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Sutori

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Reviewed:: Dec 3, 2018 by Teacher Education

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Overview:: Sutori is an online site that allows users to create presentations, communications, quick snippets, stories, interactive study guides, and more for the classroom and beyond in a unique timeline format. On Sutori, teachers and students are able create a variety of projects, assignments and portfolios. Sutori offers a free basic plan, along with pricing plans for individual educators ($99/yr), departments, schools, districts, and universities.
Type of Material:: Development tool
Recommended Uses:: Some of the best uses for Sutori seem to be collaborative projects, assignments, portfolios, class newsletter to parents, documenting progress and resources, substitute teacher plans, collaborative stories, graphic organizer (some templates are provided), discussion feedback. Users can gather and embed teaching resources in one place--from Google Docs to Quizlets, from PDFs to Flipgrids.
Technical Requirements:: Internet access.
Identify Major Learning Goals:: Sutori seeks to provide presentations for the classroom in a unique timeline format. Users can create individual or collaborative projects or assignments.
Target Student Population:: Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional, Grade School
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:: basic computing skills

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By design, Sutori supports visual learners who want to be hands on with a computer. Resources such as video, audio files, vocabulary, images, and web links can be embedded into the Sutori timelines. With the timeline structure, there is a definite reason for students to be writing and documenting. And, students and teachers are able to view student progress in one central place.

Many samples of use in a variety of grade levels and contents are offered for insight into using this tool as an assignment that can be project-based.

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None.

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Since Sutori is an online structure for developing timeline-type stories or documentation, it is really open-ended for the content addressed. However, by design there is great potential for student learning and sharing. Be cause the documentation can included visuals, audio files, text, links, etc. the student efforts in developing the Sutori projects can be reinforcing concept development. Sutori can be used across the curriculum by both instructors and students. By having students develop and present the content via Sutori, student-centered learning is clearrly supported.

Some ways to use Sutori might include documenting test preparation, demonstrating experiments, having students debate via the Sutori comment feature, creating historical narratives, collaborating to create a timeline of characters or famous individuals, developing a digital travel diary, presenting information over time and class sessions, developing information that serves as a companion to a reading assignment, using as a performance assessment, and embedding 360 degree experiences within a lesson or presentation.

Sutori can be utilized in any content. Sample uses are included in the website.

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None.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:: The site is systematically organized and easy to navigate. The layout is clear and the support for using this tool is readily available at the site. The Help Section offers specific information including Creating and Sharing Sutori projects, Student Related Questions, a general Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section, directions for embedding resources (images, audio files, videos, web links, etc.) within a Sutori project, and Tutorials and Teacher Guides. There are also several articles and a search slot available in the Help Center.
Concerns:: None.

Other Issues and Comments:: Sutori integrates with multiple management systems to ease set up of class/student log-in access. There is a free version and there are a variety of paid subscription options.
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