Brea Wipperfurth's List: Tweens & Technology

This is a very short article involving the brain development of a tween. The article is part of a Stanford made website that involves wellness and good health. There are many good links on how to lead a healthy life.

This article has three parts that talk about the tween brain from infancy to adulthood. There is an Education Connection link that leads to Learning Brain articles such as whether or not music affects development.

This article talks about how technology is affecting how teens think. There are additional links off to the right. There are tabs on resources, answers, and news. This article is connected to a collaborative program called Extension. It is a nation wide program.

This a CBS News video called Teens And MySpace. In the video, teens talk about what they are doing on myspace and how are protecting themselves from online predators. Below the video are other popular CBS News videos. There is also a list of categories that can be searched through further for other videos.

This article is from the magazine, Scientific America. The article is about teen brains being more mature or not. The site includes links that lead to feature scientific videos and articles.

This is a book on Google Books called "Engaging Tweens and Teens: a brain compatible approach to reaching middle and high school students. Not all of the chapters are available for viewing but the majority of them are. Most of the chapters are about different things that can affect the teen brain.

This a printable pledge. It is a pledge to be safe while online. This is to be completed by the parent and the child. Both the child and parent have guidelines to follow.

It is not a very useful resource for our teen and technology project but has a lot of information on drug prevention and how to monitor teens. This is a crash course in the most popular communication tools used by teens today, offers guidance and advice to help parents monitor their teens' activities on these devices.

This is an article on online safety. Children are using Facebook when they are not of age and sexting is getting to be a popular teen pastime. The site gives a top 10 list on how to keep your children safe online. Mom Central is site for moms and dads to learn more about technology and how it influences their child. This is a great site for parents and families.

This site gives 6 transitional virtual worlds that are perfect for tweens. Therefore they are not too young and not too old. There are some suggested readings and additional resources on this site. This site is sponsored by about.com.

This is a list of 25 safe virtual worlds. It is broken up into to main categories: younger kids and teens and tweens. A link is given for each virtual world listed along with a short description of the virtual world itself. If a child decides to partake in a virtual world, I suggest a parent still checks it for safety and monitors their child.

Some general information on virtual worlds can be found here. This is a good way for parents and teachers to get answers on virtual worlds. It talks about safety and the purpose of joining a virtual world.