Monday, 20 February 2012

Which search engine is the best?

To help develop your safe searching skills, we are going to look at a few websites that are specifically designed for children.

The websites are...

http://www.kidsclick.org/

http://www.askkids.com/

http://www.google.com/ --> you can also try this website by writing 'for kids' at the end of your search, eg, D-Day for kids

You need to find the answers to these questions...

What is D-Day?

When was D-Day?

What does the 'D' in D-Day stand for?

How did D-Day affect Portsmouth?

Your 2 tasks are





  • To answer these questions and post the answers below.


  • To decide which search engine you think is best and tell me why. Post your ideas in a comment underneath.

25 comments:

  1. To Miss Norris,
    I think that kids click is the worst website in the world because it dosn't let you search things.

    I found out that D-Day was on June 6, 1944.

    D-Day was the name given to the first day of a massive invasion of France called ‘Operation Overlord’. It happened on June 6 1944 during World War Two.

    The d in D-Day stands for..

    "D-Day" and "H-Hour" are general terms used for the day and hour to mark the beginning of an important event.

    By far the most well-known D-Day is June 6, 1944, when the Allied invasion of German-occupied France began in WWII.

    The "D" was used to mark the day that a particular operation was to begin. Each operation had a D-day and an H-hour.

    Because D-Day of Operation Overlord was the largest amphibious assault in military history, it became the popular expression to refer to June 6, 1944, and was not used to mark the first day of an operation thereafter - as far as I know. It basically took on the persona that the phrase "9/11" has taken to refer to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

    General Eisenhwer and Winston Churchill may have tried to give the "D" an actual meaning for the benefit of the press and the civilians, but previous to that, it did not stand for anything except "day" (as noted previously).

    D-Day happned...


    In November, 1943, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met together in Teheran, Iran, to discuss military strategy and post-war Europe. Ever since the Soviet Union had entered the war, Stalin had been demanding that the Allies open-up a second front in Europe. Churchill and Roosevelt argued that any attempt to land troops in Western Europe would result in heavy casualties. Until the Soviet's victory at Stalingrad in January, 1943, Stalin had feared that without a second front, Germany would defeat them.

    The Affect of War on the City
    The World Wars
    During World War One the Government considered Portsmouth Royal Dockyard a target for espionage and tightened security with extra Metropolitan Police. The town (Portsmouth did not become a city until 1926) was also target for German air raids during both wars. During World War Two Portsmouth experienced a blitz attack when the Germans subjected the city to a massive bombing campaign.

    My faveriout website
    I love the good old GOOGLE

    from Victoria

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  2. http://www.history.com/topics/d-day/interactives/inside-wwii-interactive
    Ben+Dan

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  3. http://www.history.com/topics/d-day
    Dan+Ben

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  4. http://www.ddaymuseum.co.uk/museum2.htm

    Marcel

    Ask kids is terrible and the rest but google is the best

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  5. What is D Day?

    D Day - the day that sealed the fate of Hitler's occupation of Europe in World War 2. The day that eventually saw 175,000 American, British, French, Polish, Norwegian, Dutch and Canadian troops land on the fields and beaches of Normandy, France.

    When was D Day?
    D Day was on the 6th of June 1944.

    The D in D Day
    The d in d day stands for nothing

    Portsmouth And D-Day
    The Portsmouth area and D-Day
    Over the centuries, Portsmouth Harbour has witnessed the preparation and departure of many military and naval expeditions. None has been on such a scale and required such concentrated effort as Operation Overlord in June 1944.


    by Marcel

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  6. D-Day was a turning point in World War Two. On 6 June 1944, thousands of Allied troops forced their way into France after arriving by sea.
    6th of June 1944

    What
    The "D" was used to mark the day that a particular operation was to begin. Each operation had a D-day
    By the spring of 1944 southern England was fast becoming a huge armed camp, as men, vehicles, stores and ammunition moved to their marshalling areas.
    by beckie

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  7. D-day was at 6 June 1944.
    D-day is where British forces come to Normandy in a vital step to defeat Hitler. It is widely believed that the "D" in D-Day stands for "designated," or "decision," or something else along those lines.
    I prefer google because the others are not giving me the right results.Jack

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  8. i like google the most because it gave me more infomashion



    from beckie

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  9. 1. Dday was an invasion.It was actually the biggest one in history. It's also a very important date in the story of Ww2! 2. The D in D-Day does not stand for anything its a just a name the military used when planning someting
    By Emily
    My Faveourite Is Google Because It Was The Only One I Got To Use also because it is the easiest to use.

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  10. Dooms-Day=D-day

    Ben+Dan

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  11. 1: D-Day i: A turning point in World War Two. On 6 June 1944, thousands of Allied troops forced their way into France after arriving by sea. It was a vital step in their battle to defeat the German leader Adolf Hitler.
    2: D-day happened on the: 6th June 1944.
    3: The ’D’ in D-day stands for: It is widely believed that the "D" in D-Day stands for "designated," or "decision," but other than that it has no meaning.

    the click kids would not let me search any thing
    ask kids came up with to many ads
    all over i would use google (or a donkey)
    maddie meerkat

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  12. D-day was an invasion, the biggest one in history. It's a key date in the story of the second world war.

