An overview of ways to use ThingLink EDU to transform teaching and learning.

1. Transform Teaching and
Learning with ThingLink
August, 2014

2. Today’s Webinar
Overview
• What is ThingLink EDU?
• Ways to use ThingLink in the
classroom
• Get Started with ThingLink
EDU
• New: ThingLink EDU Premium
& ThingLink for Video Preview
• Get inspired with ideas and
resources from the ThingLink
Teacher Challenge
Watch Archived Webinar
http://bit.ly/VLY1km

3. Introduction
Susan Oxnevad – About me
• ThingLink Education
Community Manager
• Tech Coach
• Early adopter of ThingLink
• Blogger
• Presenter
• Webinar host
Susan@ThingLink.com

4. What is ThingLink?
Create interactive images
• Tool for annotating images and
defining through multimedia.
• Create multiple "hot spots” to
annotate images with text, pictures,
video, audio and hyperlinks to web
content.
• Mobile apps for iOS and Android to
quickly capture life’s moments
without wifi.
• Helps students develop 21st
Century Skills

5. Rich Media Tags
Embed live content right on the image
Just copy and paste the link.

6. Use Across Platforms
Circle of possibilities to extend the walls of the classroom
• Web based version works on
any Internet connected device.
• Works on a tablet through web
browser.
• iOS and Android apps for
tablets and phones do not
require Internet.
• Use whatever device is
convenient at the moment.

7. About The Apps
Use the apps on a portable device without wifi.
• Supports learning beyond
classroom walls.
• Annotate images with text.
• Take photos and add on top of
images.
• Create and capture video and
add on top of images
• Create and use Channels
Updates:
iOS 2.5 update just released. Android update expected this week.

8. About The Apps
Use the apps on a portable device without wifi.
• Supports learning beyond
classroom walls.
• Annotate images with text.
• Take photos and add on top of
images.
• Create and capture video and
add on top of images
• Create and use Channels
Updates:
iOS 2.5 update just released. Android update expected this week.

9. WAYS TO USE
THINGLINK EDU

10. Differentiated Resources
Meet the diverse learning needs of all students in a classroom
• Multimedia
• Create collections of student
work.
• Use as a student portfolio tool
for goal setting, reflection and
assessment.
• Create collections of
resources as alternative to
texbook.
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11. Guided Learning
Create links to any resource on the web to add accountability
• Share content using variety of
multimedia.
• Use number icons to guide
learning.
• Add tags with links to
resources to collect feedback.
• Students can work in class or
at home.
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12. Flipped Lesson
Create homework designed to prepare students for work in class.
• Level the playing field by
providing students with
background knowledge.
• Students come to class
prepared to use what they
learned.
• Students can pace themselves
and review when needed.
• Make up work is available
24/7.
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13. Field Trip - Unplugged
Use the app without wireless to engage students beyond classroom
• Create a scavenger hunt type
activity and engage students
more fully in the learning
experience.
• Students can create video on
the spot, take photos, and
document questions and
ideas.
• Return to wifi and extend the
learning.
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14. Student Projects
Meet the diverse learning needs of all students in a classroom
• Start with an Essential
Question
• Students work in collaborative
groups to answer the question
• Assign student jobs based on
learning styles.
• Students work collaboratively
to create an interactive image
to answer the question.
How and why did people struggle for justice
during the Civil Rights Movement?
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15. Provide Built-in Tech Support
Maximize instructional time and keep the focus on the content.
• Create tech tip resources to
help students problem-solve
the “how to” of using the
technology.
• Use exising tutorials or create
your own.
• Save time when introducing a
project.
• Demos available when
students need them.
Explore Live

16. THE THINGLINK
EDU CLASSROOM

17. ThingLink EDU Classroom
Work within a safe and secure classroom enviornment
• View all the work of your
students in one place.
• Create student accounts
without requiring email.
• Create channels of interactive
images with a common theme.
• Add tags to students’ images
to provide feedback.

18. Cross Platform
ThingLink functions when viewed across desktop, mobile & tablet

19. Beyond the Classroom Walls
Allow students to work on our iOS and Android apps. Students have
ability to use without wireless on tablets

20. Student Accounts
Flexible options for student accounts, with or without email
• Copy and paste usernames
• Save list of passwords on next
screen
• Change passwords
• Google Apps users can use
Google Docs account.
• Google+ does not need to be
enabled.

21. Student Accounts
Flexible options for student accounts, with or without email
Students with email can sign up themselves or reply
to an invitation sent by their teacher.
OR

22. Student Groups
Manage multiple student accounts under one premium account
• Create groups for different
classes or projects.
• Members can view all work in
one place.
• Students can belong to multiple
groups.
• Teachers can monitor student
activity, reset password and
remove from group.

