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Storify is part social, part archival, and part storage. Record events in a readable stream by dragging in any media live on the web and share.

SUPPORTS

PC, Mac, iPad

USES

You could use storify for multiple course projects. It is completely free, and could be used for research storage, organizing open-access articles, and even presentation. If your class is tweeting, you can drag and drop tweets into a storify thread and organize them, for example. You could do the same for news stories that you want to present for a History class, or a discovery timeline. You can feature photos, videos, articles, and pretty much any social media available.

PROS

easy to use and very versatile
exists on the cloud so you can’t accidentally delete anything AND it’s easily shareable
supports loads of social media and news organizations

CONS

cannot link to or embed pay-to-access articles like many from our library databases
storify stories can become too long and cumbersome to read
there is potential to manipulate and twist stories depending on how you arrange entries

EXAMPLES

Below is an example of a storify featuring tweets from and English 1101 course

#below is what would appear in a sidebar

SIMILAR TO

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ALSO FEATURED IN

Mind Mapping
Presentation
Timelines

NEED TO KNOW

Free
Cloud Based
Subscribe
Social

ABOUT:

Evernote is a unique application that allows the user collect, store, sort, and create notes for personal use. It is capable of syncing across all devices so you can manage content easily and constantly. Evernote allows hyper organizers a place to store just about anything. If you have a lot going on in life – a heavy course load, that internship, a full-time job, children, a social life – Evernote can help you keep it all organized in one place. Because you need to download Evernote, you must own your own devices to use it, but once you’ve learned the features, uploaded your stuff, and kept it up to date, you might not lose anything ever again.

Supported

PC, Mac, tablet, mobile

Pros

Syncs instantly across all devices
Works excellently for the highly organized person
Since Evernote is on the cloud, you won’t lose any of the information if your computer crashes.

Cons

Evernote has a LOT of features, so it has a bit of a learning curve. You will want to watch tutorials, or sign up for a course on it through your department.
If you are not organized, you may lose track of items in Evernote, forget to update, or just clutter your life further
MUST be downloaded onto devices. If you do not own a computer, you cannot use Evernote.

EXAMPLES

Because an Evernote account is a mostly private affair, there are no student examples. Instead, watch the short video below to see a couple of the features:

Uses

Evernote could be used in a variety of ways, though most of them would be for personal organization and as a study aid. You can keep your notes in Evernote, or keep track of presentations, and other materials from your courses. Evernote contains a potential wealth of ideas. If you need to come up with an idea for a paper, check your Evernote entries and see what you’ve been collecting. It can help you keep track of the clippings, notes, recipes – all the things that interest you – which can help you come up with project/paper ideas you really care about.