Internet Sites & Databases
Cool Sites for Cybersmart Kids
The internet is like a huge library of information and fun things to do. To help you get started we have a selection of links to sites with lots of games, cartoons, arts and crafts, and stories, sites you can go to if you're feeling sad or lonely, and want some help with a problem, and handy homework sites where you'll find some good sites to help with homework and school projects.
Visit: www.cybersmartkids.com.au
Playgroup
Join or Start a Playgroup | A playgroup is an informal session where mums, dads, grand parents, caregivers, children and babies meet together in a relaxed environment.
Playgroups are set up and run by parents and caregivers, with children choosing from a range of activities set up to meet their varying needs. Activities at playgroup are either free or low cost, and may include:
Music and singing | Imaginative play | Outdoor and free play | Art and craft activities | Outings
For more information about playgroups.
Spineout
Website for Teen Readers
SpineOut is a new exciting online magazine for Young Adults.
It’s a special place for Young Adults (YA’s) to express their ideas and thoughts and to share their creativity in words, art, film or music.
City of Sydney Library now subscribes to SpineOut providing free access at the library. Students are encouraged to be part of this new fun online resource by submitting reviews of newly published YA books that we provide, book trailers, poems, short stories, music lyrics, videos and art work.
ARTEXPRESS
Inside ARTEXPRESS website was created to give more young people the ability to view and comment on the work of their peers.
ARTEXPRESS is a joint project of the NSW Department of Education and Training and the Board of Studies NSW in association with the Art Gallery of NSW.
Visit: artexpress.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/index.html
Sib Link
Sib Link a website for kids who go to primary school and who grow up with a disabled brother or sister. We support kids who are growing up with with a brother or sister with any disability, long term chronic illness, or life limiting condition.
Visit: www.siblink.org.au
NSW Public School
Information for parents on their child’s schooling, important health and nutrition advice, technology, choosing a school, careers advisory service and more...
Visit: www.schools.nsw.edu.au
Kirkus Reviews
Prepublication Book Reviews
Thousands of children's books reviews covering junior fiction, mysteries, adventure and fantasy, nonfiction and young adult books. To find your next read or upcoming bestseller and forgotten gems, visit Kirkus Reviews
The Inkys Teenage Book Award
The Inkys are Australia's only teenage choice book award.
See the 2010 shortlist here:
www.insideadog.com.au/
inkys/2010_shortlist.html
See the 2010 longlist here: www.insideadog.com.au/
inkys/2010_longlist.html
The Style File
Australian Book Illustrators
A website showcasing the work of some of Australia's talented book illustrators. This site is an initiative of the Society of Book Illustrators (SoBI). It was developed by the SoBI crew and ASA staff, in collaboration with Marks Design, The Edit Shop and Books Illustrated. It was produced with funding support from the Australia Council.
www.thestylefile.com
Image: Illustration by Pamela Allen.
Youth Connect
Youth Connect works with the community to provide all young people with the skills and knowledge to support them to manage a successful pathway through secondary education, further learning and employment.
Between The Lines
Books for Young Adults
Between the Lines, books for young adults.
This website has over 400 subscribers and teens get a chance to blog about books and talk to authors, win competitions etc...
Inside a Dog
Inside a Dog website promotes young adult literature, highlighting Australian writers and their work, and includes the best of the international scene.
This website is for young people to
- read and write reviews
- meet an online author-in-residence
- win prizes
- preview upcoming titles
- read interviews with authors
- keep up to date with the latest book news
- talk about books on the forum
Full details click here.
Teen Ink
Welcome to Teen Ink, a national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos and forums. Students must be age 13-19 to participate, register and/or submit work.
Distributed through classrooms by English teachers, creative writing teachers, Journalism teachers and art teachers around the country, Teen Ink magazine offers some of the most thoughtful and creative work generated by teens and has the largest distribution of any publication of its kind. We have no staff writers or artists; we depend completely on submissions from teenagers nationwide for our content. Full details click here.
