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Sunday, June 15, 2014

Susan Oxnevad (@soxnevad) has organized the "ThingLink Teacher Challenge 2014". (Touch the image above to see the "nubbins" appear. Then touch each one to discover information about ThingLink and how to join the challenge.) This is a great opportunity for teachers to learn how to create and use ThingLink in their classrooms. Teachers and students can create interactive images that connect to either text, a photo, a video, or a link to a website. (Click here to read "3 Reasons to Take the ThingLink Teacher Challenge This Summer".)

Here is my Week 1 Challenge entry:

It's not too late to join! Click here to be brought to the sign up form.

Next week's challenge is to "design your digital self" -- I can't wait to create this one!

Thanks Susan for organizing this fun summer professional development!

To see all of the participants' entries, flip through the slide show below: