Instagram

= Instagram =

**What is Instagram?**
====From the Instagram website: "Instagram is a fun and quirky way to share your life with friends through a series of pictures. Snap a photo with your mobile phone, then choose a filter to transform the image into a memory to keep around forever. We're building Instagram to allow you to experience moments in your friends' lives through pictures as they happen. We imagine a world more connected through photos." ====

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 * Strengths: **
 * ====Easily accessible through the use of almost any smart phone (iPhone and Android). ====
 * ====Free for all users. ====
 * ====Photos can be quickly and easily edited using filters and other editing features such as cropping. ====
 * ====Share photos to other social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr) instantly. ====
 * ====Unlimited photo uploads. ====
 * ====Easy interface and search features to find users you know. ====

**Weaknesses: **

 * ====Needs an internet connection to use and access. ====
 * ====Still not available on some platforms, including iPad. ====

**Opportunities: **

 * ====Users can hashtag images to easily and instantly group images into categories. ====
 * ====Allows sharing of images both publicly and privately (through email). ====
 * ====Allows captioning and mapping of images to easily document photos. ====
 * ==== Teachers can create a hashtag unique to them and/or class to sort pictures by (Suzanne C) ====

**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Threats: **

 * ====<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">An account defaults as "public" meaning anyone can view the photos uploaded. ====
 * ====<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Anyone can have an account and upload pictures of anything (including inappropriate or pornographic images), although their policy prohibits this. ====
 * ====<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Must be 13 years old to use, but does not require proof. ====
 * ====<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Inappropriate language through comments and captions. ====


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Ideas for the classroom: **
 * ====<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Students could use Instagram as a platform for digital story telling. In a monitored and filtered capacity, students could comment on other students' images and add their own images. ====
 * ====<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Teachers could assign photo essays and photojournalism. Students could respond to certain themes in almost any subject area. ====
 * ====<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Teachers could use images for writing prompts. These could be used for quick writes or after studying a certain subject as a final assessment. ====
 * ====<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Students could use it to document science experiments and art projects. ====
 * ====<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Teachers could use it to showcase class activities and student progress. ====