Shutterfly

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 * Strengths **
 * 1) Free with unlimited storage size of your photos
 * 2) Allows you to add pictures directly from your memory card, camera or computer
 * 3) Easy to use, organize photos through album creation
 * 4) Free customization of photos
 * 5) Privacy setting allows users to share selected albums
 * 6) Free windows based editing software that allows upload directly to website with internet connection.Software also allows direct ordering and sharing.
 * 7) Prints and customizable items can be purchased at low price
 * 8) Pre-paid print plan options, tiered pricing
 * 9) 100% Customer satisfaction guaranteed for all print services
 * 10) Online chat customer services and support
 * 11) Free downloadable mass storage software (Shutterfly Studio)
 * 12) free photo sharing
 * 13) you can create all different types of things to share(pics, photo books, etc.)
 * 14) Allows for "Pro" accounts.
 * 15) Under Pro accounts you can offer discounts, copywrite stamps, custom backprinted messages.
 * 16) Pro account allows for Digital Downloads.
 * 17) Contains a share site feature that can be used to create free easy websites in many different formats.


 * Weaknesses **
 * High cost shipping charges on most purchases
 * Internet based photo editing is not easy to use as opposed to the windows based application software
 * Uploaded photos cannot be downloaded with the same file size.File size is drastically reduced when downloading occurs.
 * No online training tool.May be challenging to use for younger students
 * share sites are not easily customizable, you must use the supplied format


 * Opportunities **
 * Photo sharing is quick and easy
 * Upload of multiple pictures can be done directly from the application software and or website
 * Easy way to keep in communication with parents and students or to showcase student achievement or upcoming events.


 * Threats **
 * Do not know how secure photos are after they have been uploaded.
 * No information provided on storage of photos.
 * Not designed for public forums
 * NO status or retrieval on the history of deleted photos.
 * The security of the share sites is unknown.

 **Ideas for the classroom:**


 * Can be used to create scrapbook for a particular class.
 * Can promote photo journalism.
 * Let students create a photo book about a specific topic.
 * Students can share their photo books with the other students and then comment on each others
 * Teachers can use pictures or upload student drawings to use as story starters, then add text to create personalized, published student books. This could be shared at an author's celebration as a culminating event.
 * Share sites can be used to create a classroom web page. Parents can easily be kept infomed of upcoming events, see photographs of students work in class, or feel more in touch with the classroom activities.