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Can Goodreads be used as a teaching tool for students?

Goodreads can be used by educators to help a class of students monitor each others reading habits and discuss books together. We recommend creating a private group for the group interested (classroom, school, etc). Goodreads requires an email address to register, so it may not be suited for younger students, although students can make up a fake email address if need be. Goodreads is a very open site, so there is also no way to prevent students from exploring other sections of the site. There is a danger for young kids with any Social Network (even a good one like Goodreads), so we recommend using it at your own risk.