Collaboration+with+Thinglink+(E)

=Overview = Using interactive media and social tools to connect yourself to your students and to other educators is a powerful and effective way to grow and learn. Some of these same tools can be utilized by our students to work collaboratively with each other while demonstrating mastery.

=Learning Outcomes = You will be able to:
 * identify resources to promote communication and collaboration
 * collaborate with colleagues and create a digital board

Brainstorm ways you use/want to use collaborative tools with students and/or your colleagues to foster communication?

 * Share HERE**

==ThingLink: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words |  ThingLink == Make your images come alive with music, video, text, and images. Teachers can use ThingLink images as interactive learning modules (ILMs) that activate and inspire students with creative and effective learning experiences, as well as offer a means of collaborating with colleagues across disciplines. Here is a simple example: media type="custom" key="24130570" align="center"

II. Enabling Smart Learning: Using ThingLink? |
Once you have created a ThingLink account, you can UPGRADE for Free to their ThingLink Teacher. || See what others have created using this tool. Use the SEARCH bar. ||
 * [[image:mhhspd/Screen Shot 2012-08-14 at 11.20.03 AM.png align="left"]] || ===Go to ThingLink and sign up for an account if you don't already have one. ===
 * [[image:mhhspd/Screen Shot 2012-08-14 at 11.20.03 AM.png align="left"]] || ===Explore ===
 * [[image:mhhspd/Screen Shot 2012-08-14 at 11.20.03 AM.png align="left"]] || ===Create your own ThingLink image, complete with research and linked 'hot spots' you create, centered around one or more of the following: ===
 * Choose an image of your choice
 * Add research, links and/or images to your Thinglink creation

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Consider using this ThingLink Video Tutorial to help you get started. Here is an example ThingLink about Design Learning 0 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Share your ThingLink Creation** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Feel free to explore other's work and comment.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[image:mhhspd/Screen Shot 2012-08-14 at 11.20.03 AM.png align="left"]] || **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em;">Invite the other members of your group to "Follow" you and your work and/or "Touch" the images ****<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em;">to save it to your ThingLink "Stream". IT IS OK IF IT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS:-)! **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Check out the NEW features available for ThingLink Educator. ||

What ideas do you have for using ThingLink to foster collaboration and support your work?

 * References | Additional Resources **
 * ThingLink Blog "Education"
 * ThingLink on Pinterest
 * Free Technology for Teachers ThingLink Tutorial
 * ThingLink Education Tumblr
 * Great Apps for Teaching & Learning Board
 * Connected Educator Starter Kit

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