Searching on the Internet can be hard work. It can take a long time to find the information that you need and information that you understand.

Search Engines are the sites that we use to help us find webpages. We are already familiar with Google and Wikipedia. When we search for images we are familiar with Google Images and Fickr.

 It is important to learn some skills to help you work out how you can begin to search for the information you need more effectively. There are many search engines (sites for searching) and each site has different features. Some you may find you like more than others.

On the left hand side of this blog page you will see a Blogroll. This is a list of sites that link to other sites on the internet. Under the category ‘Safe Searching’ there are some search engines designed for kids. They are easy to use and contain information that may be more useful and intersting to you that the information you may find on sites like ‘Google’ and ‘Wikipedia’.

 Try them out. See what you think of them. If you come across one that you like leave a comment to let us know.

Have fun and search safely!

Ms Travia