• Activism • Magazines & Zines
• Art • Movies & TV
• Books & Reading • Music
• Comics & Animation • News
• Education & Career • Pop Culture
• Encyclopedias • Reference
• Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Trans • Search Tools
• Government • Self-Discovery
• Health & Fitness • Sports
• Homework • Supersites
• Law • Writing
• Libraries


Activism



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Art

  • Art Forum
    Selected reviews, features, previews & columns are available in this online version of the magazine.
  • Art Gallery of Ontario
    Read all about the AGO's latest information, resources & services.
  • Guggenheim
    Visit the Guggenheim Museum sites - New York, Bilbao, Venice, Berlin, Las Vegas.
  • Museum of Modern Art
    Find out what's on at the MOMA & view selected works.
  • National Gallery of Canada
    All about the National Gallery of Canada. Cybermuse offers over 5,000 images of works in the Gallery's collection.
  • The Power Plant
    Canada’s leading contemporary art gallery, located at Harbourfront Centre. Check out “the programme,” under Youth – a series of free instructional workshops available to young adults that combine a tour of the current exhibition with a practical introduction to the diversity of Toronto’s art scene.



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Books & Reading



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Comics & Animation



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Education & Career



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Encyclopedias

  • AccessScience
    Three Encyclopedias for students – New Book of Popular Science, Lands & Peoples (Geography), and a General Encyclopedia.
  • Canadian Encyclopedia Online
    Provides information about Canadian personalities, places, events, and achievements in English and French.
  • Encyclopedia Britannica
    Britannica Online includes all of the encyclopedia's high quality articles, pictures, Books of the Year from 1993, supplemented with links to Internet sites.
  • Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
    Three Encyclopedias for students – New Book of Popular Science, Lands & Peoples (Geography), and a General Encyclopedia. Contains thousands of new and expanded articles, bibliographies and links to other sources of information on the Web.
  • World Book Online
    Online version of the popular World Book Encyclopedia. Includes pictures, charts, and links to magazine and newspaper articles.



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Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender



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Government

  • Youthpath
    Your single access point to government related youth programs, services, 
    and information (education, health, arts and culture, sports and recreation, environment

  • Service Canada: Services for Youth and Students     Information on applying for a job, traveling abroad, going to school, applying for grants, and more.
  • Youth Connect
    A Government of Ontario website with information about education, recreation, health, and more.



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Health & Fitness

  • AcneNet
    A comprehensive on-line acne information resource.
  • Coalition for Positive Sexuality
    Offers information teens need to take care of themselves & affirm their decisions about sex, sexuality, and reproductive control. Also facilitates dialogue.
  • Durham Children's Aid Society - Help for Teens
    Provides protection services for children and youth in Durham Region.
  • Go Ask Alice!
    Columbia University's health question & answer Internet service.
  • Health Canada – Childhood & Youth Web Site
    A centre of expertise, leadership, and coordination within the federal government and Health Canada for issues, activities, and programs concerning children and youth.
  • Kids Help Phone
    Tools for life, behind the scenes & discussion groups.
  • Teen Central.net
    Provides an online forum for teens to help other teens with the assistance of trained counseling and healthcare professionals.
  • TeensHealth
    Provides doctor-approved health information in hundreds of in-depth articles & features.
  • TeenNet
    Engages teens in health promotion using information technology. Check out the CyberIsle!
  • teenwire
    Sexuality and relationship info you can trust from Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
  • Young Worker Awareness Program
    Contains health & safety information for young workers, their parents, teachers, principals, employers and others.
  • Youth Centre
    The Youth Centre is a community health centre accessible to all youth, ages 13 to 19, of Ajax and Pickering. Provides Medical services, Counseling services, Prenatal and Young Parent support, Health Promotion and School Support programs.



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Homework



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Law

  • Justice for Children and Youth
    A non-profit legal aid clinic that specializes in protecting the rights of those facing conflicts with the legal system, education, social service or mental health systems.



