ThingLink

toc = What is it? =
 * ThingLink is a tool for creating interactive images that help students develop 21st century skills and enrich their enthusiasm for learning. Images can include music, video, sound, text and more!
 * Click here to view Bulldog Tech Challenge #8 | ThingLink

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 * Create authentic, valuable, and rich interactive stories around historical events using media (video, sound, photos, written words, etc.) found online.
 * Annotate graphs and timelines.
 * Record an instructional message to students inside an image.
 * Embed interactive images into student blogs.
 * Enable students to curate content inside an image to demonstrate understanding of a topic.
 * Click here to view a list of 10 additional, innovative ways, to use ThingLink in the classroom. **Each idea has an example linked to it!**
 * For more ideas, view the crowd-sourced presentation embedded below:

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 * Click here to register for a FREE Educator account.
 * Click here to learn more on creating and managing student accounts.
 * Click here to learn more about creating Channels. ThingLink channels provide users with the ability to organize images into embeddable interactive albums with the click of a button.
 * ThingLink Toolkit: A wikispace designed to provide innovative ideas and support for using interactive graphics for teaching and learning.
 * ThingLink.com's Education Site: This site includes lots of great examples of ways teachers and students use ThingLink in the classroom.
 * ThingLink Rich Media Tags
 * ThingLink Remix: This feature allows others to use an image that you have uploaded to ThingLink. This could be a great way to share an image with students and have them individually make it interactive for an assessment.
 * Click here to read a recent blog entry about the feature.
 * ThingLink Contest

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=Additional Blog Entries/Resources about ThingLink=
 * Why You Should Give ThingLink a Try
 * Interesting Ways to Use ThingLink in the Classroom
 * Educate with ThingLink

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