Teen Resources

Books & Graphic Novels

• Goodreads: Keep track of books that you've read, find new books to read, and browse recommendations and reviews.
• What Should I Read Next?: Enter a book you like and the site will analyze its database of to provide book recommendations and suggestions.
• Anime News Network: News, Anime encyclopedia, anime episodes and more.
• Graphic Novel Reporter: News, reviews, best-of lists and more.
• Comic Book Database: Browse by character, series, creator or title to find information on titles.
  
  

TV & Movies

• Rotten Tomatoes: Compilation site for all a movie's reviews, also has movie industry news, trailers and actor/director information.
• The TVDb: Television reviews, recommendations, and information.
• IMDb: Internet Move Database, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
  
  

Music

• AllMusic: Site with loads of information on music artists. Search for music by genre, artist, or mood and get music recommendations.
• Lyrics.com: Song lyrics and information.
• Pandora: A free, personalized radio that plays music you'll love.

Homework Help

• Math Homework Help: Step-by-step instructions on how to solve certain problems.
• Fact Monster: Helpful information, tips, and tricks on different school subjects and studying.

    Helpful Apps for Students    

Note-taking

• Sound Note - take notes while you record audio
• Evernote - note-taking that syncs across platforms
• Paper 53 - minimal note-taking that syncs
• Microsoft OneNote - collaboration and syncing, best for Office users
• Google Keep - jot things down, best for Google suite users
• Notability - take notes and annotate PDFs
• Mindly - create mind maps
• Day One - a digital journal

Flash Cards

• Quizlet - the quintessential flash card app
• StudyBlue - another commonly used app
• Cram - best for its “cram mode”
• Eidetic - uses spaced repetition for effective memorization

Planner 

• My Study Life - schedules, tasks, reminders, and more
• StudyCal - keeps track of tasks, exams, and grades
• 24me - automated reminders and event planning
• iStudiez - schedule and prioritized task list
• Google Calendar - a calendar, best for Google users
• Glass Planner - a calendar and to do list with incredible functionality

To Do List

• Clear - organized to-do and reminders
• MinimaList - simple to-do and focus timer
• Trello - collaborative project organizer
• Todoist - clean and functional task manager
• Default notes app on your phone

Time Management

• Forest - plant trees by staying focused
• Pomotodo - pomodoro timer with to-do list
• Timeglass - custom timers
• Tide - pomodoro with white noise
• Alarmy - forces you out of bed 
• Pillow - smart alarm that tracks sleep cycles

Productivity

• Workflow - automate tasks
• Habitica - turn your habits into an RPG
• Continuo - simple, colorful activity tracking
• Freedom - block distracting apps

Free Learning

• Coursera - free MOOCs
• TED - listen to Ted Talks
• Duolingo - language learning
• Memrise - spaced repetition language vocabulary
• Khan Academy - free video lessons

Ambient Noise

• 8tracks - curated playlists
• Spotify - online music streaming
• Coffitivity - cafe ambiance
• Noisli - background sound generator
• Rain Rain - rain sounds

Health

• MealBoard - meal planning
• Lifesum - healthy eating
• Stop Breath And Think - mindfulness meditation
• Pacifica - mental health management
• Sworkit - personalized video workouts
• Waterlogged - hydration tracker

Reference

• WolframAlpha - Google on steroids
• Oxford Dictionary - all of English at your fingertips
• RefMe - citation generator
• PhotoMath - solve math problems by taking a photo
• Mathway - step by step math help
• Desmos - free graphing calculator
• Wikipedia - not the best source, but it’s handy

Miscellaneous 

• Companion - stay safe when walking alone
• Mint - money management
• Toshl - finance manager
• Tiny Scanner - scan documents

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