08-14-2006, 09:20 AM
Quote:When it comes to educational search, AOL is determined to be at the head of the class. On Wednesday, the company launched a free search engine that scans thousands of teacher-approved Web sites for information to help students with everything from algebra homework to history reports.
The new Web site, StudyBuddy.com, relies on technology from search engine Blinkx to retrieve query text and multimedia results from a database of 350,000 online journals, encyclopedias, and other sites that have been vetted for accuracy and age-appropriateness for children. StudyBuddy's creators see it as a virtual library that brings the best of the Web's educational and homework resources under one roof...
full article: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/lFA1...ning.xhtml
the StudyBuddy website: http://www.studybuddy.com