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Useful websites for Birmingham teens
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All you need online for Birmingham young
Want to find something quickly on the net? We've put together websites for you covering allsorts - from fun sites to helplines. Your own sensible suggestions can be added here. E-mail address on the right.
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FACTS

A BBC survey shows more and more people are using the net to look up health information.

A third of all e-mail sent is spam.

40 percent of Canadian teenagers' homework is done online.
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FUN, WACKY & INTERACTIVE
Yucky - The Yuckiest site on the internet
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com

All you need to know about - errr - barfing, belching and blackheads.

CrushLink
www.crushlink.com
Have you got a crush on someone? Find out if they have a crush on you too...

Neopets
www.neopets.com

The virtual pets website. Yes, really. Woof.
The Simpsons
www.thesimpsons.com
News, contests, downloads and character info.

Games
www.ea.com

Lots of online fun and games.

Game Revolution
www.game-revolution.com
Games news, reviews and downloads.
Quidditch
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk
Fly to the official Harry Potter website and practise Quidditch.
MTV
www.mtv.com
Making music and meeting the stars.

The Spark
www.thespark.com
Personality tests, advice on sex and stinkyfeet diaries.

TEXT AND MOBILE PHONE STUFF
Bolt Blue
www.boltblue.com
Brilliant for mobile phone mad teenagers.

Your Mobile
www.yourmobile.com
Make the most of your mobile.

Text
www.text.it
Acronyms (what?) 2 spd up ur txt.

h2g2 Ringtone Guide
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A781427
Loads of info, links and guides to change your ringtones.
PERSONAL HELP AND ADVICE
Teenage Health Freak
www.teenagehealthfreak.org
Want to know if you're normal? This superb website should give you the answer to any health question you have.
OneLife
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife
Comprehensive, impartial info for 15 to 24-year-olds on everything from drugs, sex and relationships to careers, travel and education.
Childline
www.childline.org.uk
For young people in danger or trouble, and includes 'Grapevine' - a web mag for kids.
Anti-Bullying
www.antibullying.net
Lots of advice and links to anti - bullying helpsites.
Kidscape - Anti-Bullying
www.kidscape.org.uk
Helping kids stay safe.
Chat Danger
www.chatdanger.com
Stay safe when you're using chat rooms with this helpful website.
Divorce
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/communities
/onionstreet/ourstuff/gallery/
cit_phse/divorce.shtml

For kids whose parents are getting or have got divorced.
Mind Body Soul
www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk
For 14-16 yr olds - help and advice about drugs, sex, alcohol and more...
Young Minds
www.youngminds.org.uk
A national charity working to help and improve the mental well being of young people.
Young Birmingham
www.birmingham.gov.uk
The city council's website has a section just for Birmingham's young people, with stuff about leisure, education, health and loads more..
EDUCATIONAL STUFF
BBC Schools
www.bbc.co.uk/schools
Yeah, yeah, ok, so we're bound to say this site is good. Well it is...don't just check out the revision help stuff, scroll down and find Onion Street, live chats, GCSE Bitesize, SOS Teacher and more...
Birmingham Grid For Learning
www.bgfl.org/bgfl
A packed website full of useful contacts, activities and links.
Young Enterprise for Birmingham & Solihull
www.basebnet.org.uk
If you want to learn a skill by actually doing the job locally, these are an excellent group to get in touch with.
School History
www.schoolhistory.co.uk

Games, worksheets, quizzes, Key Stage 3 history and post a question.
MathsNet
www.mathsnet.net
Lots of little gems on this site, with graphs, fractions and - eek - algebra.
UCAS
www.ucas.ac.uk
University and colleges admissions service.
StudentZone
www.studentzone.org.uk
News, finance, sport, debate, all about students, for students.
GAP Activity Projects
www.gap.org.uk
Worldwide volunteering projects for your year out.
Virtual-Brum
www.virtual-brum.co.uk

All about the history of Birmingham - lots of photos.
Birmingham Association of Youth Clubs
www.homestead.com/bayc
Projects for and with young people.
Millennium Volunteers
www.millenniumvolunteers.gov.uk
Young people from Birmingham have had great fun with this - one had lunch with the Queen and some have met pop and film stars.

Teen writing
www.teenwriting.co.uk
Share your creativity with other budding your writers

This list of websites is by no means complete. We'll keep adding to it. If you find a broken link or wish to send us a link you think would be helpful to teenagers in our area, then get in touch. E-mail jane.green@bbc.co.uk

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