aviary


 * Introduction:**
 * Purchased by Adobe, this site is now part of the adobe products. The website is not functioning in the same capacity.**

The Aviary web suite is a collection of free multimedia web apps that allows other networks to include its photo-editing suite.


 * Strengths:**
 * Different tools to edit images and pictures.
 * Students can add music to an image.
 * Students can draw pictures and add 3D effects to images.
 * Students can make voice recordings to add their own voices to images.
 * The app is more simplified and easier to use than Photoshop.


 * Weaknesses:**
 * May have a steeper learning curve for inexperienced students.
 * Students need an artistic background to really master the app and its controls.
 * Aviary for Education shuts down over the summer. Teachers have the ability to create student accounts and manage their work, but only during the school year.


 * Opportunities:**
 * Students ca share pictures, music, and images with a worldwide community of artists.
 * Students can createy music, digital art, or vector designs for free.


 * Threats:**
 * Students do not really know who he or she is communicating with, so the potential for inappropriate contact with predators is a possibility.
 * There are not many security settings to control access to accounts or information.


 * Ideas for the Classroom:**
 * Students and teachers can collaborate on a single project to create an image together.
 * Students can create both their own music and album cover for a comprehensive, multimedia project.
 * Students can experiment with photography and learn about photo editing through Aviary's simple photo editing software.

**Aviary** [|web application] suite is a [|proprietary][|[][|1][|]] collection of free [|multi-media] web apps, a platform that allows other networks to include its photo-editing suite. As of March 2013, the platform had been used to edit over 3 billion photos