On benefit that I discovered just from browsing the home screen of the website http://teenink.com/ is that the site is not just a site, rather it is a magazine. This is especially good to know for the schools that do not have computers to for students to use. If a teacher decided to have students analyze other students' work that are not in the class the teacher can subscribe to the magazine. In addition, teen ink also has books of published works that can be purchased and used in the classroom as a way for teens to read for enjoyment or analyzed. Work written by teens and read by teens is more likely going to draw students into because they can relate to one another.Written work by students are put into genres and when published on the site are reviewed for a chance to be published into their weekly magazine. Other contests include magazine art as well as numerous other contests.
The only downfall to using this site is that teachers or adults do not have full access to the site unlike students who join. But it is still a good source to keep in mind when trying to inspire teens to write and I would still recommend the site to any student who enjoys to write. Knowing about the possibility of being published in a magazine might help them become more aware of their writing.
TeenInk seems like a good idea. It is a forum for students to share their work and explore other people's work. Like you said, I think the fact that the work on the side is from fellow students will make the site feel more accessible and welcoming for the students and might draw the students to take a look at it more often. If this gets the students to take part in more reading or social writing, then I think that that is great!
ReplyDeleteI especially like how teenink is a magazine that the school library could subscribe to make it readily available to students who don't have computer or internet access.
DeleteI love that you can get the material as a magazine as well! Some classrooms still don't have computers so that's a great way to share the information. thanks for sharing! I'll have to go check this out.
ReplyDeleteI like that you can pair the magazine and books with the online site! I think that students would much rather read things written by people their age as opposed to old dead guys hah!
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