# What is the best kid-friendly image search engine? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 11, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-kid-friendly-image-search-engine/595937 "2011-09-11T14:03:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-kid-friendly-image-search-engine/595937/1 "2011-09-11T14:03:44Z")
[This is part of my ongoing, sudden job change situation.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=623550) Basically, I just became a computer application teacher out of nowhere after being an English teacher for years. I want the kids to be able to locate a picture on the internet, save it to their desktop, and insert it into a PowerPoint. I could have them use Google’s image search, but that would require me to have them all turn on safe search(not a huge deal). Even so, I’m concerned that it wouldn’t be safe enough. Are their image search engines designed for kids? They are middle school, if you are interested. ---
**Author:** ![ecseas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ecseas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecseas)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-kid-friendly-image-search-engine/595937/2 "2011-09-11T14:11:53Z")
I was using google image search during school from about 11/12 years old. I think it’s fine. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-kid-friendly-image-search-engine/595937/3 "2011-09-11T14:20:52Z")
Moved Cafe Society --\> IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-kid-friendly-image-search-engine/595937/4 "2011-09-11T15:24:05Z")
I think you’ll be fine using Google. Even with Safe Search turned _off_, I’ve rarely found inappropriate images in the results for innocuous keywords. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-kid-friendly-image-search-engine/595937/5 "2011-09-11T17:02:54Z")
> [@ecseas](#): > > I was using google image search during school from about 11/12 years old. I think it’s fine. How old are you? ---
**Author:** ![ecseas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ecseas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecseas)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-kid-friendly-image-search-engine/595937/6 "2011-09-12T02:09:32Z")
I’m 17 now. I remember being in grade 6 and 7 (ten turning 11, 11 turning 12. ) when using it. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-kid-friendly-image-search-engine/595937/7 "2011-09-12T02:43:56Z")
Are there any other image search engines at all? Indexing images is a lot harder than it seems. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-kid-friendly-image-search-engine/595937/8 "2011-09-12T04:08:41Z")
> [@Electric\_Warrior](#): > > I think you’ll be fine using Google. Even with Safe Search turned _off_, I’ve rarely found inappropriate images in the results for innocuous keywords. I just did several that were not sexual in any way, and I get porn. Google seems bad at remembering what Safe Search you are on, maybe they changed it back on? Otherwise, I think that even one image sneaking through is more than the OP wants. Just things like finding Daniel Radcliffe’s wang when searching for Harry Potter. To the question: can you bookmark GIS, and have them use it though the link? Specifically, this link: [Google Images](http://www.google.com/imghp?tbm=isch&hl=en&imgar=&imgtype=&cr=&safe=active) where “&safe=active” at the end forces it into Safe Search.