Stuff to Do
Teens
Helpful Links
Websites to help out with a lot of different stuff.
Activism and Advocacy
- Matthew's Place
- Critical resources for GLBTQ&F youth looking to live hate-free lives.
- Task Force on Hunger
- Research aids, doc, books about homeless issues
- Bullying
- Examines nature of physical and indirect bullying.
- Earth911
- Find recycling centers and learn how to properly recycle almost anything.
- Planet Connect
- It's like Facebook for the environmentally conscious.
- Five Freedoms
- Committed to informing and protecting young people's 1st amendment rights.
- Ask the Judge
- Answers for teens about the law.
- Toxtown
- Guide to toxic substances in our environment.
Arts and Entertainment
- Blank Sheet Music dot Net
- Free printable and customizable staff paper for writing music.
- Cubeecraft
- Where pop culture and papercrafts collide! Movies, TV, videogames, etc...
- Graffiti Creator
- Make your own graffiti-styled logos.
- Guitar Tuner
- Got a guitar and a computer? Use this to keep your axe in tune.
Books and Writing
- Poets.org
- Academy of American Poets
- Youth OUTLOUD!
- Network of youth-authored stories.
- KDL What's Next? Series Database
- Find out the order of books in series, and all series by an author.
- TeenReads.com
- News and reviews about all things in the teen book world!
- The YA YA YA's
- Teen book reviews that are all over the map!
Cars
- Car Care dot Org
- Comprehensive, reliable, free source of information about taking care of your car
- NY Driver's Manual and Quiz
- Study for your driver's permit here.
- Car Talk
- EVERYTHING cars - research before you buy, get repair advice, and some car humor
Homework
- Online Conversion
- Online conversion tool for weights, measures, and more.
- Calcoolate
- Scientific calculator - so cheap it's free!
- Graphing Calculator
- Forget the TI? Use this online calc tool.
- Citation Machine
- Bibliographies made easy.
- Zip Skinny
- Enter a zip code and get info about the people who live there.
- Graph Paper
- Print out sheets of graph paper.
- Regents Prep
- Free NYS Regents exam study guide.
- SSPL Databases
- Magaine and newspaper articles, and other research tools.
Jobs, College, Careers
- MeritAid.com
- Resource for students searching for merit-based scholarships.
- Unigo College Reviews
- College reviews by the students who go there.
- Goal33
- Offers teens secure, free help for defining/reaching goals.
- MyFirstPayCheck.com
- Job postings and employment guidance for teens.
- New You Intern!
- Find an internship locally or nationwide.
Life
- Familyigloo
- Social network for traditional or non-traditional families looking to decrease stress.
- Surviving Your Parents' Divorce
- Author Max Sidell's online resource for young people whose parents are divorcing.
- Beyond the Cure
- Information for survivors of childhood cancer.
- Medline Plus
- Health information site.
Tech
- ArchitectStudio 3D
- Teens can design a home via computer.
- Picnik
- Free online photo editing tool.
- Jamglue
- Upload, mix, and remix your own music.
- Zamzar
- Convert files from one format to another.