http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/02/01/kid-rex-search-engine/ ...For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:45:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/02/01/kid-rex-search-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-3829 Chris Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:38:45 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=3007#comment-3829 I like the idea of a kid-specific search guide but worry that it may not properly prepare students for doing research on their own or at higher grade levels where they will be left to their own devices. I think an approach that mirrors traditional search engines but skips the trash and ads could and would work to the benefit of a student more than one that tries to be too kid-centric.. I've seen a recent example with www.sweetsearch.com that seems to capture that real world research experience without the filler. Thanks and keep up the good work. I like the idea of a kid-specific search guide but worry that it may not properly prepare students for doing research on their own or at higher grade levels where they will be left to their own devices. I think an approach that mirrors traditional search engines but skips the trash and ads could and would work to the benefit of a student more than one that tries to be too kid-centric.. I’ve seen a recent example with http://www.sweetsearch.com that seems to capture that real world research experience without the filler.
Thanks and keep up the good work.

]]> http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/02/01/kid-rex-search-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-3826 Kid-Safe Searching with KidRex | SEO ShootOut Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:46:44 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=3007#comment-3826 [...] engine for kids, with child-oriented search results at the intermediate reading level. Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for the  lead on it. Share and [...] [...] engine for kids, with child-oriented search results at the intermediate reading level. Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for the  lead on it. Share and [...]

]]> http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/02/01/kid-rex-search-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-3819 Mark Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:24:35 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=3007#comment-3819 I wasn't crazy about all the Google ads that came with the search results. I believe kids would be clicking the ads instead of the results. Kids smart enough to distinguish can probably handle the more advanced browser, or Google itself with strict security settings (which is what the site says it uses). I wasn’t crazy about all the Google ads that came with the search results. I believe kids would be clicking the ads instead of the results. Kids smart enough to distinguish can probably handle the more advanced browser, or Google itself with strict security settings (which is what the site says it uses).

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