How to use Thinglink in the elementary classroom

1. ThingLink
in the Classroom
Presented by Bianca Becker
RBES

2. What is ThingLink?
ThingLink offers a web platform and iOS mobile app
for creating and sharing interactive images. This
allows teachers or students to add content inside any
image- including photos, videos and audio players,
web links and more- that appear in the image when
shared and viewed.
You can also install a simple piece of code to a blog or
webpage in order to display the image.

3. How does it work?

4. How can I use it in the classroom?

5. Create an Interactive Report
• Ask students to locate and
download an image that best
illustrates the general topic of the
report.
• Then add information as
appropriate:
• Short audio clips
• Primary source documents
• Podcasts or speeches
• Videos about the topic
• Google Docs or presentations
• Link a map or slideshow of
captioned pictures

6. InteractiveBook Talk
 - Photograph a book cover
 - Students add links to of their
recorded book talk
 - Students can add video or
audio trailer for the book

7. ThingLink Mobile +Mathematics: Annotating Student Work
• First students use a
drawing app such as
Educreations or ShowMe
to work out a problem.
• Next, students use this
image as the background
for their ThingLink.
"Nubbins" can be
strategically placed on
the image to show the
steps the students used
to solve the problem.

8. Whole Group Lesson
Differentiated Instruction
or LessonTutorials

9. Resources
 Free Technology for Teachers- “ 65+ Ways to Use ThingLink in Your Classroom
 What ThingLink Can do for Education
 ThingLink How to Video
 How to Create a ThingLink