Last updated on 26 November 2023
What are the free online collaborative encyclopedias to offer to children or young teenagers? Wikipedia, which remains one of the absolute references in this area, remains somewhat difficult for young readers to access with its long articles.
The offer of online collaborative encyclopaedias for children is quite limited. Here are three. Three resources that have the advantage of being free and well adapted to a young audience. Feel free to complete the list in the comments.
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Vikidia. A kind of Wikipedia for children
This online encyclopedia looks fake Wikipedia. It clearly targets an audience between the ages of 8 and 13. More than 30,000 items are waiting for the young reader with simple articles but complete on a multitude of subjects. In addition to a fairly similar graphics, Vikidia shares with the Wikipedia project the characteristic of being an encyclopedia collaborative. Its index can thus be written and improved by everyone, regardless of age. Everyone can participate. A "junior" version of Wikipedia who wins to be better known.
Link: Vikidia
Wikimini. Collaborative children's encyclopedia written by children
Wikimini targets an audience that may be even younger than Vikidia. It offers even shorter articles and colorful graphics that should appeal to small readers. Ergonomics and research have been designed for this audience, who should quickly be at ease in the proposed consultation and research interface. Wikimini also relies on the involvement of readers in enriching the encyclopedia. Any reader can therefore become a contributor. Ideal to accompany a group of students in writing a short topic that will go to posterity once integrated into the children’s encyclopedia.
Link: Wikimini
Larousse. A free online collaborative encyclopedia for the greatest
The online encyclopedia offered by Larousse is not strictly speaking intended for children. However, the free resource offered by Larousse has the advantage of being very simple to use with many illustrations. A general ergonomics that will not put off an audience of teenagers or pre-teens with a good level of reading. The content itself is of irreproachable quality. You will be able to consult more than 90,000 articlesSeul hic, Larousse who offers this encyclopedia online for free, finance by an advertisement in my opinion a little too ubiquitous.
Link: Larousse encyclopedia
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[…] Vikidia is 11 years old, the average age of its readers and contributors, and offers more than 26,000 articles. This open wiki can be a great educational tool to get your students working on a new article or improving an already existing topic. An excellent example of an encyclopedia for children. […]
[…] This open wiki can be a great educational tool to get your students working on a new article or improving an already existing topic. An excellent example of a children’s encyclopedia […]