Great Links for Teens and Their Families
Ever wonder where the good stuff is on the internet?
Z4G's Facebook
Just hit the Like button and Z4G will join your network of online friends. Get all the latest updates, Bible studies, and more, plus post your own ideas, questions, pics, videos, or whatever!
pluggedin online
Focus on the Family's media site is generally fair, balanced and insightful in their reviews. They focus more on the message of the songs, movies, and video games they review more than particulars like the rating, how many swear words, etc. They also provide this valuable information, however--and much more!
biblegateway.com
A really cool resource for Bible study: Instant, free access to nearly every English translation published, with easy features that let you search by word (e.g., freedom), phrase (e.g., "in all things"), or passage (e.g." Romans 6).
internetsafety.com
This is the home of Safe Eyes, a non-hackable program that automatically sends reports on your internet activity to your chosen accountability partners. It also offers several screening options for both sites and content.
wimp.com
Tragically goofy name; brilliant idea. They take their 5 or 6 favorite family-friendly videos that get posted online every day and post them on their site. They are always funny, amazing, mind-stretching, beautiful, or all of the above--and with rare exceptions that require some discussion with your kids (Richard Dawkins interviews, for example), you can trust their guarantee.
picnik.com
This is photo-tweaking site is easy, useful and fun. (We use it at MHCC to create our info slides.) Sadly, it's being absorbed into Google+ on April 20, but ALL the cool features are available right now...
