We’re thrilled to say the team will be returning to the BETT show in London January 24th and 25th. We had such a great time last year winning the Best Digital Learning Product Award we couldn’t stay away!

We’d love for you to join us, it’s a great opportunity for us to meet you in-person and chat about all things learning and ThingLink. We would especially love to see our valued community members, educators and students, so please do leave us a message to connect with you or drop by the stands where we will be!

Connect with us at BETT London!

24th and 25th January 2024

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Interactive Demonstrations: Throughout the Bett Show, our team will offer interactive demonstrations at both stands. You’ll get to see how ThingLink’s versatile platform can transform educational content into engaging, interactive and immersive experiences, suitable for educators and learners from K-12, Higher Education through to employee development.

Discover Immersive Learning Made Easy! Louise Jones will be presenting on the Google for Education Teaching Theatre Thursday 25th 4.25 p.m Experience the simplicity and impact of creating interactive and immersive learning experiences with ThingLink. Dive into into how students and teachers are effortlessly merging real-world contexts and scenarios for essential skills development in the era of AI. Louise highlights innovative projects from around the world that demonstrate the impact of integrating interactive technology for digital fluency.

Immersive Learning with ClassVR: Over at the ClassVR stand NJ30, we’ll demonstrate the power of ThingLink in creating unique and in-context immersive learning experiences which can be viewed in ClassVR Headsets. Explore how our platform enables mixed and virtual reality experiences in education, discovering new worlds or making complex concepts easier to understand and more engaging for learners.

Discover ThingLink at Google for Education: Visit us at the Google for Education stand SE40 Wednesday 24th January 3-5pm, where we’ll be showcasing how ThingLink seamlessly integrates with Google’s educational tools and admin management console with our new App Licensing integration. Experience firsthand how our interactive and immersive media tools can enhance learning experiences on Chromebooks, in Google Classroom and other Google for Education Workspace tools, bringing a new dimension to digital learning environments.

Networking and Collaborative Opportunities: Join us to discuss how ThingLink can be integrated into your strategies for learning and teaching and to explore a whole host of collaborative possibilities.

We can’t wait! See you there 🙌

The industry expert judges were impressed by ThingLink’s evidence-backed submission. It demonstrated that ThingLink is not only a trusted solution but has also evolved with emerging technology, guiding their customers to develop impactful training experiences.

“We’re thrilled for this honor and the recognition of the bridge we built from the 2D internet to the Metaverse with the easiest suite of immersive eLearning and content creation tools available for businesses, brands, and educational institutions.”

Ulla-Maaria Koivula ThingLink Founder & CEO

ThingLink – Top XR Firm

XR or Extended Reality is the perfect term to conceptualize what ThingLink is and offers. A fast and easy way to create Interactive and immersive learning experiences that can be delivered in highly impactful ways, and accessible on any device. Whether in-person or in synthetic spaces, on-site or off-site, ThingLink provides the tools to enable organizations to tailor content for every training scenario.

Customers consistently express their trust and confidence in ThingLink’s ability to enable them to deliver impactful training.

The platform has notably transformed education and elearning by reshaping how learning and training is created and consumed. ThingLink has made it incredibly easy for everyone and anyone to do this, from creating 360 photospheres of environments to creating real world contexts for scenario based learning with interactive content.

Think you know ThingLink? Think Again!

ThingLink’s Suite of Products in 2023 includes essential features for creating impactful employee training and essential assets for processes and information. 

1. Advanced Multimedia Editor for adding interactive hotspots with layers of information on your images, videos, 360 media and 3D objects. 
2. ThingLink Scenario Builder for creating branching scenario based learning experience, perfect for decision making in high risk situations, includes learner data and analytics. 
3. New! Guided Tours, for creating virtual tours with single click with built-in narration. 
4. New! Augmented Reality AR App for an in-person onsite experience to gain essential information by overlaying info on machinery or objects.
5. Panoramic Images to 360 Photospheres converter, enabling anyone to create 360 images with their mobile device.
6. AI Assistant Tools Via text prompts in the ThingLink Editor or through our 360 image generator with Skybox AI partnership

Three Essential Resources

• Build Scenario Based Learning and Training with ThingLink’s New Templates
• Create Powerful Moments of Insight: A Masterclass in Creating Immersive Scenario Based Learning Experiences
• How to Create Immersive Online Employee Training in 5 Days Using AI

Looking for more training and elearning inspiration?

