{"id":3281,"date":"2026-03-04T17:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/?page_id=3281"},"modified":"2026-03-04T17:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:03:11","slug":"tip-10-02-03-2026-kiddle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/projeto-saber-conectado\/tech-tip\/tip-10-02-03-2026-kiddle\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip #10 (02\/03\/2026) \u2013 Kiddle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kiddle<\/em> is an online search engine created for young learners. The website claims that it filters off inappropriate content through Google Safe Search and the first three pages of each search are selected as kid appropriate by kiddle moderators (the rest of the results vary from kid-friendly to more complex content). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One prominent Kiddle<\/em> feature is the Kpedia section under the name of \u201cFacts\u201d, where around 70,000 Wikipedia pages on subjects varying from \u201cScience\u201d to \u201cLanguage and Literature\u201d have been adapted for a younger audience and may be used as research source for \u201cschool homework help, homeschooling and general education\u201d (Kiddle).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kpedia can be gound under the “Facts” section in Kiddle’s main page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Researchers PILGRIM, VASINDA and  LISENBEE (2019, p.16) highlight that the <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInternet use in the home, workplace, and across all disciplines, requires a set of skills to navigate information, sort commentary from news, determine content from advertisements, identify biases and opinions, and discern source validity and reliability. These skills are required for research at every level, and therefore, must be addressed and taught to children<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides that, kids tend to respond better to certain visual patterns, such as bolder colors, bigger images in thumbnails, shorter and more direct sentences (Gossen, Hobel, Nurnberger, 2014). Hence, in order to introduce or help young learners to navigate the digital world, it is important for a teacher to find tools that may be able to provide a safer approach to Internet Search Engines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Kiddle, in order to adapt to a K-12 age range, the search engine recurs to bigger visual cues, larger fonts and privacy measures such as restricting social media networks and not sharing personal data. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Kiddle’s results page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Finally, it is important to consider that Kiddle.co<\/em> and other search engine for children \u201cdo not include the same affordances for learners as universal search engines\u201d (PILGRIM, VASINDA and LISENBEE, 2019, p.41), consequently, the platform does not necessarily replace traditional search engines, but we consider that it may serve as an interest starting point for young student\u2019s firsts steps in exploring the Web.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiddle <\/em>can be a useful tool to help young learners with their digital literacy skills by providing a safe space for exploration on topical subjects. Classroom uses could vary from teaching children how to use basic features of search engines to applying critical thinking skills in order to fact check information and its sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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