Students are introduced to the practice of "Ekphrasis" to practice "reading" an image/photograph.
Create an Exhibit
👓 Examples
🛠️ Tools
🪜 Steps
Complete the form (shown in Tool).
Type in a provisional title for your narrative.
Add your name(s) as Author, as follows: Firstname Lastname.
Enter a description, which should make reference to a project idea, and provide information about the source, as the main thesis of a perceivable sequential narrative.
Click Allow Duplication.
Prove you are not a robot, and read and accept the Terms of Service.
Click Create Exhibit.
Write down the URL of your Exhibit, where you can return to do edits if necessary.
Click "Add Item."
Copy each IIIF Manifest URL then paste it in the blank before clicking "Import."
Repeat until you have imported all the items.
Choose one item to start, and click "Add to exhibit."
Click "+" on the left side of the page, zoom in or out of the image on the right, and lock the detail (image) you would like to do the caption on.
Write the caption (description and/or significance of the image) on the left side where it shows "Enter your comment here."
Once you are satisfied with the detail of the image and the caption, click on the check icon.
Use advance arrows change pages of the same item.
When the first item is done, go back to the list and select the second item and repeat the process.
You will compose a perceivable sequential narrative that connects captions and views like beads on a string.
✉️ Share
Embedded link to your Exhibit narrative:
When you are done with your narrative, click "Share."
From the popup window, choose Use the following code to embed this Exhibit at [640 x 480], and copy the code.
Click on "Reply." In the text editor, switch on the HTML editor by clicking the </> symbol below the window (on the right), then paste in your code, and switch back to the regular WYSIWYG editor. ou should see your Storiiies narrative appear in the editing field.
Click "Reply."
🤝 Collaborate
You can view and give a feedback to a posted Exhibit by clicking on "Reply" under each post.