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<p id="p_ZVSo" name="p_ZVSo"></p><figure class="col-12 text-center"><a class="d-block text-center position-relative" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzAv8KQ3qig&autoplay=1" data-mce-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzAv8KQ3qig&autoplay=1" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary"><img class="img-fluid border rounded" id="YT_HzAv8KQ3qig" data-youtube-thumbnail-style="max" src="https://i3.ytimg.com/vi/HzAv8KQ3qig/maxresdefault.jpg" data-mce-src="https://i3.ytimg.com/vi/HzAv8KQ3qig/maxresdefault.jpg"><img style="height: 80px;" src="https://edtechbooks.org/images.v2/feather_icons_custom/youtube-rb.svg" class="position-absolute top-50 start-50 translate-middle youtube-play-button"></a><figcaption class="text-center"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzAv8KQ3qig&autoplay=1" rel="noopener" data-mce-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzAv8KQ3qig&autoplay=1">Watch on YouTube</a></figcaption></figure><p><br></p><h2 id="h3_wKiV" class="" name="h3_wKiV">Tool Snapshot</h2><div class="table-responsive"><table class="table"><tbody class=""><tr class="" style="height: 37.3333px;" data-mce-style="height: 37.3333px;"><th width="180px"><a class="" href="https://www.thinglink.com/edu-options" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-NxN" data-unshortened-url="https://www.thinglink.com/edu-options" data-mce-href="https://www.thinglink.com/edu-options">Price</a></th><td class="" data-mce-style="width: 85.8844%; height: 37.3333px;">Free trial version. Professional Teacher License: $35/year. Premium & Academic Enterprise plans as well. </td></tr><tr class="" style="height: 18.6667px;" data-mce-style="height: 18.6667px;"><th width="180px">Learning</th><td class="" data-mce-style="width: 85.8844%; height: 18.6667px;"><a class="" href="http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Constructionism" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-oWIM" data-unshortened-url="http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Constructionism" data-mce-href="http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Constructionism">Constructionism</a></td></tr><tr class="" style="height: 21.3333px;" data-mce-style="height: 21.3333px;"><th width="180px">Ease of Use</th><td class="" data-mce-style="width: 85.8844%; height: 21.3333px;">★★★✩✩</td></tr><tr class="" style="height: 21.3333px;" data-mce-style="height: 21.3333px;"><th width="180px"><a class="" href="https://www.thinglink.com/en-us/privacy" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-nrg" data-unshortened-url="https://www.thinglink.com/en-us/privacy" data-mce-href="https://www.thinglink.com/en-us/privacy">Privacy</a></th><td class="" data-mce-style="width: 85.8844%; height: 21.3333px;">★★★✩✩</td></tr><tr class="" style="height: 21.3333px;" data-mce-style="height: 21.3333px;"><th width="180px"><a href="https://support.thinglink.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035406914-ThingLink-Accessibility-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-KRpm" data-unshortened-url="https://support.thinglink.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035406914-ThingLink-Accessibility-statement" data-mce-href="https://support.thinglink.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035406914-ThingLink-Accessibility-statement">Accessibility</a></th><td class="" data-mce-style="width: 85.8844%; height: 21.3333px;">★★★★✩</td></tr><tr class="" style="height: 18.6667px;" data-mce-style="height: 18.6667px;"><th width="180px">Class Size</th><td class="" data-mce-style="width: 85.8844%; height: 18.6667px;">60 for professional teacher license plan; Unlimited for upgraded plans</td></tr><tr class="" style="height: 18.6667px;" data-mce-style="height: 18.6667px;"><th width="180px"><a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.iste.org/standards/standards/for-students-2016" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-samF" data-unshortened-url="http://www.iste.org/standards/standards/for-students-2016" data-mce-href="http://www.iste.org/standards/standards/for-students-2016">ISTE*S</a></th><td class="" data-mce-style="width: 85.8844%; height: 18.6667px;">Knowledge Constructor, Creative Communicator, Global Collaborator</td></tr><tr><th width="180px">COPPA/FERPA</th><td data-mce-style="width: 85.8844%;">Requires teacher/school official to provide consent on behalf of parents.