Remote Learning with Thinglink

Thinglink

Connection & Interactivity in Remote Learning

bit.ly/thinglinkremote

The Plan

What is Thinglink?

Virtual Learning Spaces

Interactive Media

Virtual Learning Experiences

Thinglink & Google Classroom

Tips & Resources

Wrap-up

Meet Thinglink

Thinglink is a tool that enables you to make images or videos interactive by embedding additional information, links, and multimedia content. Thinglink enables any teacher to bring augmented resources and virtual reality into their classroom - including those who may not have much experience with either.

How does Thinglink work?

• Use the ThingLink Library to find and "clone" images
• Upload your own images and videos
• Add text tags, embeddable media, background music, narration, and more using the ThingLink editor
• That's it! That's all there is to it!

ThingLink can be used in a variety of ways, from purely display purposes to immersive assignments to interactive projects created by students themselves!

How can Thinglink be used in remote learning?

Virtual Learning Spaces

Interactive Media

Virtual Learning Experiences

Foster connections by designing a virtual version of your classroom or a creative learning space for resources, activities, announcements, and more.

Create resources your students can use both synchronously and asynchronously, using media found online or the anchor charts currently hanging in your classroom.

Recreate experiences outside the classroom from the comfort of your desk. Exploration doesn't stop just because the school buses have!

Virtual Learning Spaces

Foster connections by designing a virtual version of your classroom or a creative learning space for resources, activities, announcements, and more.

Your Classroom in 360

Virtual Cafe or Library

Bitmoji Classroom

Interactive Media

Create resources your students can use both synchronously and asynchronously, using media found online or the anchor charts currently hanging in your classroom.

From Physical to Digital

Lesson/Project Outlines

Stock Photos & Videos

Recorded Lessons

Virtual Learning Experiences

Recreate experiences outside the classroom from the comfort of your desk. Exploration doesn't stop just because the school buses have!

Field Trips

Scavenger Hunts

Escape/Breakout Rooms

Thinglink & Google Classroom

Sign in using your Google account and invite other teachers using their Gmail addresses. If you have a subscription, students can also sign in using Google and join your class with an invite code.

Share content directly to Google Classroom as links in assignments, materials, announcements, or questions.

Embed Google Apps such as YouTube, Maps, Forms, Slides, and Docs into Thinglink projects. If it has an embed code, it can integrate with Thinglink!

Top Tips

1. Use Canva to make Thinglink backgrounds -- it's fully integrated!2. Embed, embed, embed. 3. Recording your voice goes a long way. 4. Store virtual spaces as Materials at the top of Google Classroom. 5. Download the app!

Mia's Thinglink Resource Library

Music & Sound

Stock 360 Images

Create 360 Images

Still Images

Custom Tag Icons

Free-Stock-Music.com

Canva

Pixexid

Google Street View

Pexels

Pixexid has a database of free 360 images that can be uploaded into Thinglink.

The Google Street View App (different from maps!) allows you to create photo spheres that you can share and download.

As the name suggests, this website boasts hundreds of free songs and sounds. Just don't forget to add citation into your project!

Create and download your own icons using Canva. Dimensions: > 64x64 Type: SVG

Pexels is a free stock photo and video website. Often there is no citation needed to use this media!

Questions? Comments? Thoughts?

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