An Album is a place to group and organize photos on a Page. It can be used for an event (a field trip or sports game), for organizing periods of time (October happenings), and for curriculum units (earthquake models or art projects). Albums have the same permissions as the Page, so if a user can view the photos on a Page, they will also be able to view the photos in an Album added to the Page. If a user has permission to contribute to a Page, they can contribute to any Albums added to the Page.
A Collection is an individual storage or working "folder". It is used for curating photos that have already been uploaded to a Page or Album. You create Collections in your personal space (by clicking on your name in Vidigami). Unless shared, a Collection can only be viewed by the user that created it. Collections are designed for organizing photos for specific uses as well as collaborating. Examples of uses for Collections include:
- The Marketing Team can have a Collection they curate photos to each week for their social media feeds.
- Admissions Directors can curate Collections for prospective families and share a public slideshow with them.
- Teachers can create a Collection to share at a Back-to-School event.
- Communication Assistants can use a Collection to add new photos from the uploads that week, and then share in the weekly parent newsletter.
- Collections can be accessed via Canva and Microsoft Powerpoint. You can organize photos you want to use for a presentation or flyer, and then drop and drag them into the application.
Although a Collection can be shared to a Page, it is recommended that 1) Albums be used for Pages and 2) Collections be used for private collaboration and curation. Collections shared to a Page can be viewed by everyone who can view that page. Users cannot collaborate (add additional media) to a Collection shared to a page unless the Collection owner has added them as a collaborator to that Collection.