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><h2 id="h3_Irob" class="" name="h3_Irob">ThingLink Overview Video</h2><p id="p_WtSK" class="" name="p_WtSK"></p><figure class="col-12 text-center"><a class="d-block text-center position-relative" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7gtEmftLEA&autoplay=1" data-mce-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7gtEmftLEA&autoplay=1"><img class="img-fluid border rounded" id="YT_m7gtEmftLEA" data-youtube-thumbnail-style="hq" src="https://i3.ytimg.com/vi/m7gtEmftLEA/hqdefault.jpg" data-mce-src="https://i3.ytimg.com/vi/m7gtEmftLEA/hqdefault.jpg"><img style="height: 80px;" src="https://edtechbooks.org/images.v2/feather_icons_custom/youtube-rb.svg" class="position-absolute top-50 start-50 translate-middle youtube-play-button"></a><figcaption class="text-center"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7gtEmftLEA&autoplay=1" rel="noopener" data-mce-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7gtEmftLEA&autoplay=1">Watch on YouTube</a></figcaption></figure><p id="p_vicq" name="p_vicq"></p><h2 id="h3_uGKI" class="" name="h3_uGKI">ThingLink & the SAMR Model</h2><p id="p_NMhr" name="p_NMhr">Here is an example of how <em>Thinglink </em>might fit within the SAMR model:</p><ul id="ul_mqMz" class="" name="ul_mqMz"><li id="li_VmVR" class="" name="li_VmVR"><strong class="">Substitution:</strong> Students can view a static image on Thinglink (as opposed to in a textbook).</li><li id="li_Masj" class="" name="li_Masj"><strong class="">Augmentation:</strong> Students can view a multimodal, interactive image in Thinglink. </li><li id="li_ZZEx" class="" name="li_ZZEx"><strong class="">Modification: </strong>Students can create their own interactive images. </li><li id="li_KUtt" class="" name="li_KUtt"><strong class="">Redefinition: </strong>Students can design virtual 360 degree tours with embedded audio, video, and hyperlinks. </li></ul><figure class="image text-center"><img id="img_CZJF" class="img-fluid" src="/content_images/onlinetools/kmat_1.jpg" alt="Thinglink browser view" name="img_CZJF" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-549" data-mce-src="/content_images/onlinetools/kmat_1.jpg"><figcaption class="text-center">Screenshot of the Thinglink database</figcaption></figure><h2 id="h3_hvsH" class="" name="h3_hvsH">Learning Activities</h2><p id="p_fqoX" class="" name="p_fqoX">Thinglink can be especially useful for science, geography, history, language, and visual arts.</p><h3 class="" id="h3_kijw" name="h3_kijw"><strong class="">Science</strong></h3><p id="p_rwvG" class="" name="p_rwvG">Students can create an interactive image to develop or demonstrate their knowledge about a scientific concept or topic.  Check out <a class="" href="http://goo.gl/FzykNh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-mce-href="http://goo.gl/FzykNh">this example</a> of the solar system:</p><div class=""><figure class="image text-center"><img id="img_LwUP" class="img-fluid" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/content_images/onlinetools/kmat_2.jpg" alt="Thinglink Solar System activity" name="img_LwUP" data-mce-src="/content_images/onlinetools/kmat_2.jpg" data-mce-style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><figcaption class="text-center">Thinglink Solar System example</figcaption></figure></div><h3 class="" id="h3_isHr" name="h3_isHr"><strong class="">English/Language Arts</strong></h3><p id="p_mAsd" class="" name="p_mAsd">Students can make their own vocabulary mind map and tag related words and images. Students can also annotate images of their favorite authors and texts. See <a class="" href="https://www.thinglink.com/scene/647108069322391552" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-wIs" data-unshortened-url="https://www.thinglink.com/scene/647108069322391552" data-mce-href="https://www.thinglink.com/scene/647108069322391552">an example</a> in which the image links to Edgar Allan Poe’s birthplace, major works, and related websites.</p><figure class="image text-center"><img id="img_aSbS" class="img-fluid" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/content_images/onlinetools/kmat_3.jpg" alt="Thinglink Poe" name="img_aSbS" data-mce-src="/content_images/onlinetools/kmat_3.jpg" data-mce-style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><figcaption class="text-center">Thinglink for Edgar Allen Poe</figcaption></figure><h3 class="" id="h3_PbVL" name="h3_PbVL"><strong class="">Geography</strong></h3><p id="p_utSA" name="p_utSA">Students can pinpoint the names of places and landmarks. They can also include definitions or annotate historical facts on maps.