Boom+Writer

Boom Writer

__**BOOM WRITER (C.Pearl)**__ Strengths:
 * Free to sign up
 * Based on collaboration
 * Gives a starting point for a story, and the rest is left to the students
 * Allows creativity
 * Very easy to use
 * Allows students to enjoy writing and creating
 * Created by teachers and educators
 * It is Kid Safe Certified
 * Great for all age groups
 * Improves students' writing and reading skills
 * Causes increased motivation in students
 * Goes one chapter at a time
 * Teacher determines the number of chapters the story will have
 * Pushes those students who do not enjoy writing to better their writing skills, and improves the writing skills of the more advanced students
 * Increases students evaluation ability

Weaknesses:
 * The story that gets published as the next chapter is the only one that stays in the book
 * Teachers may not be able to evaluate each student's improvement because stories are kept anonymous
 * Strong writers will excel more at this than poor writers

Opportunities:
 * The end result is an actual book that is created
 * Allows every student to contribute their own ideas
 * Students get to read all of the other stories that have been created by their classmates and vote on the one that they like best, and they can't vote on their own story. (other students' names are kept hidden)
 * Students can be as creative as they want with the stories
 * Fun activity that involves writing

Threats:
 * None that I can see at this time

Ideas for the classroom:
 * Can have students do this during a writing station
 * Can be a class project where the end result is a book that has been created and published