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** Kid Friendly Search Engines – A listing of appropriate kid friendly search engines. ** ======

__**Evaluating Websites **__
 Teacher Tap – This is a weath of additional information, sites, etc. on evaluating resources.  Kathy Schrock’s 5 W’s of Website Evaluatio n – A website evaluation tool for younger children or low readers.  Tree Octopus -This is a bogus site used to show students why evaluating a site is important.

__Research Process __
 O.P.E.N. Clearing House  – This site, created by librarians, goes step by step through the research process in easily understood terms.

**__Citing __**
 How to - O.P.E.N. Clearing House – This is a listing of their How To’s on topics ranging from citing sources, to internet safety, and online tools.

**__Internet Safety __**
 Clark County School District’s Acceptable Use Policy Internet Safety – Two sites that have materials and information regarding internet safety. This can be used with students and parents.  Discovery Education  NetSmartz


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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Return to Sender - THE Journal = = =Parent Resources=

**__Internet Skills__**
Getting Started on the Internet Internet 101 -

**__Web 2.0 Skills__**
Blogs in Plain English Social Bookmarking Podcasting

= Student Resources =

__**Research**__
<span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Brookman Kids Social Bookmarks - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">This is the students’ social bookmarking site. It is password protected. Brookman 302 - This is Brookman's main bookmark page. Web Search Strategies in Plain English [|Internet Safety for Kids] Tree Octopus



__**Current Events**__
Scholastic News Time for Kids