Category Archives: Timelines

Storify

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Storify

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

storify-example

 

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SIMILAR TO

  • tumblr

ALSO FEATURED IN

  • Mind Mapping
  • Presentation
  • Timelines

NEED TO KNOW

  • Free
  • Cloud Based
  • Subscribe
  • Social

Tiki-Toki

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Tiki-Toki

taken from http://www.tiki-toki.com/

ABOUT:

Tiki-Toki is a sleak, easy-to-use, presentation friendly timeline software. It allows embedded photos and videos. Each panel is clickable, and enlarges to the screen, which makes this good for presentations as well. The application exists on the cloud, is visually driven, and is easy to use.

Supported

Mac, PC

Pros

  • Visually beautiful
  • Great for linear thinkers
  • Embeds a variety of media
  • Allows groups to edit one timeline together

Cons

  • You cannot store presentations. The free version only allows you to make one presentation – though you can erase that and create another, endlessly.
  • Unless you upgrade, you cannot embed content, or share with anything other than a link.
  • Easily invites over-design

EXAMPLES

Below is an example of a news story that was a current event at the time it was built. This tiki-toki was used as a short presentation. Click the image below to visit the example:

Tiki-Toki-example

 

Uses

Tiki-Toki can be used to present, or record events. You would likely use this in a History course, or any course where you need to create a historical record that features video, audio, or images.

Timeline JS

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Timeline JS

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ABOUT:

TimelineJS is an open-source utility to manage and embed timelines into any local website. It supports multimedia functionality, including social media posts, articles, and video. TimelineJS uses an easy to use workflow by using an uploaded Google Spreadsheet. Embed codes can be used on any website in any format: PC, tablet, and mobile.

Supported

Mobile, PC, tablet, and Mac.

Pros

  • Multimedia support
  • Nice-looking user interface
  • Google API supported
  • Ready to post to websites with embedded code

Cons

  • Only Google spreadsheets are allowed
  • Lag time in loading real time features like tweets

Example

Preview example provided by the TimelineJS website.

Uses

TimelineJS can be used for any chronological progression in a very interactive and informative way. Use it to show videos, text, and pictures without all the hassle of excessive documents. Get live social media feeds and put them directly on your timeline. Eventually, you can integrate your timelines onto your project website or Prezi to make a great presentation.

 

 

Timetoast

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Timetoast

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ABOUT:

Using Timetoast, you can create simple, clean timelines that are shareable, and presentable. The continuum of dates along the bottom of your timeline uses plot-points that can be inserted that enlarge when clicked. Each plotted point can be filled in with images and data specific to the history or narrative you want to convey to your audience.

Pros

  • Creators can easily insert media (video, photos, audio clips)
  • Viewers can interact with the timeline to learn more
  • Spans of time can be added along the bottom of the timeline
  • Can have multiple events at the same time

Cons

  • Must add specific day/month/year
  • Pop-up explanations can sometime be distracting
  • Not much customization with the look and feel in the free version
  • Does not print, can only be shown online

EXAMPLES

The example below incorporates images and text on specific events in the timeline and includes spans of time to show when movements began and ended.

TimelineIDTExample 2

Uses

Timetoast is a great tool to use when creating timelines for classes like History, Literature, or even a report on the background of your favorite politician or scientist, especially when you want to incorporate more than just text. It can be used as a presentation, or can be something you feature in a blog post or a group project on another site.