</p><figure class="image text-center"><img id="img_XUUW" class="img-fluid" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/content_images/onlinetools/kmat_4.jpg" alt=" Geography Example ThingLink" name="img_XUUW" data-mce-src="/content_images/onlinetools/kmat_4.jpg" data-mce-style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><figcaption class="text-center">Thinglink geography example</figcaption></figure><h3 id="h3_Swcm" name="h3_Swcm"><strong class="">Arts</strong></h3><div class=""><span class="">Have you ever wanted to show your students a virtual tour to the Louvre? Better yet, your students can create one by tagging paintings to artists, times, and movements. See an example <a class="" href="https://www.thinglink.com/scene/710891588905074688" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-SFGW" data-unshortened-url="https://www.thinglink.com/scene/710891588905074688" data-mce-href="https://www.thinglink.com/scene/710891588905074688">here</a>.</span></div><div class=""><span class=""> </span></div><h2 id="h3_uHNh" class="" name="h3_uHNh">How to Use ThingLink</h2><ol id="ol_thaU" name="ol_thaU"><li id="p_iRPJ" name="p_iRPJ">Go to <a class="" href="https://www.thinglink.com/" data-mce-href="https://www.thinglink.com/">https://www.thinglink.com/</a>.</li><li id="li_HEMY" name="li_HEMY">Sign up by creating an account using an email or sign up using your Facebook, Twitter,  or Google account.</li><li id="li_DgxY" name="li_DgxY">Explore or follow popular users or topics.</li><li id="li_GTAP" name="li_GTAP">Upload an image from your hard drive, the Internet, or Facebook.</li><li id="li_oVnq" name="li_oVnq">Select a position on the image and tag it to a website, video, or map.</li><li id="li_QtVH" name="li_QtVH">Share your interactive image on Facebook, Twitter, or Gplus, or obtain a code to embed it in your website.</li></ol><h2 id="h3_AaoR" class="" name="h3_AaoR">Resources</h2><p id="p_cJDs" class="" name="p_cJDs">More ideas for how to use ThingLink</p><ul id="ul_iTdX" class="" name="ul_iTdX"><li id="li_DNGz" class="" name="li_DNGz"><a class="" href="http://thinglinkblog.com/2015/01/08/build-your-thinglink-classroom-3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-npCF" data-unshortened-url="http://thinglinkblog.com/2015/01/08/build-your-thinglink-classroom-3/" data-mce-href="http://thinglinkblog.com/2015/01/08/build-your-thinglink-classroom-3/">Build Your ThingLink Classroom</a></li><li id="li_CSNp" class="" name="li_CSNp"><a class="" href="https://www.thinglink.com/channel/717857770820337666" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-bjKc" data-unshortened-url="https://www.thinglink.com/channel/717857770820337666" data-mce-href="https://www.thinglink.com/channel/717857770820337666">Best Examples of ThingLink for Education</a></li></ul><h2 id="h2_TWdB" name="h2_TWdB">Research</h2><p id="p_UxNr" class="reference" name="p_UxNr">Appasamy, P. (2018). <a href="https://my.nsta.org/resource/?id=10.2505/4/jcst18_047_05_16" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-Qcrv" data-unshortened-url="https://my.nsta.org/resource/?id=10.2505/4/jcst18_047_05_16" data-mce-href="https://my.nsta.org/resource/?id=10.2505/4/jcst18_047_05_16">Fostering Student Engagement With Digital Microscopic Images Using ThingLink, an Image Annotation Program</a>. <em>Journal of College Science Teaching</em>, <em>47</em>(5).</p><p id="p_fmfT" class="reference" name="p_fmfT">Nakatsuka, K. (2018). <a href="https://www.proquest.com/docview/2344260092?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-nKEC" data-unshortened-url="https://www.proquest.com/docview/2344260092?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true" data-mce-href="https://www.proquest.com/docview/2344260092?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true">Making history come to life: ThingLink virtual museums</a>. <em>Social Studies Review</em>, <em>57</em>, 47-52.</p><p id="p_yIDF" class="reference" name="p_yIDF">Roslan, N. N. A., & Sahrir, M. S. (2020). <a href="https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijes/index.php/iejs/article/view/274" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-XHjE" data-unshortened-url="https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijes/index.php/iejs/article/view/274" data-mce-href="https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijes/index.php/iejs/article/view/274">The Effectiveness of ThingLink in Teaching New Vocabulary to Non-Native Beginners of the Arabic Language</a>. <em>IIUM Journal of Educational Studies</em>, <em>8</em>(1), 32-52.</p><h2 id="h2_IDAb" name="h2_IDAb">Image Sources</h2><p id="p_ZXDI" class="" name="p_ZXDI">All images sourced from <a href="https://www.thinglink.com/" data-mce-href="https://www.thinglink.com/">https://www.thinglink.com/</a> </p>