myHistro is a great site (and app!) that lets students combine maps and timelines seamlessly into one great presentation of information and understanding. myHistro is more than just data collection, it is a way to share stories. With myHistro, students can create a rich timeline/map mashup complete with additional text, pictures and video.

1. History Visualization
Basic guidelines for History teachers using
www.myhistro.com

2. Combine maps, photographs, videos and
blogging in your project.
is the simplest way to create
multimedia stories and visualize histories.

3. First, let’s create an account.
You can also sign up using
your Facebook, Geni,
Foursquare or LinkedIn
account.

4. Now you’re set!

5. Let’s begin!
1. First, name your story.
2. To do this click on Stories, which you can find under the
main tab.

6. How to create a new story
1. Name your story.
2. Add a description, if you like.
3. Add a cover photo for your timeline.

7. ‘Tags, comments and the privacy’
function explained
1. Assign co-authors.
It’s handy, when many students are
working on one project.
2. Add tags to your project. It helps
others to find your timeline.
For instance, the keywords you used
in your story. This can be added later
as well.
3. Here you can change privacy
settings.
It’s useful if you don’t want to make
your story public just yet.
4. And by clicking comments, you can
choose if you want others to
comment on your story too.

8. Let’s see how to create events
Now, click on ‘Next’ button or on ‘Add & Manage Story Events’ to proceed…

9. At the glance
1. On the left tab you’ll
see some examples of
the events I have
created previously.
2. All the events you
create can be used in
your other projects as
well. To do this, simply
drag and drop events
from the left bar to the
right.
3. To create new events,
click on ‘Create new
event’ button.

10. For each new event you can add:
1. Headline and description
(can be as long as
needed);
2. Date; You have an option
to select just a year and a
year/month if the date is
unknown. The end date
is optional.
3. Type in the location you
would like to add and do
not forget to illustrate
with photos.
4. 'Add videos and co-
authors´ link opens some
advanced options.
5. Once you are set, click
‘Save changes’

11. What´s behind ‘Add video, co-authors and more’
1. Adding co-authors is
optional but it’s great for
collaborative projects.
Co-authoring applies
only to your myHistro
friends.
2. Add YouTube video.
Copy paste the link
(URL) of the video you
would like to include.
Add one video per
event. More to follow
soon.
3. Specify the genre of
your event under Event
type ranging from
educational, sports and
many more.

12. You are almost ready to view your (first) timeline!
Once you have created a
few events, they’ll be lined
up chronologically.
You can make further
changes by moving the
cursor over an event and
clicking on ‘edit’, ´view´ or
‘Remove’.
Click ‘Save story’. If you
forget to press ´save´, your
events will not appear
within this story.
After saving you can view
your timeline as a
slideshow, presentation or
a book.

13. Ways of viewing your story (1)
To view your story as an automatic slideshow on a map, click ‘Play’.
Here you can get a clear idea of ‘what’, where’ and ‘when’ of the events you created.

14. Ways of viewing your story (2)
You can also browse your timeline manually and read it like a book.
Once you’ve pressed „Read more...“ click on arrows of the events.

15. Ways of viewing your story (3)
You can view it as a chronological list of events.
Simply click on a number of events (next to the play button) or on ‘View story
summary’ on the tab on your right

16. Editing tab next to the map explained 1
1. Here you have options to
edit your timeline and add
events. 1 2
2. Export your timeline into
different formats: KLM
(Google Earth file with
photos) and CSV
(spreadsheet) without
photos.
3. In the ‘Embed story’ section
you have two links that
enable you to embed your
timeline. Simply copy the
suitable code and paste it 3
into your blog or a website.
(Customize the dimensions
if necessary.)

17. Example of an embedded file
This is how your MyHistro story will look
on your blog or any other website.
You can customize the size of embedded
window easily.

18. Thank you
and have fun using MyHistro!
www.myhistro.com