HOW TO USE

THINGLINK EDUCATIONFEATURES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Control Panel

2. Groups and Students

3. Control Image Display

4. Image Creation

5. Create Group Channels

6. Use Thinglink Video

CONTROL PANELHOW TO

CONTROL PANELTOOLBAR AND MENU

Hosting (if needed)

Images from

those you follow

Images selected by ThingLink

staff

Browse imagesAccess groups and students

Create new images

Your profile

Menu

Toolbar

Menu

CONTROL PANELTOOLBAR AND MENU

Settings*GroupsHelpLog out

GROUPS AND STUDENTSHOW TO

GROUPS AND STUDENTSCLASSROOM GROUPS FOR YOUR STUDENTS

Click to reach students and

groups

Click to see groups

Delete Group

Manage Group

GROUPS AND STUDENTSSTUDENTS LIST

Search for students

Change a student password

Click to view student list

Click on name to view profile

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GROUPSGROUP MANAGEMENT PAGE

Group members

Remove member

Registration method #2: students with

email addresses

Registration method #1:

student without email addresses

GROUPSSTUDENT REGISTRATION METHOD #1

Enter student names

Click register

PRINT THIS PAGEStudent login email

Student login password

GROUPSSTUDENT REGISTRATION METHOD #2

Students use the invitation code to

register at www.thinglink.com.edu

Students use their school email

Invitation code

Select STUDENT

Register

CONTROL IMAGE DISPLAYHOW TO

MACRO IMAGE SETTINGSFULLY CONTROL HOW YOUR IMAGE DISPLAYS WHILE EMBEDDED

Click Menu to reveal drop down, then

select “SETTINGS” to view your

account settings

Click “MY IMAGE SETTINGS” tab

CONTROL IMAGE DISPLAYREMOVE TOUCH AND SHARE BUTTONS AND MANAGE PRIVACY

Select “Sharing settings” to manage

image privacy

Public: everybody can see image

Unlisted: image can only be accessed with the image URL Allows other

ThingLink users to edit your image

IMAGE CREATIONHOW TO

Hosting (if needed)

IMAGE CREATIONUPLOADING

Click CREATE to begin

Method #1 Upload image file via your hard drive

Method #2 Upload image via

URL where it is hosted

Method #3 Import image

from Facebook

Method #4 Import image

from Flickr

Hosting (if needed)

IMAGE CREATIONTAGGING

Click anywhere on the image to add

a tag

Edit the title of your image

With WhiteLabel plan, remove buttons and

branding

Use + and - to zoom in and out

This video explains additional tag types

Enter a link for photo or click through

Click to choose icon

The Finished ProductAdd a caption

IMAGE CREATIONIMAGE TAGGING

IMAGE CREATIONRICH MEDIA TAGS

Click through to learn more

Rich Media Tags provide a beautiful tag for your

favorite websites

HOW TO

CREATE GROUP CHANNELS

STEP 1: GO TO GROUP MANAGEMENT

Click to create a new group channel

Scroll down to Group

Channels section

STEP 2: NAME CHANNEL

Name your channel

Click CREATE

STEP 3: ADD IMAGES TO THE CHANNEL

On images select the POST button. Check the box for the channel you have created.

This works for all group members.

STEP 4: VIEW CHANNELClick

CHANNELS

Select your channel

All images in the channel

Click to view as a slideshow

HOW TO

USE THINGLINK VIDEO

THINGLINK VIDEOUPLOADING VIDEOS

Click “CREATE” on the top bar

Enter the URL of the video you want to tag and click

“TAG THIS MEDIA”

Or upload from hard drive

THINGLINK VIDEOADDING TAGS

1. Choose a time in the video to add your tag

2. Click “ADD NEW TAG”

THINGLINK VIDEOADDING TAGS

Text font

Text and tag color

The text on the tag

Duration of the tag

Tag icon

Tag destination

Tag: the initial message that appears Popup: the larger message once the tag is clicked open

Always save!

THINGLINK VIDEOADDING TAGS

Add extended content within

the popup

Select a photo within the popup

The inner title of the popup

THINGLINK VIDEOEMBEDDING VIDEOS AND CHANNELS

Copy the embed code

Enter the embed code

The finished product