23. Student Groups
Manage multiple student accounts under one premium account
• Teachers control editing rights
of images in a group.
• Can permit all users to edit
images within a group to
support collaboration.
• Teachers can add tags to
students’ images.
• Custom icons created with
Premium accounts are
available for student use.

24. Create Class Channels
Interactive slide shows of images
• Organize interactive images
into slideshows.
• Create collections of student
work.
• Use as a student portfolio tool
for goal setting, reflection and
assessment.
• Create collections of
resources as alternative to
texbook.

25. Student Portfolios
Create an ongoing collection of work for reflection and assessment.
• Students create a portfolio
channel.
• Use for student goal setting.
• Add interactive images,
artifacts, to channels to
document learning.
• Students can tag images with
reflections and goals.
• Teachers can tag student
images.

26. GET STARTED WITH THINGLINK
EDU

27. Sign up for Teacher Account
Thinglink.com/EDU
Important: Sign up online first, then get the app!
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28. THINGLINK PREMIUM
FEATURES

29. Get ThingLink EDU Premium
Upgrade at Thinglink.Com/EDU
• Webinar participants can get
ThingLink EDU Premium for
15% off the regular price
• Total = $29.75
• Enter the promo code
"EDUWEBINAR14" at
checkout.
EDUWEBINAR14

30. Student Accounts
Manage multiple student accounts under one premium account
Seamlessly
add students
to groups.

31. Personalized Icons
Upload and use your own icons
Upload and use your own logos,
symbols, signs, etc.
Custom icons can be any
shape/size/color or transparent.
Unlimited number of icons can
be uploaded.

32. Icon Selection
75 icons available for streamlining education – more coming soon!
Transparent icon

33. Replace Image
Change host image without having to re-tag your entire unit
When new image is uploaded
ThingLink will update
automatically.
You do not have to re- embed
the unit after it is changed on
ThingLink.

34. ThingLink for Video
Interactive video coming this fall!
• Annotate video with tags.
• Add question and prompts to
guide the learning.
• Add tags linking additional
information on top of video to
clarify concepts.
• Click tag to pause video or
play all the way through.

35. Replace branding
Customize your school’s branding

36. Interactive Presentations
Create interactive image slideshows
Add multiple ThingLink
images to one
slideshow.

37. Linked Photo Tags
Combine photo, hyperlink and text together in one tag
Any independent photo,
hyperlink and text can be
combined together in one
tag.
Allows you to create a
more visual tag.

38. Rich URL Shortened Tags
Transform URL shortened tags into rich tags
Automatically transform
basic URL shortened tags
into rich tags.
Website with open graph
will be displayed with
photo, title and link.
Affiliate link support.

39. Invisible bubbles
Tags are clickable without pop-ups
Make tags clickable
while disabling the tag
pop-up.

40. Manage comments
Enable or disable comments for your images
Allow or prevent other ThingLink
users from adding comments to
your images.

41. Share Across the Web
Websites, blogs, or social media
Share ThingLink to Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter,
Pinterest or Google+
Link your shared images back to your website
instead of thinglink.com
Share ThingLink to website or blog with embed
code or iframe

42. Advanced Dashboard
Detailed statistics for your whole channel and for each image
All time: embeds, views, hovers, clicks, time spent, engagement rates
Tags: breakdown of every tag on your image
Embeds: breakdown of every place your image was embedded

43. Custom Tags Available
50 Rich media tags supported on ThingLink
Click to view in action:
http://www.thinglink.com/help/Rich%20Media%20Tags
You can embed several types of rich media tags to your images. Interacting with these
services is possible within a single image. Using these tags is as simple as copying the
URL into the ThingLink tag

44. Video Music Images Social eCom Other

45. Get ThingLink EDU Premium
Upgrade at Thinglink.Com/EDU
• Webinar participants can get
ThingLink EDU Premium for
15% off the regular price
• Total = $29.75
• Enter the promo code
"EDUWEBINAR14" at
checkout.
EDUWEBINAR14

46. THINGLINK TEACHER
CHALLENGES
Curriculum of ideas and resources to inspire teachers
and jump start classroom use

47. Teacher Challenges
Curriculum of resources to inspire and jumpstart classroom use.
• Guided learning designed to
help teachers create
examples and reuse with
students.
• Starts simple with a “How To”
Image.
• Provides rationale for best
teaching practices.
• Available for sharing and
reuse.
Explore Live

48. Sign Up Today
Thinglink.com/EDU