Learn how to create media-rich, interactive timelines using timeline.js.

Timeline.js is a free, easy-to-use web-based tool, that enables you to build visually rich, interactive timelines using nothing more than a Google spreadsheet. It can pull in media from a variety of sources, e.g., Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, etc., to enhance your storytelling.

Learning goals:

• Organizational practices for planning your timeline project
• Setting up a timeline in the tool in preparation for adding content
• Formatting and customization options
• Publishing your timeline

Prerequisites: 

• This lesson assumes no prior knowledge of the skills or tools 
• Please bring a laptop to the session (laptops are available for 3 hour loans on a first-come, first-served basis at the 1st Floor Circulation Desk: https://www.library.nd.edu/technology-lending)