    The 'D' in D-Day does not stand for anything.It's a just a name the military use when planning an event.

    D-day started on the 6th June 1944.

    Royal Naval Armament Depot at Priddy’s Hard, and other Royal Navy supply bases in Gosport - the Royal Clarence Victualling Yard, and the RN Armament Depots at Frater and Bedenham - were all vital for supplying the Allied invasion fleet.

    i think that kids click and ask for kids are not good because they dont give you any relavent answers

    alice

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  13. Here is some work from rachel,
    What is D-day? On June 6, 1944, Allied troops from the U.S., Britain, Canada and France, stormed the coastline of Normandy, France, taking the occupying Germans by surprise. The attack was the largest single-day invasion of all time, with over 130,000 troops arriving by air and by sea in one day.
    When was D-day? On 6 June 1944
    What does D for D-day mean? Many people think they know the answer. Designated day, decision day, doomsday, or even death day. But many others say it has no meaning.

    And my least favourte was kidsclick and ask kids beacuse they weren't helpfull beacuse clickkids did not have ANY infomation at all. Also ask kids came up to buy things. And google was my favourte because it was helpfull and usefull.
    Rachel

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  14. D-Day Started in 1944. I didn't like the kids click one because it didn't let you search ANYTHING! And i liked The google search one it was great! The 'D' in D-Day does not stand for anything, it's a just a name the military use when planning an event.

    The military started planning the details of the invasion before they knew the date when it would take place. In order to organise things like when the troop ships should leave England they referred to it as D-Day. It was an invasion, the biggest one in history. It's a key date in the story of the second world war.

    The whole operation was codenamed Overlord. It happened on 6 June 1944 after five years of war with Germany.

    A massive military force set out from England towards France. It was going to overthrow Nazi Germany and its leader Adolf Hitler. The Nazis had taken over nearly the whole of Europe.

    Cantarose

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  15. What does the 'D' in D-Day stand for?
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/45/a2714645.shtml
    my favriot is google because it has viriotey of web sites.i didn't like the others.

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  16. What is D-Day? Allied troops from the U.S., Britain, Canada and France, stormed the coastline of Normandy, France, taking the occupying Germans by surprise. The attack was the largest single-day invasion of all time, with over 130,000 troops arriving by air and by sea in one day

    When was D-Day? June 6, 1944,

    What does the 'D' in D-Day stand for? They are general terms for the day

    How did D-Day affect Portsmouth?
    BY LUKE I LIKE GOOLGE BEACUSE I COULDNT FIND ANYTHINK ON ANY OF THE OTHER SEARCH ENGINE

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  17. D-day was on the 6th of June, 1944.
    D-Day was when there was an attack on the French shores. The D in D-day means: The double letter for a main event. <-- Not too sure on that one. And how did D-day effect Portsmouth? Porthsmouth (The Historic Dockyard in particular) was considered silly, and was targeted most. Security then tightened. <-- By Faith 6N

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  18. It was an invasion and the bigeset one in history. D-Day happened on the 6th of june 1944 after 5 years of war with germany. The D in D-Day stands for nothing.

    I liked Google best because it gives you a viarity of websites to look for and you can find a website quicker. I least liked the kids klick because i found that it didn't give me enougth information to what i wanted to find out. It could be improved as it came up with a message as it could not be found. I still prefer Google

    by keelie

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  19. When was D day?
    D-Day was a turning point in World War Two. On 6 June 1944, thousands of Allied troops forced their way into France after arriving by sea. It was a vital step in their battle to defeat the German leader Adolf Hitler.
    Who were involved?
    • Canada
    • U.S.A
    • United Kingdom
    What does the 'D' in D-Day stand for?
    The D in D day has no meaning

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  20. D-Day took place on June 6, 1944.
    Also, The D for D-Day doesn’t mean anything! MMMUUHHAAHHAAHHHA!!!!!!
    D-Day is a day that thousands of allied troops landed on the coast of Normandy, France.

    Google is the best! All the others suck! And I agree with you maddie, I would use a donkey

    Amy

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  21. D-day
    D-day was in england in 6,1944
    Nobody doesn't really know what the d in d-day means but they do have a through ideas witch one is are right they haven't a clue.
    By Zoe

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  22. I think Askkids is better because I found what I was looking for.
    Daniel

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  23. above from elliott

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  24. D-Day was a turning point in World War Two. On 6 June 1944, thousands of Allied troops forced their way into France after arriving by sea.
    It was a vital step in their battle to defeat the German leader Adolf Hitler.
    The troops landed on five beaches in Normandy, northern France.
    On 6 June 1944
    The 'D' in D-Day does not stand for anything, it's a just a name the military use when planning an event.

    I found that google was the best search engine .


    by harry!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  25. D Day is where England, France, Australia, Canada met in Normandy landings
    D Day was on 6th of June 1944
    The D stands for no meaning at all!
    D Day affected Portmoth because Portmoth did not became a city until 1926. i liked askkids better because it had more detil!
    Troy 6N

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