Search Engines For Kids

Pulse2.0 conducted a survey to see which search engines for kids do their job best. Click here to see who won!

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I.D. the Creep Game!

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has a website called Don't Believe the Type. The goal is to educate teens about online sexual predators. This site has a lot of useful information about online behavior, including a game called I.D. the Creep.

It simulates messages one can receive from E-mail, Chat, or I.M. For example, if you choose I.M., you receive messages from 5 individuals. You have to I.D. the creeps to get points.

Library Youth Services Newsletter

The Idaho Commission for Libraries puts out a bi-weekly newsletter called The Scoop. While some of this focuses on stuff over in Potato-Land, much of it includes ideas for Youth Services that would be applicable in any public library.

You can subscribe and they will send new versions through e-mail. Or, just go to the site and access their archives.

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Teen Librarians Alert

Hey you Teen Librarians. I just thought I should pass this on. The Library Success wiki's section on Services for Teens has been going nuts lately. You should check it out.

Add your knowledge as well.

Just in case you need some background as to what I am talking about, read this previous post.