http://www.ethosis.com/wordpress a website for teen girls Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:52:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many countries and cultures have formal ceremonies that mark the passage from girl to woman.  These rites of passage, however, are not so obvious to some women growing up in the United States.  Some formal rites of passage you may be familiar with are the Jewish Bat Mitzvah, the Hispanic ... http://www.ethosis.com/wordpress/?p=10 The Firsts website was created by Library and Information Science students at Drexel University in Sandra Hughes-Hassell’s Resources for Young Adults class (also known as Info 684).  Here’re some thoughts about how we came up with the idea of Firsts, the selection criteria we developed for the resources we selected, ... http://www.ethosis.com/wordpress/?p=74 We made a standing appointment to meet after class each week (our own weekly ritual included Fran’s passing around of tic tacs) and in between conversations ranging from knitting to computers we came up with Firsts.  Our initial meeting was mainly testing the waters.  We had chosen a topic – ... http://www.ethosis.com/wordpress/?p=75 When looking for resources for this site, we looked for what we dubbed the "4 As" : Authority, Affiliation, Authenticity, and Appeal.  * Authority - these sites come from credible sources such as government agencies, respected organizations, as well as personal experience testimonials * Affiliation - these resources are frequently referenced by other reputable sites, ... http://www.ethosis.com/wordpress/?p=61 The website was designed with two concepts in mind: teen magazines and blogs.  When our group initially met and decided that we were going to create a website for teenage girls, we started thinking about the formats that’re accessible for teen girls – one obvious one is the teenage girl ... http://www.ethosis.com/wordpress/?p=76 When it came to images, my first thought was to look at fonts – all star images,  butterfly images, American flag images, and some feature images used through the site were based on image fonts.  Other images came from the AIGA's Symbol signs website, the Microsoft Office Clip Art Website, ... http://www.ethosis.com/wordpress/?p=77 So who are we? We're all Library and Information Science Masters students at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Basically, we want to be librarians when we grow up.    Heather at thirteen with her niece and nephew. Heather Dunbar hed42@drexel.edu My name is Heather and I am finishing up my last quarter at Drexel's iSchool. ... http://www.ethosis.com/wordpress/?p=60 There are so many exciting and not so exciting aspects to being a teenager. Social interactions are one of them. Whether you are really excited and confident about getting into the dating scene or getting ready to attend big events or if you are really dreading it - there are ... http://www.ethosis.com/wordpress/?p=35 You might think its lame - but hey, it can save lives. "A program is being launched across the United States to encourage parents to text message their children on prom night - to remind them not to drink and drive. Newsday reports. ..."The parents are doing the text-messaging through the ... http://www.ethosis.com/wordpress/?p=82 Books The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dating for Teens by Susan Raben This book seemed a little bit silly to me at first, but now I think that it is totally the textbook to what to expect when starting to or thinking about getting into dating. Your first kiss, first date, first ... http://www.ethosis.com/wordpress/?p=39