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INTRODUCTION
Sutori is a digital technology that facilitates collaborative, multi-media storytelling through the creation of digital timelines and presentations.
Sutori can enable effective engagement, enhancement, and extension as defined by the Triple E framework, but this depends on whether students learn from Sutori (teacher as creator) or students learn with Sutori (student as creator). Learning from Sutori may prompt students to remember, understand, and apply, but learning with Sutori opens the door for students to analyze, evaluate, and create. For the remainder of my review, I approach Sutori from the assumption of student as creator.
Pros:
Provides the opportunity for active, social learning through creation.
Students can construct stories with multi-media resources, including primary sources.
Students can represent their analyses in different ways (e.g., write, record an audio file).
Cons:
Tools for searching for images, audio, and video should be used with caution. They can pull incorrect or offensive media.
Can be used for teacher direct instruction instead of student creation. Quiz questions do not assess higher order thinking.
Sutori offers a free, 30-day trial of all features. After 30 days, users may opt for Sutori Essential (free) or Sutori Unlimited ($120/year/educator). Users may only embed text and images using Sutori Essential but may embed videos, quizzes, polls, links, audio, and other files via Sutori Unlimited.
ENGAGEMENT
Sutori Screencast.mp4Sutori motivates students to start the learning process and spend time on task by providing a platform for not only the creative product but also the creation process. When students construct stories on Sutori, they can easily create, remove, add, and reorder components (e.g., primary sources, audio recordings) as they synthesize content.
Further, students can work together on the same project as well as embed polls and enable comments to add an additional layer of social learning.
ENHANCEMENT
When students create a story on Sutori, they develop higher-order thinking by organizing primary sources, secondary sources, and their own analyses into a cohesive product through collaboration with others.
Sutori offers scaffolding as students construct their final products through an iterative process that allows them to explore their questions and find solutions.
Sutori Enhancement 2.mp4EXTENSION
Sutori Review Extension.pdfSutori extends learning by facilitating active, social creation inside and outside of the classroom as well as inside and outside of school time.
Students can connect school and life by constructing stories with primary sources and explaining their own thoughts through text or audio. Through such projects, students can develop creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication.
Rachel Venator, Sept. 15, 2024
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