I had seen Thinglinks on Twitter and on a really good ed tech email list that I subscribed to, but never really considered the benefits of using one for my high school science classes. So I created an account and made a generic thinglink about glaciers that ties to a unit for EEND 675. It was easy to upload a background photo and even easier to add links and edit the word bubble that pops up when you hover over the bullseye marker with your mouse. I liked this tool for its ease of use, its potential to engage students, and its ability to pull resources together for a lesson or activity. I made the assumption that this tool was better suited for K-8, but I've changed my opinion and feel this could be a good tool every now and again to change things up and bring variety to my day-to-day instruction.
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