For more inspiration, make sure you’re following us on social media. In particular, please do join our LinkedIn Community.

The future of immersive learning is not just about consuming content—it’s about creating it. Finding a school or team-friendly yet powerful solution for creating with AI can be challenging. Enter ThingLink’s integration with Skybox AI. Here’s why educators and students alike are raving about this dynamic duo, here’s some helpful ideas to making the most of it!

About Blockade Labs Skybox AI

Blockade Labs specializes in AI-assisted 360-degree image generation technology. With Skybox AI, Blockade Labs aims to make the world of 360-degree imaging more dynamic, interactive, and accessible to all using simple text prompts.

10 Key Pointers for Skybox AI 360 Generation Prompts

1. Keep it simple for effective results.
2. 3-4 phrase prompts are ideal; too long can override style.
3. If prompts are too short, they may lack coherence; add descriptive phrases.
4. Specify location context: “indoors” or “outdoors”.
5. Adjust camera altitude with tags like “aerial view” or “street view”.
6. For night time scenes, use words like “moonlit” or “bioluminescent”.
7. Emphasize context in prompts.
8. Clean up messy images using negative prompts with words like “blurry” or “broken”. (Negative prompts available only in SkyBox AI Interface currently)
9. Explore presets for cleaner images,
10. For sky presets, describe clouds and aim for flat horizons.

Even Better with Enhanced Prompts!

Using Enhanced Prompts is now available in the ThingLink Create with Sky Box Interface. Here’s an example with Enhanced Prompts

Helpful Tip for Teachers! Learners can copy paste the Enhanced Prompts into a ThingLink Info Tag to create vocabulary lists and further research. Original prompt simply ‘George Orwell 1984’. Enhanced Prompt – VR360: Ominous Big Brother billboards, giant telescreens in dystopian cityscape. Style: gritty realism, industrial bleakness, high-contrast light. VR360: Dead trees, gloomy skyscape, towering brutalist architecture.

Another Helpful Tip for Teachers – View in VR! Imagine learners and educators being able to create 360 worlds and view with your VR Headsets.

Click to download the PDF.

Common tips and tricks to getting the most out of your Skybox AI generations!

More Ideas to Follow

Join our ThingLink and Skybox webinar or watch the replay! Sign up here We’ll be collating ideas for games based learning, storytelling and sharing all!

Connect and Collaborate

For more ideas, use cases and inspiration on content creation, join our communities on social media! Twitter / X ThingLink Education and Blockade Labs Skybox AI LinkedIn Community and ThingLink Education Facebook Group. Discord Blockade Labs Community.

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In the world of eLearning, branching scenarios have emerged as a powerful tool to amplify employee engagement and real-world decision-making skills. By allowing learners to “pick their own path”, these scenarios mirror complex situations, making learning deeper and more memorable. Dive in with us to discover how the ThingLink Scenario Builder can be your secret weapon in designing these transformative learning experiences.

The Magic of Branching

Ever reminisced about those “Choose Your Own Adventure” books? Branching scenarios function similarly. Learners are presented with situations and make choices, with each decision leading them down a unique path. This interactive method boosts decision-making skills, critical thinking, and retention.

ThingLink Scenario Builder: Branching Made Easy

Navigating the terrain of branching might seem complex, but with the ThingLink Scenario Builder, it’s as intuitive as it gets. Its user-friendly interface supports the creation of intricate paths, ensuring that each learner’s experience is tailored and impactful.

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Check out this sample branching scenario!

