LIS 568 - Kiddle

New Tech Tool: Kiddle

Kaitlyn Casper

LIS 568 Week 9 (7/21-7/27)


    This week, I decided to try out Kiddle, which is a kid-friendly search engine. I first heard about Kiddle from ChatGPT when I was looking for more ideas on some technology tools to check out, and I thought that the concept sounded awesome! It is important for kids to be able to conduct their own research, so I think that Kiddle sounds like a great kid-safe alternative to Google.

First Impressions

    Kiddle can be accessed for free by searching it on any regular search engine, which makes it very easily accessible! This is great because it an be accessed from anywhere at any time, provided that you have an internet connection. This means that it would be easy to use in a school library setting as well.

    Kiddle has a really kid-friendly look to it, with cute illustrations and soft colors. The search bar is clearly defined, and the overall design looks somewhat like Google does. Kiddle has sections to search for Web results, Facts, Images, and a term called "Kimages" (which I found out refers to images specifically curated for kids based on an encyclopedia). All of these categories yield child-friendly search results, which is perfect for kids who are curious or who need to find images or information for school projects. Kids can also search in Spanish as well, making it more inclusive!

Overall Thoughts

    Kiddle seems like a really great resource to use in a school library, so I would definitely use it in mine! It ensures that kids are only seeing appropriate information when "Googling" questions and images, so they stay safe and protected online. It would be great to use for class projects where students need to find simple information or images. Kiddle states that its images are also safe to use under fair use laws. One con is that there does seem to be sponsored content and ads, such as when you search something on the Web. Similarly to sponsored content on Google, links will appear at the top of the page with "sponsored" disclaimers, and ads will appear above the Kiddle Encylopedia web pages. This is definitely a downside, since kids can click on these links thinking that they are Kiddle content. It seems to all be safe advertisements, so nothing inappropriate comes up, but it is still not ideal. However, I would still like to use Kiddle in my school library and supervise my students while they use it. 

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The Kiddle homepage.





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