Saywire

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__**Strengths**__

Activity wire page shows a participant everything that the student misses
 * Secure network for students
 * Enotes replaces e-mail so no spam
 * [[image:https://saywire.com/public_images/stage_pics/inner/fEnotes.jpg]]
 * No annonymnous contributions- student's full birth name and photo shown when the student makes a contribution to a disscussion, blog or forum
 * Blogging available to each participant
 * [[image:https://saywire.com/public_images/stage_pics/inner/fBlogs.jpg]]
 * Filtered chat rooms available
 * Using less paper (Go Green)
 * Easy to collaborate between students and teachers


 * __Weaknesses__**
 * High possibility that students can pass on their log in information and get other students to do their classwork
 * No administrative control over the wiki page which means that one student can delete everything from a wiki page accidentally
 * Teens + 24 hour access + chat= trouble/innappropriate behavior
 * There are ways to still communicate in chat innappropriately even with a chat filter (i.e. WTF, LMAO) etc...
 * Students without personal computers or laptops will not be able to access the page 24/7 like the classmates with personal computers/laptops
 * Not FREE

There is a homework page
 * __Opportunities__**
 * Students can contact the teacher for assistance
 * Students can colloborate on group assignments
 * Teachers can plan and collaborate with their team members or other teachers in school.


 * __Threats__**
 * Supervision during assignments
 * __Ideas for the classroom__**
 * Group Projects
 * Students working with other grade levels