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AltaVista
http://www.altavista.com
One of the largest collections of web pages on the Internet. AltaVista often returns too much data unless search queries are carefully constructed. Use the Help section to find out more.

Ask Jeeves
http://www.askjeeves.com
This site provides an opportunity to pose questions using natural language, and conduct a Meta-Search using multiple search engines.

Ask Jeeves for Kids
http://www.ajkids.com
Great site for easy and complete web searching for kids. They can submit questions in natural language format.

CNN Interactive
http://www.cnn.com
This is the on-line version of Cable News Network. It is continually updated with news and special information sections. CNN's search feature is especially useful as it provides electronic access to the past few years of multimedia news.

CyberSurfari.org
http://www.cybersurfari.org
This site contains a virtual classroom for teachers that helps them incorporate the Internet into the daily curriculum.. This site is devoted to educational development for students, families and teachers regarding the unlimited use and benefits of online navigation.

Dogpile
http://www.dogpile.com
Customize your searches to include your favorites search engines in the order you select. This site is very popular with students at all grade levels.

Google
http://www.google.com
A Web site directory that combines a powerful, fast search engine with comprehensive directories and little to no advertisements.

HotBot
http://www.hotbot.lycos.com
HotBot provides access to even more web sites than AltaVista. AltaVista's special functions apply to HotBot as well.

The Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org
A great place to begin research, The Internet Public Library organizes information on the web like a traditional library.

KidsCom
http://www.kidscom.com
Among the other cool features of this web site for kids, KidsCom lets students and teachers search for "keypals," or electronic pen pals.

Lycos
http://www.lycos.com
A great place to begin research, The Internet Public Library organizes information on the web like a traditional library.

Northern Light
http://www.northernlight.com
A search engine easily accessed using keywords. Northern Light has the largest index on the Web organized by subject clusters.

Searchengines.Com
http://www.searchengine.com
A search of searches, Search.Com is the place to go when looking for specialized indexes or search engines.

Search.Com
http://www.search.com
A search of searches, Search.Com is the place to go when looking for specialized indexes or search engines. Almost all search engines on the web are accessible via Search.Com.

Snap.Com
http://www.snap.com
A search of searches, Search.Com is the place to go when looking for specialized indexes or search engines. Almost all search engines on the web are accessible via Search.Com.

Surfnetkids.com
http://www.surfnetkids.com
A variety of educational activities for the family or students. A wide variety of topics for curious, science hearted web explorers.

Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com
Yahoo is a category browser, efficiently organized by a categories and subcategories. Before being included in Yahoo, web sites in Yahoo are carefully screened.

Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com
Yahooligans is a version of Yahoo for kids. Like Yahoo, Yahooligans is carefully screened and is a safe and comfortable place for students to start doing their own research.


Buscadores en Español

AltaVista en Español
http://es-es.altavista.com
Altavista es una de las colecciones más grandes del mundo. Se puede usar "Búsqueda global" para tener acceso al mundo entero. Tiene un traductor para poder aprovechar páginas de la Web en otros idiomas.

Google en Español
http://www.google.com/intl/es/
Google utiliza su tecnología de PageRankTM de patente pendiente para aprovechar la naturaleza estructural de la Web, lo que se define por el modo en que cada página Web puede vincularse con cualquier otra, sin intermediarios. Google da prioridad a los resultados según la proximidad de los términos de búsqueda.

LatIndex
http://latindex.com/buscadores
Este "Guía de Buscadores Latinos" tiene 472 enlaces clasificados a fecha de hoy para encontrar rápidamente cualquier recurso de su país o del resto de la comunidad iberoamericana.

Lycos en Español
http://espanol.lycos.com
Este buscador utiliza categorías como ciencia y educación, noticias y prensa, salud y medicina, gobierno y política, para ayudar al usuario.

Yahoo! en Español
http://espanol.yahoo.com
Este buscador divide el mundo del Internet entre categorías, como por ejemplo ciencia y tecnología, arte y cultura, educación y formación y materiales de consulta. El equipo humano de Yahoo revisa cada sitio antes de incluirlo en Yahoo. Se puede seleccionar la versión de un país específico como Argentina, Chile, Colombia, España, México, Perú o Venezuela.

Yupi
http://www.yupi.com
Aparte de ser un excelente buscador, este sitio incluye noticias, foros, compras, clasificados, programas, un traductor, email gratis, y más.

Yupinitos
http://www.yupinitos.com
Este sitio fue creado por Yupi especialmente para los niños.


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