By the end of this masterclass, participants will be able to:

• Grasp Branching Fundamentals: Understand the underlying principles and benefits of branching, or “pick your own path”, learning experiences.
• Navigate ThingLink with Confidence: Identify and utilize the primary features of ThingLink’s Scenario Builder, especially those that facilitate branching scenarios.
• Design Engaging Branching Scenarios: Apply best practices to generate context-based learning modules with multiple decision points using ThingLink.
• Incorporate Multimedia Elements Seamlessly: Embed 360 degree media, videos, images, and other multimedia components to support and enhance the branching experiences.
• Evaluate and Iterate Branching Modules: Gather feedback on their branching scenarios, analyze learner paths, and refine for maximum engagement and effectiveness.
  Integrate into LMS: Ensure smooth integration of ThingLink branching scenarios into various Learning Management Systems (LMS).

Other Ideas for learning about ThingLink you’ll love!

• Free ThingLink Certified Creator Course
• Previous ThingLink On Demand Webinars
• Search Support Articles or Request Support

Connect and Collaborate

For more ideas, use cases and inspiration on content creation, join our communities on social media! LinkedIn Community, Twitter Creative Learning Design Community and ThingLink Education Facebook Group.

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We’re excited to extend an invitation to watch our special webinar that aims to bring new dimensions to interactive and immersive learning. Join us as ThingLink collaborates with Blockade Labs to introduce you to the transformative potential of Skybox AI technology.

Special Guests: 

– Marguerite deCourcelle, CEO of Blockade Labs

– Co-Hosts: Louise Jones, ThingLink & Dan Fitzpatrick, The AI Educator

Couldn’t Make It?

Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Sign up anyway for the action replay!

Webinar Outcomes

1. Immersive Learning: Discover how text-to-360-image generation can be used to craft interactive learning materials that transcend traditional teaching tools.
2. The Gamification Factor: Learn how to incorporate elements of gamified experiences or games design into your curriculum to boost student engagement and enhance learning.
3. Ease of Technology: Learn how this is all pretty uncomplicated! We’ve simplified the tech aspects so that educators of all tech skill levels can integrate these new tools into their teaching methods effortlessly.
4. Deep Dive into AI: We’ll be discussing the role of AI in educational technology and going through some compelling examples.

And! A Special Bonus: Stay tuned until the end for a chance to win in our exclusive giveaway!

Who Should Attend?

This webinar is tailored for educators, course creators, games-design enthusiasts and learning technologists interested in adopting new approaches to learning and teaching. Whether you’re new to tech tools or have years of experience, this session is for you!

Key Takeaways:

1. Create learning assets with 360° interactive images for immersive experiences
2. Unlock strategies for boosting student engagement through gamification.
3. Gain insights into integrating user-friendly technology into your classroom.

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore new horizons in educational approaches.

We look forward to seeing you there!

In Action: Case Studies

• How to Create Extraordinary 360 Spaces With Blockade Labs’ Text to Image AI Tool
• How to Unlock the Awesome Power of AI in Education

Connect and Collaborate

For more ideas, use cases and inspiration on content creation, join our communities on social media! Twitter / X ThingLink Education and Blockade Labs Skybox AI LinkedIn Community and ThingLink Education Facebook Group. Discord Blockade Labs Community.

What is Skybox AI?

Skybox AI by Blockade Labs is a groundbreaking AI tool which empowers anyone to generate unique, high-quality and detailed 360 visuals from simple plain text prompts and a vast selection of styles. Creators can construct 360-degree immersive visuals ready for annotating in seconds, no coding required.

Why Choose Skybox AI and ThingLink? Benefits include:

1. Secure and Supported Learning: Introduce educators and students to the dynamic world of text-to-image generation in a secure and supported manner. ThingLink account management is all that is required, no additional Skybox accounts are created. The ability to craft prompts and continuously annotate creations not only adds depth to the learning experience but also serves as an invaluable step toward digital fluency.
2. User-Friendly Design: Creating interactive 360-degree worlds with ThingLink and Skybox is incredibly accessible, even for beginners. Kickstart your projects with  straightforward text prompts; no coding skills required.
3. Scalability: Whether you’re crafting a single immersive scene or constructing an expansive, interconnected world, ThingLink and Skybox offer infinite possibilities in terms of size and complexity.
4. Versatile Styling: Tailor the look and feel of your projects with a selection of styles—from “Whimsical World” and “Realistic,” to “Dreamlike,” and more.
5. Make use of VR Headsets: ThingLink has long been the go-to solution for creating content for VR Headsets such as ClassVR, as well as creating real-life contexts, this package enables educators and students to create VR ready experiences from worlds yet to be imagined.

