ThingLink

This tutorial shows how to create, edit, and share a ThingLink.

CTL — Aarhus BSS
TREAT- Tech Tutorials for Teaching
3 min readOct 22, 2014

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Content

1. Sign up

2. Create a ThingLink

3. Upload a photo

4. Tag the photo with content

5. Manage access for your ThingLink

6. Share your ThingLink

In this tutorial you will learn how to create, edit, and share a ThingLink. We use the web app, but ThingLink is also available on iPhone.

1. Sign up

2. Create aThingLink

  • To create a ThingLink, select “Create” in the top right corner.

3. Upload a photo

  • Select “Choose image or drag-and-drop here”.
  • Find your photo and press “Open”.
  • Your photo is now being uploaded.

4. Tag the photo with content

  • Click anywhere on the photo to add a tag.
  • Add content in “Edit tag” in the bottom left corner.
  • You can add links til websites, photos, or videos.
  • You can add text and choose a tag icon.
  • You can add as many tags as you want.
  • To finish, click “Save tag”.

5. Manage access for your ThingLink

  • You can choose “Public” to make it public.
  • Or “Unlisted” so only those you send the ThingLink to can see it.
  • You can control whether others should have access to add tags or not by ticking off “Allow anyone to edit”.
  • Click “Save” to save.

6. Share the ThingLink

  • Click “Share” to choose how to share.
  • You can copy the direct link to your ThingLink and share it by e-mail or Blackboard.
  • If you wish to edit your ThingLink, click “Edit”.

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CTL — Aarhus BSS
TREAT- Tech Tutorials for Teaching

Centre for Teaching and Learning is an educational research and development unit at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, Denmark.