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Girl Scouts: Surf the Web
Steps
Before you start
1. Your own records.
The Web is in a constant state of change. What you found yesterday may be gone today.
If you nd something you think you might need, save a copy. You can always destroy the
copy later if you dont need it, but trying to recreate something from memory takes a lot
of efort. You can save:
HTML pages make sure to include graphics
PDFs free PDF creators such as doPDF allow you to print to a PDF
Print only print the pages and information you need, storage may become
an issue
2. Going wayback.
www.archive.org/web/web.php
Use the Wayback Machine to nd Web sites that have been removed back to 1996. You
must know the URL to get to the site. I have gotten information from my legacy council,
SWAP information and more.
Official Sites from GSUSA
3. Girl Scouts of the USA.
www.girlscouts.org
This is the main site for GSUSA. Youll nd links to the other sites in this section within
these pages. Items you can nd on this site include:
Information about Girl Scouts
History of Girl Scouts and Juliette Low
News for the Girl Scouts
Program information for higher awards
Cookie pin requirements (current year)
Full list of items girls can earn per level
Images of where items go on uniforms
Studies and publications for the Girl Scout Research Institute
LEADER magazine
Training at Edith Macy
Girl Scout Shop
4. Girl Scout Central.
www.girlscouts.org/gs_central
Girl Scout Central is the place for girls programming, activities and more. If you just want
to know what is happening now, this is the place to start.
GSUSA
WAGGGS
GSUSA
Girl Scouts:
Surf the Web
There are many
materials on the
Web that you can
use for your Girl
Scouts. This badge
program is spe-
cically designed to
target materials for
Girl Scout leaders.
Others may nd it
benecial too if they
work with youth
groups. Half the
battle is knowing
what is available.
Note: Some of the
below mentioned
items have
applications that run
on smart phones.

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5. Girl-specic site.
forgirls.girlscouts.org
This site features all the new programming for each level, designed for the girls
themselves. Areas include:
Girls 5-9
Girls 10-12
Teens 13-17
Blogs by Journey
Travel (destinations)
Badges (with statement of what the girls will have done)
6. Imagine Engineering.
www.girlscouts.org/imagineengineering
From the LEGO League to running a workshop, girls and adults can learn more about
engineering. There are many links to additional information. This is denitely a great place
for learning and even nding a mentor.
Moving away from GSUSA, but still official
7. Your council.
Each Girl Scout in the United States belongs to a council. One of the rst things you should
get is your councils site address. Here youll nd information that will afect you and your
girls the most. Items you might nd on the councils site include:
Camp information
Council-sponsored events
Girl events
Adult learning
Community opportunities
PDFs of all print publications
VERB (Volunteer Essentials Resource Book)
Staf directory
Council own programs
8. Other councils.
www.girlscouts.org/councilnder
Just because you dont belong to a council doesnt mean they dont share. While some
items are not accessible without a password, a large number are. You can nd a full listing
of the councils in the USA at the above URL.
9. Worlds Strongest Girl.
www.worldsstrongestgirl.org
Started by the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, this site has
captured girl interest across the country. This site is for girls only. For each girl, the
worlds strongest girl is herself. They can learn through the stories they share with others.
10. WAGGGSS.
www.wagggs.org
WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) is a site for Girl Scouts and
Girl Guides. All Girl Scouts are automatically part of WAGGGS. This site will give you a
world view of the scouting movement. Items you might nd on this site include:
Thinking Day activities
Worldwide activities
Patch programs

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Other sites, not Girl Scout specific
11. Patchwork Designs.
www.patchworkdesigns.net
Patchwork Designs provides embroidery, silk screening, patches and programs for kids
of any age. The basic requirements are available for free. The books are great if youre
unfamiliar with a topic. Items you can nd on this site include:
Pictures of the patches they have available
Requirements lists for the patches
Books you can purchase to make earning the patches easy
Service project ideas / patches
Thinking Day ideas / patches
12. Making Friends.
www.makingfriends.com
While mainly selling craft supplies, Making Friends also has thousands of craft project
sheets, recycled ideas and free printables. Items you can nd on this site include:
Craft projects searchable by type, materials, occasion, theme and holidays
Kit programs for various levels (sets of 12)
Paper doll Girl Scouts
SWAP ideas and instructions
Girl Scout-specic crafts
13. Scouting Web.
www.scoutingweb.com/scoutingweb
Scouting Web hosts a huge set of links to sites on the Web to nd information you need
for your troop, self and just because. Be warned, you can lose hours on this site. Items
you can nd on this site include:
Links for awards and badges
Links for activities and events
Links for levels and rank
Links for troop resources
14. YouTube.
www.youtube.com
YouTube is a site that hosts video clips. Some are only a minute long. Some are in pieces
because of them long length. Theres a little bit of everything for you here. Items you can
nd on this site include:
Vintage videos such as The Golden Eaglet
Discussions of various people from GSUSA
Craft instruction
Songs and actions
Note: You can save the videos from YouTube for future reference. Follow the directions
online.
15. Wikipedia.
www.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia with content gathered from experts (and sometimes
not-so-experts) on the Internet. In other words, anyone who logs in can make adjustments
to it. For this reason, the content on Wikipedia changes daily. Items you can nd on this
site include:
Information and history of Girl Scouts
Information for Thinking Day (countries)
Information on WAGGGS
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16. Facebook.
www.facebook.com
Facebook is a social networking site that allows you to connect and share with people
in your life. Many organizations have pages to connect with volunteers and supporters.
Things you can do on this site include:
Keep track of people
Post notes on your wall for your friends
Follow groups youre interested in, such as Girl Scouts
Share photos
Play games
Create a fan page for your troop
17. Yahoo! Groups.
groups.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Groups has a variety of groups for everything from general Girl Scout information
to specic level information and more. Here are a few groups you might want to check out.
Make sure you search for more specic groups.
greenbloodnews
AllGirlScouts
Girl-Scout-Swaps
greenbloodtraditions
Scouting Links Newsletter
18. Enrichment Project.
larajla.com/adult-enrichment-project
Designed to help adults learn more than they can then share with the youth they work
with, learning is broken into badge programs. Categories include:
Communication
Crafts
Games and Sports
Groups (items specic to organizations or groups)
Hobbies and Recreation
Outdoors
Personal and Health
Recipes and Nutrition
STEM
Web
Sites to Explore
www.bellaonline.com/Site/GirlScouts
gsleaders.org
www.volunteermatch.org
www.praypub.org
www.callingpost.com
www.eldtripfactory.com
www.worldthinkingday.org/en/home
www.gsswaps.net
www.juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org
www.dosomething.org
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