Creating Powerful Moments of Insight – To Kill a Mocking Bird

Next Steps

Complete the form below! Schools, universities and businesses with a ThingLink organization account can purchase Skybox AI as an add-on service for all their users. The entry-level package, priced at $1,000, includes 15,000 image generations per year. If you are an individual Teacher or Professional Individual ThingLink account holder, please go direct to Blockade Labs for a free trial and account.

In Action: Case Studies of ThingLink and SkyBox AI Together

How to Create Extraordinary 360 Spaces With Blockade Labs’ Text to Image AI Tool

How to Unlock the Awesome Power of AI in Education

Connect and Collaborate

For more ideas, use cases and inspiration on content creation, join our communities on social media! Twitter / X ThingLink Education and Blockade Labs Skybox AI LinkedIn Community and ThingLink Education Facebook Group. Discord Blockade Labs Community.

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Master ThingLink: Advanced Techniques for Crafting Next-Level Immersive Experiences

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The future of learning is immersive, interactive, and engaging. Are you ready to take your information and learning approaches to a whole new level? If so our upcoming webinar on ThingLink’s advanced features is just for you!

ThingLink has always been at the forefront of creating immersive learning experiences, making education more accessible and fun. Our platform has already transformed the way many organizations and educational institutions engage with their audience, and we want to help you do the same. That’s why we are thrilled to announce our upcoming webinar that will delve deep into ThingLink’s advanced features, designed to make your educational content more interactive than ever.

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What Will You Learn?

The webinar is carefully structured around four main learning outcomes to give you a comprehensive understanding of capabilities with ThingLink’s suite of tools. 

1. Advanced Settings: Optimize Your Content

Discover the hidden potential of your information or learning material by exploring ThingLink’s advanced settings. From tailoring user navigation to including personalized assessment elements, we’ll guide you through the options that make your content not just engaging but also effective.

2. Scenario Builder: Craft Realistic In-Context Learning

Learn how to use the ThingLink Scenario Builder to create realistic, contextual learning experiences. Understand how to set conditions, triggers, and responses that mimic real-world situations, creating a risk-free learning environment for your users.

3. Media Types: Diversify Your Content

The more varied your content, the more engaged your learners will be. Learn how to incorporate different types of media including video, audio, and text to appeal to varied learning styles and make your material more engaging and comprehensive.

4. Working with 360 Images: A Whole New Perspective

Get hands-on experience on how to integrate 360-degree images into your content. We will cover best practices and tips on how to make the most out of this immersive feature to create engaging spatial narratives.

Other Ideas for learning about ThingLink you’ll love!

• Free ThingLink Certified Creator Course
• Previous ThingLink On Demand Webinars
• Search Support Articles or Request Support

Connect and Collaborate

For more ideas, use cases and inspiration on content creation, join our communities on social media! LinkedIn Community, Twitter Creative Learning Design Community and ThingLink Education Facebook Group.

The Importance of Integrating ThingLink into Canvas Courses

ThingLink provides a pathway for enhancing and amplifying course material by incorporating interactive images, videos, 360-degree media, and 3D models. By blending these various interactive components, educators can craft powerful educational experiences such as supplementary teaching materials, project-centered learning, situational contexts, virtual excursions, or educational field trips that bring a multi-layered, engaging dimension to course topics.

How to Add ThingLink Elements to Canvas Courses

Once your system admin has established the LTI 1.3 connection, instructors can easily insert ThingLink assets into their courses. To do this, simply use the “Add an activity or resource” feature within course editing. ThingLink will be listed among the available choices, enabling you to either incorporate pre-existing ThingLink assets or generate new interactive elements.

