At the conference there were a variety of workshops to choose from. I chose to be part of the ThingLink workshop, which stretched into two sessions. I have used thinglink in the past to create an information college. A new feature on thinglink is its ability to use and create 360 images to create digital stories. Check out this link to explore a 360 example about Coral Reef Ecosystems! On the right of the 260 image, there are many other images available to explore. These are all samples that can be recreated and used inside your classroom!
I love thinglink because it is interactive and can be used by teacher or student. It can be used by a teacher to introduce a topic to an entire class, small groups or individual students. Pins can be created on the image that can lead to different images, blurts of information or lead to different websites or videos containing information. The possibilities are endless!! Students could even use thinglink as a way to present about a topic they have been studying.
Another amazing tool that was introduced to us is an app called street view. I instantly LOVED this app and have been taking any possible opportunity I have to use it. It's a free app that can be downloaded on Apple or Android phones, tablets etc. It allows you to explore different locations all over the world and view 360 photos people took of those locations. This is a great tool to use in a classroom. One way to use this in a classroom that I thought of is during a history lesson, if you're teaching about Mayans you can virtually travel to Belize and see 360 images of the ruins today. It's interactive and exciting.
I suggest all my readers to download thinglink and street view and check out what they have to offer and see how you can incorporate it into your classroom!!
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