Fun Web Sites
The Diary Project
http://www.diaryproject.com/
The Diary Project is an archive of anonymous journal entries in 24
categories including relationships, body image, and self-esteem. The
site’s goal is to encourage communication amongst teens of all cultures
and backgrounds, provide peer-to-peer support, stimulate discussion,
and generate feedback that can help ease some of the concerns
encountered along the way.
dMarie Time Capsule
http://dmarie.com/timecap/
Create your own online time capsule. Enter a date, pick from the top
headlines and famous people born, top hits, top TV shows, hot new toys
released, and top books released. When you are finished, print out the
page. It includes extra info like who was president and the prices for
bread, gas, stamps, and the minimum wage.
Guinness Book of World Records
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
Web version of the popular record book. Includes a place to submit your own records and record attempts.
The Merchants of Cool
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/
The website of the Frontline program on the relationship between
marketing professionals -- the creators and sellers of popular culture
-- and the teenage market, the hottest demographic in America. The
program poses the question of which comes first - the attitude or the
desire for the attitude? Teens drive the economy, but are teens really
driving their own interests?
Microsoft Terra Server
http://terraserver-usa.com/
Look through cameras placed all over the globe. Now, find your place
on the map! Zoom in down to your house from a satellite’s point of
view.
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
http://www.nyacyouth.org
This organization advocates for and with young people who are lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ). It's "Youth
Connections" page (http://www.nyacyouth.org/nyac/youth_connections.html)
contains links to programs and resources nationwide. The site has a
strong focus on social justice, teen physical and mental health, and
racial equity.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Learn about all the different types of careers and how to get involved
in them with this tool from the US Bureau of Labor Services.
Snopes.com
http://www.snopes.com
The site that examines not only the truth or reality behind urban
legends, "but also common fallacies, misinformation, old wives' tales,
strange news stories, rumors, celebrity gossip, and similar items."
The Straight Dope
http://www.straightdope.com
Archive of over 2,000 questions answered in Cecil Adam's Chicago Reader
Column. Example: Why do we call it the "bathroom," even when it has no
tub?
Teen Consumer Scrapbook
http://www.atg.wa.gov/teenconsumer
Sponsored by the Washington State Attorney General's Office and written
by teens, this consumer guide addresses topics especially of interest
to teens -- modeling scams, CD clubs, piercing, sports drinks, tanning,
driving laws, scholarship scams, and a host of other relevant concerns
and issues.
Teenwire
http://www.teenwire.com/
Sexuality and relationship information from Planned Parenthood of America. also En Espanol.
Youth at Work: Real World, Real Rights!
http://www.youth.eeoc.gov/cases.html
Read about recent court cases involving teen workers and their rights
(sexual harrasment, discrimination, etc.). From the US Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission.
Youth Noise
http://www.youthnoise.com/
Nonprofit affiliated with Save the Children Federation, provides teens
with a forum to express themselves and take action. Includes message
boards and more.
