Storify

Storify is a social media curationtool. Create links from across theweb, including tweets, photos, web-links, etc. to create acurated story-line for others to read.Pedagogical Uses Great to give an overview of a particular topic, to/from students. Encouraging students to curate material well. This could include critical interpretations of material online.Research Uses Regularly used to give feedback from conferences & eventsSetting Up an Account  Go to http:// storify.com/.  Select ‘Sign Up Now’.  Choose whether you sign in via Face- book, Twitter or Storify-only login.Setting up Your ProfileAdd a picture and your profile details.It helps others to find you, and knowwhether their interests will align withyours. 1

Create a Story  Look to the top-left for ‘Create Story’.  Add a headline, such as ‘2012 Summer Olympic Games’  Add a description to encourage viewers to read further. Adding Material Search within the associated platform for stories relating to your topic. If your event has a #hashtag, it’s easy to trace the materials. Note that you ‘add them all’, or drag & drop one at a time. To add URLs, use the grey ‘link’ button on the far-right. To add comments, hover between entries in the left-hand panel and ‘Click to add text’. Publishing Your Story Select ‘Publish’, or just ‘Save Now’ if not yet ready. All ‘Storifys’ can be re-edited in future.Dr Bex Lewis: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. 2

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by Bex Lewis on Aug 13, 2012

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