Yahoo+Instant+Messanger

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Strengths: · Free · Easy to Enroll · Provides easy collaboration · Real Time-Fast · Controlled access through the use of a Buddy List · Students are comfortable with the messaging process · Allows for multi-tasking · Communication at low cost, if not none, with people across the globe

Weaknesses: · Users must be online at the same time to have a conversation · Security risks- viruses transmitted · School systems block certain messaging sites · Privacy concerns · Can be a time waster and distracting · File sharing does not often work properly.

Opportunities: · Individuals can communicate with individuals across the globe · Allows for multi-tasking · Students can collaborate with other individuals while working on a project without having to be in the same room.

Threats: · Users are not monitored. · Viruses can be transmitted

Ideas for the Classroom: · Can be an easy way to communicate with a teacher while working on a project at home.