HOW TO USE

THINGLINK PREMIUM EDUCATIONFEATURES

TABLE OF CONTENTS1. Control Panel

2. Groups and Students

3. Advanced Statistics

4. Upload Custom Icons

5. Control Image Display

6. Control Tag Display

7. Replace Background Image

8. Create Group Channels

9. Use Thinglink Video

CONTROL PANELHOW TO

CONTROL PANELTOOLBAR AND MENU

Hosting (if needed)

Images from

those you follow

Images selected by ThingLink

staff

Browse imagesAccess groups and students

Create new images

Your profile

Menu

Toolbar

Menu

CONTROL PANELTOOLBAR AND MENU

Settings*GroupsHelpLog out

GROUPS AND STUDENTSHOW TO

GROUPS AND STUDENTSCLASSROOM GROUPS FOR YOUR STUDENTS

Click to reach students and

groups

Click to see groups

Create new groups

Delete Group

Manage Group

GROUPS AND STUDENTSSTUDENTS LIST

Search for students

Change a student password

Click to view student list

Click on name to view profile

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GROUPSGROUP MANAGEMENT PAGE

Group members

Remove member

Registration method #2: students with

email addresses

Registration method #1: no student

email addresses

GROUPSSTUDENT REGISTRATION METHOD #1

Enter student names

Click register

PRINT THIS PAGEStudent login email

Student login password

GROUPSSTUDENT REGISTRATION METHOD #2

Students use the invitation code to

register at www.thinglink.com.edu

Students use their school email

Invitation code

Select STUDENT

Register

ACCESS YOUR ADVANCED STATISTICS

HOW TO

STATISTICSDETAILED STATISTICS FOR YOUR WHOLE ACCOUNT AND FOR EACH IMAGE

Access individual image statistics

Access overall statistics

STATISTICSDETAILED STATISTICS FOR YOUR WHOLE ACCOUNT AND FOR EACH IMAGE

Select the time frame Select views, hovers, clicks, or time on image

Select ‘Total’ or ‘Unique’ users

STATISTICSDETAILED STATISTICS FOR YOUR WHOLE ACCOUNT AND FOR EACH IMAGE

Total figures and ratio

Advanced metrics for each tag and embedded location

UPLOAD CUSTOM ICONSHOW TO

CUSTOM ICONSUPLOAD AND USE YOUR OWN ICONS

Click on the menu to open the drop down

Click on “SETTINGS”

CUSTOM ICONSUPLOAD AND USE YOUR OWN ICONS

Click “UPLOAD ICON SET”

Click “TAG ICONS” tab

Click “SELECT” to upload the icons from you computer for each option

Lastly, click “UPLOAD SET”

CONTROL IMAGE DISPLAYHOW TO

MACRO IMAGE SETTINGSFULLY CONTROL HOW YOUR IMAGE DISPLAYS WHILE EMBEDDED

Click Menu to reveal drop down, then

select “SETTINGS” to view your

account settings

Click “MY IMAGE SETTINGS” tab

CONTROL IMAGE DISPLAYREMOVE TOUCH AND SHARE BUTTONS AND MANAGE PRIVACY

Select “Sharing settings” to manage

image privacy

Public: everybody can see image

Unlisted: image can only be accessed with the image URL Allows other

ThingLink users to edit your image

Enter the URL you would like to

appear in the lower right corner

of the image

Untick to remove share

and touch buttons

CONTROL IMAGE DISPLAYREMOVE THINGLINK BRANDING

1. Click “ThingLink”2. Select transparent icon or your custom branding

Click X to remove touch

Click X to remove share

Click X to remove full screen

CONTROL TAG DISPLAYHOW TO

MICRO IMAGE SETTINGSFULLY CONTROL HOW YOUR TAGS DISPLAYS WHILE EMBEDDED

Hide icon: Icon is invisible

Link

Click to choose icon

Select colors for bubble and text

Choose small, normal, large, or x-large

Choose between 16 font options

Upload a tag image from your hard drive

Enter a link for photo or click through

Hide bubble: Bubble is always invisible

Pinned icon: Icon is always visible

Select new tab, same tab or nothing

Select tag type

BoldItalic

Numbered ListBulleted ListJustification

Enter caption

HOW TO

REPLACE THE BACKGROUND IMAGE

REPLACE IMAGEUPDATE YOUR IMAGE WITHOUT LOSING TAGS

Click “Replace image” and choose new file

HOW TO

CREATE GROUP CHANNELS

STEP 1: GO TO GROUP MANAGEMENT

Click to create a new group channel

Scroll down to Group

Channels section

STEP 2: NAME CHANNEL

Name your channel

Click CREATE

STEP 3: ADD IMAGES TO THE CHANNEL

On images select the POST button. Check the box for the channel you have created.

This works for all group members.

STEP 4: VIEW CHANNELClick

CHANNELS

Select your channel

All images in the channel

Click to view as a slideshow

STEP 5: SHARE CHANNEL

Click the share icon

Use this code to embed the

channel to your website or blog

HOW TO

USE THINGLINK VIDEO

THINGLINK VIDEOUPLOADING VIDEOS

Click “CREATE” on the top bar

Enter the URL of the video you want to tag and click

“TAG THIS MEDIA”

Or upload from hard drive

THINGLINK VIDEOADDING TAGS

1. Choose a time in the video to add your tag

2. Click “ADD NEW TAG”

THINGLINK VIDEOADDING TAGS

Text font

Text and tag color

The text on the tag

Duration of the tag

Tag icon

Tag destination

Tag: the initial message that appears Popup: the larger message once the tag is clicked open

Always save!

THINGLINK VIDEOADDING TAGS

Add extended content within

the popup

Select a photo within the popup

The inner title of the popup

THINGLINK VIDEOEMBEDDING VIDEOS AND CHANNELS

Copy the embed code

Enter the embed code

The finished product