REPOSITORY OF OUTSTANDING TEEN/ YOUNG ADULT WEBSITES!!

As part of my work as a Teaching Assistant for a "Children and Media" class (T314) at Indiana University, Bloomington I compiled a list of outstanding children's websites after extensive research and web surfing.

Please note that most of these websites have heavy graphics, animation and interactivity - and hence you might need a fast internet connection to view them for an optimal experience! Happy viewing.

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TOP TEEN / YOUNG ADULT WEBSITES

Xenith

Caters to the teenage writing community and features teen and young adult poems, stories, essays, plays, thoughts, rants, message boards and more creative writing.

 Diary Project

A global multimedia resource featuring teenage diaries and confessionals. The website encourages teens to write about their day-to-day experiences growing up.

Gurl

A leading online community and content site for teenage girls – covering relevant issues and topics in a “cool” manner

Girl Site

Meant for young teen girls to develop a distinctive voice, vision, and sense of connection to the world. A serious website in comparison to other more fun and playful sites.

Doctor Ann

Provides answers to a range of teenage health questions from bullying to smoking, weight control, depression, and drug abuse.

Kidz World *

Offers kids and teens a zillion things to do – ranging from games, to safe chat rooms, to reading entertaining articles about sports, media and music, as well as educational, environmental friendly issues.

Pokemon *

Nintendo’s Mega Pokémon website featuring all things related to Pokémon – from games, news, free downloads to trading cards and other information related to the Pokémon phenomenon.

AOL at School *

Mega portal featuring a series of six online learning portals designed for grades K-2, 3-5, middle school, and high school. With functional online tools such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, a calculator – the portal also has activities, games, study kits, news and more.

Homework Spot *

Mega homework information portal that features the very best K-12 homework-related sites together with high quality homework resources and a reference center. The portal also features fun things to do other than homework!

Architect Studio 3D *

Youth audiences act as architects in this highly interactive website targeted at kids aged 11 to 14 using their imaginations to create their own design solutions. This website offers sophisticated architectural design and visualization tools using Flash, Director and Shockwave 3D.

NASA *

NASA Kids is filled with stories, activities, games and more cool stuff. This is a fun and colorful website that is worth checking out. If you go to the main NASA home page there are additional mega links for students by grades – starting from Kindergarten till post secondary!

Wrecked *

Interactive educational site providing information on alcohol for teenagers and young adults.

Kids Health *

A young and lively educational website filled with doctor-approved articles, animations, games, and resources to help kids and teens learn more about their bodies and stay healthy.

Talk to Frank *

A nicely put together website featuring information and advice for kids, and teenagers who are concerned about drugs.

D.A.R.E. *

The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program gives kids the life skills they need to avoid involvement with drugs, gangs, and violence. The website complements their objectives by providing motivational stories, games and informational articles.

How Stuff Works *

Explains hundreds of subjects, from car engines to lock-picking to ESP, using clear language and tons of illustrations. All ages.

Zeeks *

Filled with games, message boards, articles and more, this site is very popular with kids and teens

* Indicates that these sites are also meant for younger children.

**If you notice any broken links or think I have missed out on a great children's website, please do send me an email and let me know so that I can update them right away!
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