Finding a good search engine that you can rely on to use with your students is an essential task of any teacher today. While Google, Bing and Yahoo dominate adult search engine choices, they are not always the best pick for students. The sites in this top ten list are either specifically geared toward K-12 students, or have great educational applications for the classroom. Some you will know of, but some will likely be new.Â
Sweetsearch is a search engine for students aged 13 or older that pulls from a database of 35,000 pre-screened websites. The database is filled by research experts, librarians, and teachers. From the menu, there are also links to SweetSearch2day, a set of educational resources, and SweetSearch Biographies.