Emelita Pineda-ILA Newsletter Weekly Project: Effective Literacy Website #7

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Emelita Pineda

ED 638-40

Dr. M. Rivera

ILA Newsletter Project: Effective Literacy Website #7



 

            Teen Ink (https://www.teenink.com/) is a website and national teen magazine that is devoted entirely to the writings, art, photos, and forums of teenagers. For over 31 years, teens have been given opportunities to publish their creative work and opinions by Teen Ink. Issues such as love and family, school, current events, and self-esteem are just a few of the issues that affect the lives of teenagers. Students, aged 13-19, have submitted work to Teen Ink and more than 55, 000 teens have been published since 1989.

            Teen Ink is unique in that there are no staff writers or artists, and the website depends completely on submissions from teenagers around the world for their content. Teens have generated the most thoughtful and creative work in Teen Ink. There are over 460,000 registered users of Teenink.com, and these numbers continue to grow every day. Although the ownership of Teen Ink has changed a few times, the mission of this website remains the same. That mission is devoted to helping teens across the world to share their own voices while they develop reading, writing, creative, and critical-thinking skills.

            Currently, there is a free subscription for the relaunch of the Teen Ink Magazine that students can avail of. In the magazine, the work is also submitted by teens for teens. There are book reviews, personal stories, and art included in the magazine. This is another outlet for teens to share their passion for their creative expression.

            The website and magazine are a great supplement for teachers’ curriculums, and they use these resources to encourage students to write and create more often. Aside from helping to improve teens’ reading and writing skills, the website and magazine provides teens with a worldwide community of readers, writers, and artists to learn from just like themselves. I highly recommend this website and magazine for teachers in the secondary level, and hopefully, we can see the next author or artist from these parts of the world to be published and recognized.         

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