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ThingLink App – App of the Month

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A fan of Thinglink on the web?   With the Thinglink app, users can do the same projects, but with an additional feature.  Users can upload a photo and tag the photo offline. Utilize this feature during a school field trip.  Students can take a mobile device and add tags to an image while on the field trip – without needing a WiFi signal.

App Store  |  Guide

Six Image Websites for Student Projects – Tips and Tricks

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When looking for images for online projects, the following sites provide access to copyright-friendly images.

1.  Creative Commons – http://search.creativecommons.org/

2.  PhotoPin – http://photopin.com/

3.  Pixabay – http://pixabay.com/

4.  Clkr – http://www.clker.com/

5.  U.S. Government Photos – http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml

6.  Pics4Learning – http://pics4learning.com/

Saving Images – Tips and Tricks

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When saving images, you may need to decide the image format.  Here are some helpful hints to guide your decision.
1.  Use .JPEG when saving photos or images with many lights and darks.
2.  Use .PNG to save an image during the editing process.  PNG images usually have a large file size.
3.  Use .gif with animated images, small icons or simple design.

Thinglink – Tool of the month

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Thinglink is a Web 2.0 tool for users to create interactive images.  Upload an image to the site.  Add content to the image including links, text, videos and more. Interactive images can be shared by email or by a URL.

With an educator account, teachers can have unlimited space to store images.

Ideas to use Thinglink:

  • Create an interactive image labeling the various parts of an object.
  • Upload an image and record a video with instructions.  Student navigate the image and gather your information.
  • Annotate text, charts and primary source documents.
  • Link to a Google Doc for students to provide input about the resources from the image.
  • Create an interactive book talk.
  • Post a vocabulary word as an image.  Locate resources to describe and bring new meaning to the word.
  • Post a primary source and reference a video with information.  Students can identify missing information from the video.

 

Click here for additional ideas.

 

Click here to access the step-by-step guide to using Thinglink.