1. Company LOGO Search Engines By: Jeff Tibbetts, Stacy Duffy, Katie Leiting, Brody Ross

2. How search engines work  Search engines index websites using automatic programs called webcrawlers.  The search engine creates a database of websites and organizes it.  Each search engine has a different formula and method for organizing and indexing keywords and search terms.

3. How search engines work  Websites are cached (stored) either in part or whole.  Each different engine has a unique technique for ranking returned results.  Some aggregate search engines compile results from other search engines, resulting in the best variety.

4. What Kind of Search Engine Should I Use?  Google  Education Planet  Infomine  Ask Jeeves  Northern Light

5. Advanced Search  Keyword and use of And, Or, Not  Punctuations – “Quotes” (Parenthesis) +Plus,commas,  Refine Search –Date, Publication, Publication and Document Type

6. Safe Search Ask JeevesAJ for Kids AOL SearchKOL Search AltavistaFamily Filter GoogleSafe Search LycosLycos Zone Yahoo!Yahooligans!  Browser controls Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, AOL, etc.  Search engine controls  Kids search engines Fact Monster, KidsClick, CyberSleuth Kids, Informine, etc.  Filter software NetNanny, SOS KidProof, CyberSitter, etc.

7. References Descriptions Boswell, W. (2006). About.com: What is a Search Engine? Retrieved September 14, 2006, from http://websearch.about.com/od/enginesanddirectories/a/searchengine.htm A generalized article with an overview of search engine mechanics Whelan, D. (2004, November 29). Start Your Engines. Forbes, Vol. 174 Issue 11, P66. [Retrived from EBSCO Host] A brief look at several different search engines, and how they differ. Wikipedia: Search Engine. (2006, September 14). Retrieved September 14, 2006, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine An encyclopedia that goes in-depth into search engines and how they work. Graven, Matthew P. (2004, Aug. 3rd). Resources for Parents. PC Magazine. Retrieved Sept. 12th, 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=9&hid=115&sid+7f0c924. [Retrived from EBSCO Host] Brief look at different ways parents can be aware of different ways to safely search the internet. Child Safe Searching: Browsers. (2003). SearchEngines.com. Sept. 12th, 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://www.searchengines.com/kids/safe_serching_browsers.html Overview of advantages and disadvantages to different ways to safely search the internet. SafeSearch filtering. Google Help Center. (2001). Sept 12th, 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://www.google.com/help/customize.html Instructions to Google’s SafeSearch capabilities.