Thinglink is an amazing new web based tool. It is easy to make an interactive item for your classroom. I created this Sample Thinglink about Penguins in just a few minutes. To get started you need an image. The next step is to add content, this is called tagging. On my Penguin Thinglink I listed some facts about penguins as well as a YouTube video clip. Another idea would be to add websites to the images you'd like students to visit. Below are some video tutorials on how to use Thinglink.
Creating a Thinglink is an easy way to pull together all of your resources for a topic. Another idea would be to have a group of students explore a Thinglink at the SmartBoard.
What do you think? What ways do you see yourself using Thinglink?
I think this is really cool. I can see using it as a way to introduce vocabulary (right now I have penguins on the mind, but any topic could work). I could also see using it to give writing prompts about particular parts of an image, letting students look at the picture as they read the prompt and let them write. Just a couple of thoughts. -Matt
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