PhotoSnack

=**[|PhotoSnack]**=


 * PhotoSnack is a free, online resource for creating and publishing professional-quality photo slideshows.**

**Resources links and/or class examples: ** [|www.photosnack.com]

URL: //http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/PhotoSnack.com// //[|How to add PhotoSnack slideshow to your website]// //[|YouTube video on creating a PhotoSnack slideshow]// **Strengths: ** > > Photo slideshow widgets for blogs and social networks.
 * intuitive and easy to use
 * Upload as many photos as you wish
 * Choose from 24 free slideshow templates
 * Share your photo slideshows easily
 * You can also use photos from: [[image:http://www.photosnack.com/images/addsharefrom.png?01]]
 * It's FREE! (Basic Membership)
 * Stylish design
 * Add music to photo slideshows
 * You can add a title and description text or a link to each photo
 * slideshows remain in your account and can always be edited
 * unlimited amount of slideshows allowed
 * ==Blog widgets==

**Weaknesses: **
 * VIP Membership $24
 * Watermark on free slideshows; must pay for premium version to eliminate water mark
 * Must have email address to register
 * Must have Flash Player 10+ ( free download available on site)

**Opportunities: **


 * Photosnack will allow students to create a slideshow for many educational purposes.
 * Easily change order of photos in slideshow
 * Select photos and view them in the various templates before selecting your choice
 * Edit an existing slideshow with the option of retaining the first version
 * Supported files are jpg, jpeg, png and gif with a file size limit of 10MB.

**Threats: ** **Ideas for the classroom: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">If a slideshow exceeds 25,000 hits a day they turn into a static button. Downloading is reccommended to prevent this from happening.
 * Students could import inappropriate photos from their social networking sites
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Slideshow widget for blogs
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Digital artifact
 * Beginning of the school year: Have students create slideshows write why they included the photos that they did. Each day, view one show and have the students write (blog, if possible)what they think they know about their classmate from viewing his/her show. Compile comments/reactions of classmates for each student.
 * Create a class slideshow of a field trip
 * Add photos through the year to create a class slideshow of the year's highlights
 * Can create a geographical or historical slideshow about an assigned topic
 * Have students select a topic, take digital photographs, then create a slideshow.