Community reviews for LitPick

Overall this website is a good tool to help students find novels they would enjoy reading. Writing reviews and having them published online is also a motivator for students.

Litpick engages students from the moment they visit the site. Even the most adverse readers could feasibly find something that they are interested in reading on the site. Litpick provides a browsing ability at one's fingertips and reviews of the books by all different levels of readers. Students are writing reviews for their peers and in the process, teachers are becoming more aware of the interests of their students. Litpick encourages students to share their opinions in a relaxed, non-pressured environment. In this stress- free atmosphere, students will become stronger and more confident readers.

I love the option of LitPick as a way to have students discover books that they wouldn't have normally read. The delivery time between books allowed my students to then read a more popular book or series in between. Also, the review process was great as a teacher and allowed me to give informal feedback to my students about writing and grammar.

I really like the potential of Litpick. I showed the book review graphic organizer to my students, and they were disappointed that I didn't find the site until the end of the semester. I wish there were more recognizable authors/titles on the site, but it could be cool for my students to become trend-spotters and talent scouts. It did take a little exploration for me to figure out the site, too. I had to create a group for my students and act as their sponsor. They need to wait a day or two after replying to the invitation in order to be approved, too. I couldn't figure out a way to get books without jumping through several hoops. I'm excited to teach my students more about review books and evaluating new authors. Litpick provides a wealth of structure for this process as well as many examples for modeling.