where they can benefit from the educational potential of the net. The first step towards this goal is to provide kids with the tools to safely navigate and search web content without exposing them to inappropriate content. To this end we have curated for you a list of some of the best kids-appropriate search engines to help young learners explore the riches of the web without compromising their digital safety. You can also use check these tips on how to screen out objectionable content in Google Search and YouTube.
The Internet provides an ocean of content most of which is unfiltered. Giving kids unrestricted access to this ocean can sometimes be detrimental to their balanced social and cognitive growth. The web is teeming with inappropriate, explicit and adult content which comes in different formats (images, text, banners, audiovisual…etc). It is our responsibility as teachers and parents to make sure we create a safe digital environment for our kids where they can benefit from the educational potential of the net. The first step towards this goal is to provide kids with the tools to safely navigate and search web content without exposing them to inappropriate content. To this end we have curated for you a list of some of the best kids-appropriate search engines to help young learners explore the riches of the web without compromising their digital safety. You can also use check these tips on how to screen out objectionable content in Google Search and YouTube.
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