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Strengths
 * Free
 * User friendly
 * Interactive educational way to learn bizarre facts

Weaknesses
 * Apple account required
 * Not available to all students, which isolates underprivileged students
 * Designed for iOS 4.0 or later devices only.

Opportunities
 * Encourages online geography activities for K-12 students.
 * Can be used as an independent or group online activity.
 * Student-led discussions can be facilitated

Threats  No visible threats detected

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 18px;">Ideas for the classroom
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 15.99px;">Integrate online activities such as chat discussions between K-12 students and teachers about the most bizarre facts in United States history.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 15.99px;">Integrate use of the web tool in a multiple foreign languages
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 15.99px;">Question and Answer instructor-led group discussions

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 * Bravenet http://www.bravenet.com/

Resources and links
http://www.bravenet.com/ Articles and tutorials-

Strengths:

 * Free website and creation tools.
 * Anyone can create a website very easily
 * Includes useful tools.
 * You can create blogs
 * You can use RSS
 * You can create a multiple question on site web poll.
 * Password protect for restricted access
 * online message board for discussions
 * online photo posting

Weaknesses:

 * Age is not restricted
 * Message forum could have negative message

Opportunities:

 * Teachers and students could
 * all set up websites
 * Students could create academic polls, as well as posting class pictures (with permission and supervision.

**Threats**: Homework assignments using Bravenet would require a home computer with an internet account, or a visit to a public library.
SInce it is unmonitored, maybe the students would not be given a Bravenet assignment.

Ideas: the class could create a newsletter.