You may remember that my goal for the summer is learning new technology. I’m currently taking a summer personal development class, Summer PD, where I have been learning technology techniques to use in the classroom.
Below is a project that I have created in ThingLink, along with a screen cast video showing how I used three different tools, ThingLink, Jing, and Screencast-o-matic, to created my product. I’ve included a video to assist students, parents, fellow teachers, and myself to follow along in a step by step guide. It’s amazing how several projects can run together. I find myself thinking, “Wait a minute, did I use a link, or a widget to transfer that to my wiki.” Adding the video should help as a reference for the future.
Let's take a look.
How Did I Do That? You Ask
First, before I created my ThingLink, I uploaded several images of California from Google Images, and saved them onto my computer in my picture folder. The video below will show you how I selected my California image, and entered icons of various features onto this image.
After I completed my projected, I shared it onto my wiki page by copying the http code found under "sharing," and pasting it into a text box in widget under "other http."
This is an example of using ThingLink for a California state project. Each icon can include additional text, as well as a photo, or even video. This would also make a fun "getting to know you" project using an avatar, or photo of the student; a California Mission project with more details of the mission; or a solar project.
Click the link below to view the ThingLink image with active icons.
The picture of California below is a captured image, so the blue icons will not work until you click on the link below. This will take you to the ThingLink site to view each of the icons.
How Did I Do That? You Ask
First, before I created my ThingLink, I uploaded several images of California from Google Images, and saved them onto my computer in my picture folder. The video below will show you how I selected my California image, and entered icons of various features onto this image.
After I completed my projected, I shared it onto my wiki page by copying the http code found under "sharing," and pasting it into a text box in widget under "other http."
This is an example of using ThingLink for a California state project. Each icon can include additional text, as well as a photo, or even video. This would also make a fun "getting to know you" project using an avatar, or photo of the student; a California Mission project with more details of the mission; or a solar project.
Click the link below to view the ThingLink image with active icons.
ThingLink
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/675366860635504640
Click the link below to view the video of how to post the image to the wiki page.
http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/coijDsfZ9j
LunaPic
The following images were created using a pencil sketch in LunaPic.
Click the link below to view the video of how to create and post the image to a blog page.
I really like the pencil sketch from Lunapic. I haven't tried that one before. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your helpful videos. I think I need to try ThingLink and LunaPic. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I'm obsessed with both these tools. They are so much fun, and I can think of many more ways to use them. I also like making Shutterfly photo books, and I could put the pencil drawing of the Alamo that's in my wiki, and the water fountain, both from my TX vacation, into my photo book.
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried LunaPic yet, but you have inspired me to do so! Looking forward to it - thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for viewing.
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