1. Using Social Stories

2. What are social stories?
Photos or videos presented in a chronological “story,” that is completely separate form your timeline.
Photos/videos posted to stories disappear after 24 hours.
Introduced by Snapchat in 2013.
Instagram introduced stories in 2016, followed by Facebook stories in 2017.
Often raw, not-polished and mostly recorded in real time.

4. When to use Social Stories
Promote upcoming events on campus.
Remind students of important dates/information
Opportunity for collaboration across departments
Student takeovers
Build fun/interesting content about day-to-day life on campus.

5. Benefits of Using Social Stories
The ability to reach students directly.
Relay time-sensitive information quickly.
The ability to generate content quickly without worrying about it being too polished.