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<h1>Assignment 1 Part B – Media Tools:</h1>
 
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I chose Storify for my student created content. Storify uses a combination of blogging and social media so that users can add original content from various
 
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sites such as Facebook, Twitter, RSS feeds and YouTube to name a few, that is integrated into Storify for ease of use.
 
  
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Storify is a social media site, so you can have followers or follow others. Your stories that you create are posted on you page and be shared.
 
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<strong>EASE OF USE</strong>
 
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<li> You need to create an account either through and email (create an username and password) or through Facebook or Twitter.</li>
 
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<li>You can view profiles and stories that people share and the stories have an embed button (HTML code) that you can use on other sites such as</li>
 
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<li>WordPress. But you are not able to like or follow people without an account.</li>
 
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<li>There is search option on the main site so you can find stories. The advanced search features are limited to two options - latest and most popular elements (elements are drilled features: quotes, images, videos, and links).</li>
 
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<li>If you have great internet search skills, you can do a lot with Storify. But for any other user it is straight forward, you simply click a network – that is pre-design button that is linked in the site, such as Facebook , twitter, google+, a RSS feed – and use a keyword to search.</li>
 
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<li>Once you have found content that you would like to build your story you simply drag and drop in your story.</li>
 
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<li>You cannot upload content, because Storify uses created content for other platforms to tell a story. This does not mean you cannot upload somewhere and else grab it from that site.</li>
 
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<strong>CONFIDENTIALITY OF CONTENT/DISCUSSION</strong>
 
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<li>You are not able to restrict or make your stories private in the free version only in the business version.</li>
 
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<li>Stories you make are your own with no feature to collaborate with others.</li>
 
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<li> Stories that you create can be used by anyone. There is an embed code on every users story.</li>
 
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<strong>TRANSFERABILITY/SCRUBBABILITY</strong>
 
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<li>You can transfer the story four different formats;
 
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<li>HTML 5</li>
 
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<li>PDF</li>
 
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<li>XML</li>
 
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<li>JSON</li>
 
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<li>Stories can be deleted just like a post on facebook</li>
 
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<li>The stories you create can be transferred in the most popular formats which is great for user that have limited technical skills.</li>
 
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<strong>APPROPRIATENESS FOR ACADEMIC USE</strong>
 
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Storify would be good for grade levels of 11 &amp; 12 and post-secondary students. Storify is a useful tool for teachers that want their students to learn
 
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or enhance internet research skills, by allowing students to use various social media platforms as an engagement and tell a story that is content driven.
 
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<strong> QUESTIONS?</strong>
 
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How you would use Storify with your students?
 
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What problem do you see with Storify?
 

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