Webkinz and Other Interactive Websites

... noted from a session at the Ohio Library Council Northeast Chapter Conference in Fall 2008:

Webkinz targets children from about 6 to 13.

Teaching Resource: Using Webkinz in the Classroom

Webkinz Webcast offers downloadable Webkinz inspired songs.

Other notable interactive websites include: Shining Stars, Club Penguin, Bella Sara, and the Toronto Public Library Kidspace.

Resources for Serving Tweens (Ages 11-14)

... noted from a session at the Ohio Library Council Northeast Chapter Conference in Fall 2008:




Serving Young Teens and Tweens by Sheila B. Anderson









Not Much Just Chillin': The Hidden Lives of Middle Schoolers by Linda Perlstein









"But I'm Almost Thirteen!": An Action Plan for Raising a Responsible Adolescent by Kenneth R. Ginsburg and Martha M. Jablow



See also the Beloit College Mindset List.