Integrate+and+Evaluate+Content+Presented+in+Diverse+Media+using+ThingLink

**Common Core Connections**
//**Integration of Knowledge and Ideas**// 7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.‡
 * College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading: Grades 6 -12**

//**Comprehension and Evaluation**// 2. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
 * College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening**

//**Integration of Knowledge and Ideas – Grade 8**// 7. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.
 * Reading Standards for Informational Text 6–12**

//**Integration of Knowledge and Ideas – Grade 11-12**// 7. Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem.

**An Example of a ThingLink Image**
Move your mouse over the image and you will find links to many resources. media type="custom" key="20492784" The link for this image is: []

A Quick Overview of How to Use ThingLink
To use ThingLink you must first find or create an image. You may upload an image from your computer, or you may link to an image in Flickr (recent public images) or Facebook (your Facebook photos), or from the Web (with a URL).

Below is an image that I have uploaded into my account and have been tagging for this Institute:

At the time this image was snagged tags had already been added (which are not visible here). To continue to edit this image you would click on the green edit tags at the bottom of the image.

The image below is showing the edit mode. The small boxes with a circle in the center are tags. You have the option of making your image unlisted or allowing anyone to edit the image. You will need to provide a name for the image. Once you have entered tags you are able to move them within the image or remove them. You may also continue to edit them.

The image below shows the edit window (this allows you to tag a picture). To get to the window you simply click on the picture. You will need to put in the link and provide a description. If you select the Icon button you will be able to change the color of the circle (five colors available as of July 2012). You may also remove a tag.

The image below shows a tag as the viewer will see it when they mouse over a tag. The will be able to go directly to the website at this point if they choose to.

** YouTube Videos that Demonstrate How to Tag a ThingLink Image **
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 * Tutorial on How to use ThingLink from YouTube: **

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 * Thing Link How-to Tool **

ThingLink has a YouTube channel with nine movies as of July 2012: []

** Additional Resources (many of these links are also in the image tagged above, created by the folks at ThingLink) **
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 * // 30+ Interesting Ways //****// * to Use ThingLink in the Classroom (*and tips) //**

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 * // Create Social and Interactive Images with ThingLink //**

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 * // ThingLink: The First Social Objects Success Story? //**

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 * // An Interactive Mind Map Made with ThingLink //**

**//5+ Ways to Use ThingLink for Teaching and Learning//**
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//** Avatar Adventures: An Interactive Learning Opportunity **// An interactive learning experience designed to provide students and teachers with opportunities to focus on digital citizenship while engaging in constructive play. []