{"CACHEDAT":"2026-04-14 03:28:03","SLUG":"thinglink-Mys3YMfQM8","MARKDOWN":"### **Summary** \n\n\n1. **Link to App**: \n2. **GDPR-Compatible**: \n3. **Free or Paid**:\n\n \n 1. **Free Plan**: ThingLink offers a free trial period for new users. During this trial, you can access most of the paid features and share your content. However, once the trial ends, your content will be unpublished unless you upgrade to a paid plan.\n 2. **Paid Plans**: Several paid options are available to suit different needs:\n * **Creator Plan**: Ideal for individual professionals, providing up to 50,000 content views per year.\n * **Team Plan**: Designed for small teams, featuring collaboration tools and higher content view limits.\n * **Enterprise Plan**: Custom pricing for large organisations with unlimited uploads and views.\n * **Education Plans**: Special options for K-12 and higher education, including a ***60-day free trial.***\n 3. Alternatively, teachers can use H5P to experience similar features for free. [H5P](/doc/h5p-5LPqpt6Ln1)\n4. **Multimedia Support**:ThingLink supports a wide range of multimedia content, allowing users to create interactive experiences with images, videos, 360° media, and 3D models.\n5. **Accessibility**:Teachers need a laptop, and students can participate using either a laptop or a smartphone as long as they have an internet connection.\n\n \\\n\n### **Short Description**\n\nThingLink is an interactive media platform that allows teachers to create engaging educational content by adding interactive tags to images, videos, and 360-degree virtual tours. These tags can contain text, images, links, and even questions for students to answer.\n\n### What types of tasks and activities can this app support in my teaching?\n\n ![](/api/attachments.redirect?id=906793e6-8353-4b5f-98c2-0a954b3b7987 \" =697x597\")\n\n\n\n1. ***Interactive Lesson Creation***\n\n ThingLink allows you to create interactive lessons by adding tags to images and videos. You can use these tags to embed information, questions, and other resources.\n2. ***Virtual Field Trips***\n\n You can create 360-degree virtual tours for your students, allowing them to explore different locations without leaving the classroom.\n3. ***Student Projects***\n\n ThingLink can be used by students for their projects to present information in a visually engaging and interactive way.\n4. ***Assessment***\n\n You can include quizzes and other interactive assessments within your ThingLink images or videos to asses student understanding.\n\n### What steps do I need to take?\n\n\n1. **Sign Up**\n\n \n 1. Visit the ThingLink website: \n 2. Sign up as a teacher.\n\n \\\n2. **Create a New Project**\n\n \n 1. You can start creating a new project by choosing an image, video, or a 360-degree view as your base.\n\n \\\n3. **Add Tags**\n\n \n 1. Click anywhere on your base to add tags. \n 2. These tags can contain text, links, images, and even questions.\n\n \\\n4. **Share your Project**\n\n \n 1. Once you're done adding tags, you can share your project with your students through a link or embed it on your class website or LMS.\n\n### What should I keep in mind?\n\n\n1. **Free or Paid** \n\n ThingLink offers both free and paid plans. The free version allows you to create basic interactive images and videos. Paid subscriptions, on the other hand, offer additional features such as 360° image editing, more tag options, customization features, analytics, and premium support. \n2. **Teachers and Creativity**\n\n The effectiveness of ThingLink as a teaching tool largely depends on how creatively you use it. Try to make your projects engaging and interactive to enhance students' learning experience.\n\n\n### Watch this video to get a better overview of the app\n\n[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5F%5FbL-qHvBbw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5F%5FbL-qHvBbw)\n\n\n**References**\n\nThingLink. (n.d.). *Interactive media creation platform*. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from ","HTML":"

Summary

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  1. Link to App: <https://www.thinglink.com/ >
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  2. GDPR-Compatible: <https://www.thinglink.com/blog/thinglink-gdpr-compliance/>
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  3. Free or Paid:
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  1. Free Plan: ThingLink offers a free trial period for new users. During this trial, you can access most of the paid features and share your content. However, once the trial ends, your content will be unpublished unless you upgrade to a paid plan.
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  2. Paid Plans: Several paid options are available to suit different needs:
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  • Creator Plan: Ideal for individual professionals, providing up to 50,000 content views per year.
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  • Team Plan: Designed for small teams, featuring collaboration tools and higher content view limits.
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  • Enterprise Plan: Custom pricing for large organisations with unlimited uploads and views.
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  • Education Plans: Special options for K-12 and higher education, including a 60-day free trial.
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  1. Alternatively, teachers can use H5P to experience similar features for free. H5P
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  2. Multimedia Support:ThingLink supports a wide range of multimedia content, allowing users to create interactive experiences with images, videos, 360° media, and 3D models.
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  3. Accessibility:Teachers need a laptop, and students can participate using either a laptop or a smartphone as long as they have an internet connection.
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Short Description

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ThingLink is an interactive media platform that allows teachers to create engaging educational content by adding interactive tags to images, videos, and 360-degree virtual tours. These tags can contain text, images, links, and even questions for students to answer.

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What types of tasks and activities can this app support in my teaching?

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  1. Interactive Lesson Creation
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ThingLink allows you to create interactive lessons by adding tags to images and videos. You can use these tags to embed information, questions, and other resources.

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  1. Virtual Field Trips
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You can create 360-degree virtual tours for your students, allowing them to explore different locations without leaving the classroom.

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  1. Student Projects
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ThingLink can be used by students for their projects to present information in a visually engaging and interactive way.

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  1. Assessment
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You can include quizzes and other interactive assessments within your ThingLink images or videos to asses student understanding.

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What steps do I need to take?

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  1. Sign Up
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  1. Visit the ThingLink website: <https://www.thinglink.com/>
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  2. Sign up as a teacher.
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  1. Create a New Project
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  1. You can start creating a new project by choosing an image, video, or a 360-degree view as your base.
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  1. Add Tags
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  1. Click anywhere on your base to add tags.
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  2. These tags can contain text, links, images, and even questions.
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  1. Share your Project
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  1. Once you're done adding tags, you can share your project with your students through a link or embed it on your class website or LMS.
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What should I keep in mind?

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  1. Free or Paid
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ThingLink offers both free and paid plans. The free version allows you to create basic interactive images and videos. Paid subscriptions, on the other hand, offer additional features such as 360° image editing, more tag options, customization features, analytics, and premium support.

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  1. Teachers and Creativity
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The effectiveness of ThingLink as a teaching tool largely depends on how creatively you use it. Try to make your projects engaging and interactive to enhance students' learning experience.

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Watch this video to get a better overview of the app

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5F%5FbL-qHvBbw

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References

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ThingLink. (n.d.). Interactive media creation platform. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from <https://www.thinglink.com/>

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