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Libraries



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Magazines & Zines

  • Ebsco Host
    Articles from academic and popular magazines, photographs, as well as essays on novels and an Encyclopedia of Animals.
  • Electric Library Canada
    Designed for the novice user. Contains full-text access to magazines, newspapers, photographs, tv & radio transcripts, and maps.
  • broken pencil: The Guide to Alternative Culture in Canada
    A look into the world of Canadian zines.
  • Here Title Place
    A student viewspaper started in 1995 by the students of the Woodlands School in Mississauga.
  • Pupiline
    Written, designed, edited, and managed by young people for young people. 
    Covers all kinds of issues, such as bullying, addictions, dating, driving, exam 
    stress, health, and more.
  • Spank!
    Longest running youth e.magazine.
  • Wave
    An online magazine promoting teen expression through writing.



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Movies & TV



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Music

  • CD Now
    The Internet's #1 music store, includes Billboard Charts & Rolling Stone reviews.
  • Kissthisguy.com – the archive of misheard lyrics
    Named after the world's most commonly misheard lyric.
  • Lyrics
    Browse for song lyrics by artist.
  • Much Music
    Canada's first 24-hour, all Video Music channel.
  • MTV
    News and reviews of today's most popular artists.
  • Radio-Locator
    Links to more than 5,000 radio stations around the world. Browse by country or search by frequency, format, location, etc.
  • The Sibl Project
    The Songs Inspired by Literature project is committed to creating a more literate America and has launched an awareness and outreach campaign for adults who cannot read or write.
  • Ticketmaster Canada
    Provides sales & interactive email information for all events on sale throughout the Canadian TicketMaster Network.
  • Ultimate Band List
    A database of more than 100,000 artists and millions of links.



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News



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Popular Culture

  • Adflip
    An archive of classic print ads from the past six decades.
  • Bad Fads Museum
    Fun & fascinating fashion, collectible, activity and event fads of the last 100 years.



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Reference



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Search Tools & Internet Tutorials

  • AltaVista
    An extremely large search engine designed to find keywords. Check out the translation service, the multimedia search & remember to read the help screens!
  • Chat 101
    Offers a wealth of tips to help teens maximize their enjoyment of online chats while avoiding the pitfalls.
  • Dogpile
    Simultaneously searches multiple search engines (meta-search tool).
  • Google
    An uncluttered, powerful search engine.
  • Librarians' Index to the Internet
    A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 9,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries.
  • Web Teacher
    A self-paced Internet Tutorial that offers both basic & in-depth information about the World Wide Web.
  • Yahoo!
    A search directory of sites organized into a thorough listing of subject headings.
  • Yahoo! Canada
    The Canadian version of Yahoo!



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Self Discovery & Spirituality

  • Dating Patterns Analyzer
    Evaluates your relationships & tells you what really makes you happy.
  • Emode
    Tons of tests (ranging from wacky to serious) to help you figure yourself out.
  • Faiths & Practices
    A variety of religious & spiritual links from Yahoo!.
  • Religion & Philosophy Topics
    From the Librarians' Index to the Internet.
  • Teen Advice Online
    Designed to help teens solve their problems through a peer network and allows teens to share their common and unique experiences. Covers topics such as dating and relationships, sex and sexuality, gender issues, and family.



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Sports

  • CBC Sports
    Top sports stories from Canada's online information source.
  • ESPN
    Get the latest scores and much more from this American sports network.
  • Sports Illustrated
    Sports Illustrated & CNN deliver the U.S. & worldwide sporting goods.
  • The Sports Network (TSN)
    Canada's latest on the sports, the shows & all kinds of extras.
  • Yahoo Sports
    Scores, top stories, expert columns & much more.



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Supersites



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Writing

  • CyberTeens Creativity
    Allows you to post your poems, stories, essays, artwork and multimedia creations.
  • English Online Writer's Window
    Share your work & help others improve their writing (for writers up to 17 years of age).
  • Teen Ink
    Offers the opportunity for teens to publish creative work & opinions.
  • TeenLit.com
    Promotes teen literacy by providing a forum for teen writers to publish and discuss their writing, as well as review and discuss books they read.
  • Teen Voices Online
    Teen Voices is looking for young women to write about their experiences. Click on "want to write for Teen Voices?" for more information.
  • Writes of Passage - The Online Source for Teenagers
    A literary organization & outlet for teens who are creative, talented and have something to say.
  • Young Poets (from the League of Canadian Poets)
    Enter the world of poetry. This site offers an ezine (SPOkes), chat room, discussion lists, Poetic Licence Contest information, articles, interviews, and much more.



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