Scrapblog

__**Scrapblog**__ Step by step instructions: [] Digital Story Telling and Step-by-Step instructions for creating a scrapblog: [] Related sites: []

__**Strengths**__
 * User friendly and simple layout
 * Storyboard is very similar to Goanimate and Microsoft Movie Maker which gives a sense of familiarity for users
 * Free backgrounds/images are able to be utilized within the program

__**Weaknesses**__
 * There is a cost for pictures and backgrounds, which ranges from $5.00 to $50.00

__**Opportunities**__
 * Able to upload videos- which could prove to be very beneficial for science experiments/demonstrations
 * Combines blogging and scrapbooking, which generates interest for users
 * Able to be shared between users and within various programs (Facebook, Flickr, etc.)
 * Able to be used as a personal tool to save photos
 * Can be used to increase literacy by illustrating stories

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">__**Threats**__
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Easy uploads of images, videos, and text can foster plagiarism

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">__**Ideas for the classroom**__
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">At the end of the year have students use scrapblog to create a virtual study guide to demonstrate the critical concepts from each unit before a final exam.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Used to conclude a unit as an assessment, which demonstrates the major concepts within the unitScrapblog