This is the opening presentation for the first-ever Historython organized by Belgian start-up Hstry. Hstry is a digital learning tool that enables teachers, students and historians to explore and create interactive historical timelines: http://www.hstry.co

1. @Historython #Historython

4. Rude awakening - a bit of fog! To be expected. Don't
know how we live with this everyday in London!
#GreatSmog

5. Rumours that there are more deaths linked to this smog
than the influenza outbreak of 1918. #GreatSmog
Rude awakening - a bit of fog! To be expected. Don't
know how we live with this everyday in London!
#GreatSmog

6. Rude awakening - a bit of fog! To be expected. Don't
know how we live with this everyday in London!
Apparently oil could provide a cleaner alternative
to coal in the future. Let's hope this is true! #GreatSmog
Rumours that there are more deaths linked to this smog
than the influenza outbreak of 1918. #GreatSmog

7. Rumours that there are more deaths linked to this
smog than the influenza outbreak of 1918. #GreatSmog
Rude awakening - a bit of fog! To be expected. Don't
know how we live with this everyday in London!
422TWEETS
Apparently oil could provide a cleaner alternative to
coal in the future. Let's hope this is true! #GreatSmog

8. Rumours that there are more deaths linked to this smog
than the influenza outbreak of 1918. #GreatSmog
422TWEETS
1,5MILLIONPEOPLE
Apparently oil could provide a cleaner alternative to
coal in the future. Let's hope this is true! #GreatSmog

10. @Historython #Historython

11. TIMETABLE
9:00-9:45 - Presentation of Hstry, Historython and Sponsors + breakout into teams
9:45-12:00 - Timeline Creation
12:00-1:00 - Lunch
1:00-4:30 - Timeline Creation
4:30-5:00 - Judging
5:00-5:15 - Prizes & Closing Statement
5:30 - Everything is cleaned up and off to the afterparty!

12. SPONSORS

13. GUIDELINES
CREATING TIMELINES

14. 3 STEPS
Write the
timeline
Find the voice
Find and study
your subject

15. FIND AND STUDY YOUR SUBJECT
Choose your own
Or
Choose one of our
timeline ideas

16. FIND THE VOICE
We encourage to:
● Find the forgotten hero
● Shine a light on what history has put aside
● Find a different perspective
How did they live
the event?
Was that person
involved or a distant
witness?
Who was present at
the historical event?

17. TIMELINE IDEAS
An illegal brewer
during prohibition in
the 1920s
Moctezuma and
Hernan Cortes
meeting in
November 1519
2nd Punic war:
Hannibal marching
across the Alps

18. WRITE THE TIMELINE
* 1st person perspective
* Dynamic and entertaining
* Controlled Creativity
* Bring history to life
Types of posts:
Intro / Conclusion / Chapter / Narrative / Image
INTRO

19. PUBLIC DOMAIN IMAGES
● Library of Congress
● National Archives and Records Administration
● Wikimedia (Wikipedia)
● Digital Public Library of America
● Flickr

20. CREATIVE COMMONS
THE LICENSES WE CAN USE
Attribution - CC BY
Attribution-ShareAlike - CC BY-SA
Attribution-NoDerivs - CC BY-ND

21. Portrait of Paul Revere by John Singleton Copley, 1768 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA)

22. DEMO

23. PRIZES
Hidden Gem
Pebble Watch
Visual Gem
Kindle
Best Narrative
Kindle

24. THANK YOU & GOOD LUCK!
TEAMS?
QUESTIONS?

25. LOG IN
http://edu.hstry.co
@Historython #Historython

26. @Historython
#Historython