Keep Everyone on the Same Page! How to embed web-based tools and sites into a ThingLink.
The ThingLink editor provides 4 incredibly powerful tag types: A combination Text and Media Tag, a plain Text Tag, a Tour Tag to link your ThingLinks together and - last but by no means least - the impressively versatile ‘Embed Tag’. In this post we provide a little more information on the what, how and why of using this deceptively simple yet impactful tag.
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Interactive video,
How To,
education,
Product Marketing,
Touchscreen,
remote learning,
creativity,
digital storytelling,
digital skills,
teacher training,
contextual learning,
ThingLink,
interactive,
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ThingLink’s Finnish team continues to grow as Henri Pennanen joins the team to lead new content production initiatives for education and workforce development. We’ve had the pleasure to collaborate with Henri already in several projects that involved virtual tour and course creation for teacher training and skills development, and are very happy about him now joining ThingLink full time! In this interview, we asked Henri about teacher training; its current challenges and opportunities.
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Topics:
virtual reality,
edtech,
workplace learning,
corporate training,
digital skills,
training,
future skills,
teacher training
Are you looking to create your own Virtual Tours and Expeditions? Do you need to view tours in Virtual Reality mode? ThingLink is the perfect solution for the task. This post provides you with an overview of ThingLink’s virtual tour creator as well as helpful tips and tricks to create your own immersive experiences.
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Featured,
How To,
education,
virtual tour,
360,
21st century learning,
online learning,
remote learning,
workplace learning,
Tour Creator,
training,
teacher training,
contextual learning,
PD
Question: How to make sure your student/employee has walked through a virtual tour and reached their learning goals? Answer: With ThingLink's new improved transition tag you can now add checkpoints to transitions. Correct responses will unlock the next scene!
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Featured,
How To,
education,
virtual tour,
360,
21st century learning,
New Feature,
online learning,
remote learning,
workplace learning,
Tour Creator,
training,
teacher training,
contextual learning,
PD
The Finnish education and media technology company ThingLink and the educational transformational company Mahattattva in India are today announcing a partnership in the area of professional development and teacher training in India.
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edtech,
partners,
india,
teacher training,
digitalindia,
PD
ThingLink, an award-winning Finnish education and interactive media technology for contextual learning in the cloud was included in FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) Higher Education Committee to explore various synergies and work together to find solutions to the current needs of teacher training and technology integration in India. For ThingLink, this opportunity opens a gateway to work with FICCI member organizations to learn about the potential application of smart visual media and 360 degree virtual learning environments in all education verticals including vocational training and workforce development.
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Topics:
edtech,
india,
higher education,
teacher training,
contextual learning