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__﻿Category/Grade Level __
 * Elementary, middle school, high school
 * Collaborative writing

__Brief Description __
 * A collaborative approach to writing which allows groups of students (2 or many) to contribute to a single piece of writing
 * Writers are allowed to borrow each others' ideas and words to create the most effective piece
 * Each contributor is colored coded for easy accountability
 * The finished product is somewhat like a contest winner, the top version having been voted on by the other writers in a 1-10 star process

__Strengths __
 * Students enjoy working collaboratively on the project
 * Everyone is contributing (teacher can easily see if someone is not)
 * Everyone's ideas count
 * Unlimited number of users
 * The basic program is free

__Weaknesses __
 * May allow for some hurt feelings when one writer's ideas are not chosen over another
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">The cost of $32 a month- free version only allows enrollment with email addresses

__<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Suggested Classroom Application __
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Writing persuasive writing pieces
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Writing progressive stories
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">One idea from a social studies teacher- students came up with ideas they felt should be in Pres. Obama's inaugural speech and the rationale behind the inclusion
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Creating poetry

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