Hola! It's been a while since I've blogged, but I wanted to share an amazing tech tool I've begun implementing in my classes with our new remote learning reality.
Sutori is a tool that allows teachers and students to build timelines, but I haven't really been using it for history class. Instead, I'm using it as a way to bring together diverse types of media. You see, Sutori allows you to embed video clips from Vimeo or YouTube, audio clips, pictures, web pages and Quizlet sets. Then, you can add multiple choice questions, matching exercises, and open-ended forums to have instant feedback.
Here's one Sutori story I've been working on. I started out with a Quizlet set to review words they'll hear in the clips, and a forum question to get their brains moving. Then, I brought in some clips from various websites (making sure to credit the original sources). Because my students are novices, these are pretty high-level clips, so I added transcripts to make them more comprehensible. I asked multiple choice and matching questions about the clips.
I also added flags for a little color and also to represent where the speakers were from. I tried to find as diverse a group of speakers as possible. I also included some videos for variety.
You can see the whole story I created here: https://www.sutori.com/story/como-es-tu-familia--JqgCCxpWsoqupytFdXdDvEf2
Another thing I like about Sutori is that if your students register, you can have them log in and then their progress saves. They can answer the questions as many times as they like, so it's better as a formative assessment, but you can see all of their attempts.
I haven't tried it yet, but students can also create their own Sutori stories. This could be really good for a country project or an All-About-Me kind of page.
If you want to check it out, they have a nice long free trial of the premium version, and you keep your premium stories even if you don't decide to buy a subscription. Pretty neat!