Boys, Blokes, Books and Bytes
Website for middle-school boys to keep in touch with new books, contribute comments and contact authors.
Click here to visit Boys, Blokes, Books and Bytes.
My School
Australian School Information
The My School website provides detailed information about almost 10,000 schools in Australia.
You can quickly locate statistical and contextual information about schools in your community and compare them with statistically similar schools across Australia.
Australian Human Rights Commission
Information for Students
The Australian Human Rights Commission’s human rights education resources for teachers – rightsED - aims to help students develop a critical understanding of human rights and responsibilities, as well as developing the attitudes, behaviours and skills to apply them in everyday life.
World Book Online
Easy-To-Read Articles
World Book is the premier general reference web site developed especially for younger users. Based on the award-winning World Book Discovery Encyclopedia, this classroom-tested site offers simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of illustrations, and a wealth of engaging activities. Library members can now access this database from home, to try it click here.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Available Online!
Britannica Library Edition (at home) Click on the title above to use the Encyclopaedia Britannica at home. You will need to login using your library card number.
Britannica Library Edition (in the library) Click on the title above to use the Encyclopaedia Britannica in any of the City of Sydney branch libraries. No library card required. Ask the library staff for help if you have any questions. The library subscribes to other databases that could help with your homework (science, literature, current affairs, health).
"Exquisite Corpse Adventure"
The Read site, which the Library of Congress is managing, provides the opportunity to read a children's book with different chapters written by leading authors. A new chapter and illustration will be released every two weeks, have a look at the Exquisite Corpse, the story, here:
http://www.read.gov/exquisite-corpse/
The International Children's Digital Library
Ebooks
Access the International Children's Digital Library to read on and offline. Linkage to the full ICDL collection which has over 3,000 titles in 48 languages representing 60 countries.
More information at: http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
LiveSmart.net.au
Livesmart.net.au is a new multilingual living skills website for young people and their workers. The website provides living skills info in 6 languages (Arabic, Amharic, Dinka, Swahili, Karen and English) and features an interactive ‘make your own budget’ tool. The website includes information about housing, managing mobile phone bills, getting legal advice and staying happy and healthy.
Kids Matter
Australian Primary Schools Mental Health Initiative
KidsMatter is the first national mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention initiative specifically developed for primary schools. Currently being trialled in 101 schools across Australia, KidsMatter involves the people who have a significant influence on children’s lives – parents, families, care-givers, teachers and community groups – in making a positive difference for children’s mental health during this important developmental period.
Don't turn a night out into a nightmare
www.drinkingnightmare.gov.au
The National Binge Drinking Campaign website includes information for under and over 18 years.
Youth Beyond Blue
The Butterfly Foundation
www.thebutterflyfoundation.org.au
Supporting Australians with eating disorders.
Discover what comes next…
www.childrensbooksequels.co.uk is here to help you discover the right order of any series from Alex Rider to Twilight, Astrosaurs to Young Bond.
The titles range from classic children’s series such as Mary Poppins, The Famous Five, and What Katy Did to twenty-first century ones like Chris Ryan’ s Alpha Force and Philip Reeve’s Infernal Devices.
Livewire
www.livewire.org.au
"Its estimated there are over 400,000 children and young people aged 10-21 years old coping with the impact of living with a serious illness, a chronic condition or a disability in Australia...
That is why Starlight launched the ground breaking online community Livewire. Livewire is a safe and fun online community for young people (aged over 10 and under 21 years) living with a serious illness, chronic condition or disability."
Storynory
Storynory is an online treasure trove of audio stories.
It includes a mixture of new stories, fairy tales, poetry and specially adapted myths and histories.
Stories are free. http://storynory.com/
Websites...
- English
- Mathematics
- Countries of the world
- Australia facts & figures
- Science
- Native Australian Animals
- Yahoo Encyclopedia
- Drug Info @ Your Library provides illicit drug information (health, law, social impact...)
- More Links...
Last Updated: Thursday 28 July, 2011