Monitoring Tracking Student Engagement

Employ ThingLink’s analytics tools, which are also accessible through Moodle, to gauge how students are interacting with the embedded media elements. This insight is invaluable for modifying both course content and instructional approaches. Additionally, any grades earned within ThingLink’s immersive scenarios will automatically be integrated into course grade books thanks to the LTI 1.3 link.

Advantages of Utilizing ThingLink in Canvas

1. Boosted engagement: ThingLink adds an interactive overlay on various media formats, thereby enriching the learning experience for students.
2. Resource amplification: The integration lets teachers link to external resources directly through media, offering a more comprehensive understanding of course topics.
3. Data-driven decisions: The analytics provided by ThingLink enable instructors to fine-tune their teaching strategies based on actual student interactions. In ThingLink Scenarios student assessments / goals are written back directly to Canvas gradebooks
4. Automated account creation: With LTI 1.3, students’ ThingLink accounts are automatically created, removing the need for any additional registration steps.

Integrating ThingLink into Canvas courses via LTI 1.3 offers substantial benefits, particularly in the areas of interactive education and content amplification. Educators are encouraged to take advantage of this synergy to create a more stimulating and effective learning environment.

Connect and Collaborate

For more ideas, use cases and inspiration on content creation, join our communities on social media! LinkedIn Community, Twitter Creative Learning Design Community and ThingLink Education Facebook Group.

This article provides an overview of integrating ThingLink into Moodle courses using the Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) 1.3 standard. This integration allows for the incorporation of interactive media elements, enhancing course material and facilitating deeper student engagement.

Relevance of ThingLink in Moodle Courses

ThingLink offers an opportunity to enrich and elevate course content by presenting interactive images, videos, 360 media and 3D Models. These interactive elements can be mixed and matched to create impactful learning experiences such as additional instructional materials, project based learning, contextual scenarios, virtual tours or field trips offering a multi-dimensional, immersive and interactive experience to subject matter.

Monitoring Student Engagement and Interactions

Utilize the analytics capabilities provided by ThingLink and accessible within Moodle to observe how students are interacting with the integrated media. This data can be valuable for adapting course content and teaching strategies. Due to the integration, scores attained within ThingLink immersive branching scenarios will be fed in course grade books.

Adding ThingLink Content to Moodle Courses

After your system administrator has set up the LTI 1.3 integration, educators can add ThingLink media through the “Add an activity or resource” option in course editing. ThingLink will appear as one of the available options, allowing you to either link existing ThingLink media or create new interactive content.

Benefits of the Integration

1. Enhanced interactivity: ThingLink allows for an interactive layer over media, providing students with a more engaged learning experience.

2. Content enrichment: Integration enables educators to offer a comprehensive understanding of topics by linking to additional resources directly through the media.

3. Analytics: Educators can leverage analytics data to adapt teaching methods based on how students are interacting with the course materials.

4. Account creation, with LTI 1.3 your students will automatically have their ThingLink account created for them, so no need for additional sign ups!

The integration of ThingLink into Moodle courses through LTI 1.3 offers significant advantages in terms of interactive learning and content enrichment. Educators are advised to make use of this integration to facilitate a more dynamic and engaging learning environment.

Connect and Collaborate

For more ideas, use cases and inspiration on content creation, join our communities on social media! LinkedIn Community, Twitter Creative Learning Design Community and ThingLink Education Facebook Group.

With the new Icon Color Picker, you can now customize your tag icons with infinite colorway variations, offering you unparalleled control and creativity.

Quick Step by Step

1. Click to add or edit your tag
2. Select a new icon (not your previously used icons)
3. Choose your new colorway!
4. The tag colors will now be in the color way options for that tag
5. Check out our support article for further info if required.

Other Ideas for learning about ThingLink you’ll love!

• Free ThingLink Certified Creator Course
• Previous ThingLink On Demand Webinars
• Search Support Articles or Request Support

Connect and Collaborate

For more ideas, use cases and inspiration on content creation, join our communities on social media! LinkedIn Community, Twitter Creative Learning Design Community and ThingLink Education Facebook Group.