- Welcome to the OurStoryBridge Tool Kit
Disclaimer: The information in this User Guide is offered in good faith and believed to be reliable. It is provided for informational purposes only and not intended to provide specific advice.
This User Guide, recently updated, is intended to serve as an instructional reference as you consider launching and realizing an OurStoryBridge project. Its copious detail will help you to capture, retain, communicate and publicize the unique stories that make your community yours—in a manner fitting the 21st century.
This User Guide and the supplementary training materials below, Sample Documents, How-To Videos, and Teacher’s Guide, can help you facilitate the creation of your own OurStoryBridge project and use stories from all OurStoryBridge projects in classrooms across the country.
If you need additional support beyond the OurStoryBridge User Guide and supplementary training materials, we invite you to contact us at createyourstoryproject@gmail.com. We can provide you with additional direct assistance, at no charge, via telephone, email, and in-person meetings. Our work is dependent on funding, but substantial services are supplied by volunteers.
- Sample Documents
These downloadable documents are linked to the User Guide to provide examples of tools you can use.
Marketing
- Sample Marketing Plan
- Sample Social Media and Digital Community Platforms
- Sample Posters Including Events
- Sample Business/Appointment Card
- Sample Banner
- Sample Adirondack Community Website
- Sample Facebook Marketing Plan
- Sample Facebook Page
- Sample QR Code
- Sample Postcard
- How to Get More Stories from Gretchen Schlie, I AM A STORY
Public Relations
Collecting, Processing, and Posting Stories
- Teacher's GuideThis Teacher’s Guide can help you use stories from OurStoryBridge projects across the country in your classrooms. These downloadable resources, starting with How to Use the Teacher’s Guide, then Story Summaries, Story Selection Chart, and Sample School Assignment, will get you started.
The stories hold lessons for your students no matter where they are. As new OurStoryBridge projects come online and stories are added to each, the resources are updated, so check often for stories that can bring your lessons to life!
