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Clive Thompson on Why Kids Can't Search. Illustration: Tymn Armstrong We’re often told that young people tend to be the most tech-savvy among us.

Clive Thompson on Why Kids Can't Search

But just how savvy are they? A group of researchers led by College of Charleston business professor Bing Pan tried to find out. Specifically, Pan wanted to know how skillful young folks are at online search. His team gathered a group of college students and asked them to look up the answers to a handful of questions. Awesome Library. Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help — FactMonster.com.

For Kids: Safe Search using Google. Web : Redz.com. KidRex - Kid Safe Search Engine. CyberSleuth Kids.com :Student Homework Helper. KidsClick! Web Search. Teaching the Ten Steps to Better Web Research. SweetSearch4me.