What it is: Storify has just been released to the public! I have been playing with this site for a few months and am excited that I finally get to share it with all of you. 🙂 Storify lets you create stories based on Tweets, photos and videos. You can search multiple social networks from one place, and drag elements into your story. Re-order elements and add text as needed. Storify lets you take those little bits of information shared over time and turn them into a story.
How to integrate Storify into the classroom: If you are using social media in the classroom, Storify is a fantastic addition. Use Storify to create weekly stories of tweets, pictures and videos from your classroom that can be sent home to parents. Create a story of learning based on a collaboration between classrooms as a way to chronicle and reflect on the collaboration. Build a semester or year-long story as a sort of online scrapbook that can be shared with families. Invite other classrooms to take part in writing a collaborative story 140 characters at a time using Twitter. At the end of the project, each class can use Storify to create an original story from the tweets. Send out links, book recommendations, and other resources used throughout the week using Twitter. At the end of the week, create a resource Storify for students to access.
Storify makes it simple to create and share social media stories. Storify stories can be shared with a unique link, emailed or embedded in a blog or website. Very cool!
Unsure about how to use Twitter in the classroom? Check out my posts on it here, here and here.
Tips: Because Storify is based on social media, anyone can add to your stories!
Please leave a comment and share how you are using Storify in your classroom!
