Great collaborative resource for older students!

I love this site as a teaching tool. It has so many potential uses - as a forum for sharing student work, to allow students to post book reviews, to connect students with like minded teens across the globe, and to allow students to interact with contemporary authors. Teen Ink is one of my favorite teaching tools. It has stood the test of time with me and I am constantly uncovering new ways to share the site with the teens I have the pleasure of working with on a daily basis.

I love this site. It encourages students to be active readers and requires them to think about what they read in order to write their reviews. Students use this site to get recommendations of what to read next when they're in need of a good book!

Teen Ink is a great option for students who are trying to gain experience in publishing their writing. Submitted material disappears into the Teen Ink void and may or may not be stumbled upon by other teens to review. Additionally, Teen Ink becomes full owner of any submitted work, which might teach students important lessons about propriety and copyright, although those lessons might not necessarily be in the student's favor. The idea of getting tons of open feedback on your work is a cool concept, but there is no way of knowing who is sending the feedback and whether or not your appreciate their opinion or perspective.