{"id":12494,"date":"2025-10-27T11:01:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T18:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/?p=12494"},"modified":"2025-10-28T04:31:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:31:48","slug":"xr-in-education-free-thinglink-resources-for-teachers-and-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/xr-in-education-free-thinglink-resources-for-teachers-and-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"XR in Education: Free ThingLink Resources for Teachers and Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To make your journey through XR learning content creation as easy as possible, we\u2019ve curated a collection of free resources that will help get you started. Packed with advice, real-life examples, practical tips, expertise from some of the ThingLink team\u2019s education specialists, as well as our free XR Expert course, you\u2019ll have all you need to create engaging and immersive content for your students!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Study: ThingLink XR Expert Course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our recently published interactive course will teach you how to design and build immersive learning experiences using images, 360 media, 3D models, branching scenarios, or augmented reality. You&#8217;ll gain the skills to build meaningful, real-world learning solutions that inform, engage, and inspire. Get started below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xr.thinglink.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/XR-Expert-Course-ENG-cover-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/XR-Expert-Course-ENG-cover-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/XR-Expert-Course-ENG-cover-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/XR-Expert-Course-ENG-cover-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/XR-Expert-Course-ENG-cover-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/XR-Expert-Course-ENG-cover-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/XR-Expert-Course-ENG-cover.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch: ThingLink in Higher Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A short video of education use cases to show you the breadth of ThingLink applications across Higher Education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wistia-inc wp-block-embed-wistia-inc\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"XR in Higher Education Video\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/1ecx1n2bju?dnt=1#?secret=KmZYqYGdQQ\" data-secret=\"KmZYqYGdQQ\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read: Specially selected blog posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A selection of blog posts from our education experts with ideas and examples to inspire your projects in student-driven XR creation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Using Meta Quest Headsets in Education, by Louise Jones:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/using-meta-quest-headsets-in-education-3-powerful-ways-educators-can-get-started\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Using-Meta-Quest-Headsets-in-Education_ThingLink-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Using-Meta-Quest-Headsets-in-Education_ThingLink-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Using-Meta-Quest-Headsets-in-Education_ThingLink-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Using-Meta-Quest-Headsets-in-Education_ThingLink-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Using-Meta-Quest-Headsets-in-Education_ThingLink-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Using-Meta-Quest-Headsets-in-Education_ThingLink-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Using-Meta-Quest-Headsets-in-Education_ThingLink.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. How to Create Inclusive Virtual Field Trips for Epson Immersive Rooms, by Joseph Mayo:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/how-to-create-inclusive-virtual-field-trips-for-epson-immersive-rooms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-Create-Inclusive-Virtual-Field-Trips-for-Epson-Immersive-Rooms-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-Create-Inclusive-Virtual-Field-Trips-for-Epson-Immersive-Rooms-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-Create-Inclusive-Virtual-Field-Trips-for-Epson-Immersive-Rooms-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-Create-Inclusive-Virtual-Field-Trips-for-Epson-Immersive-Rooms-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-Create-Inclusive-Virtual-Field-Trips-for-Epson-Immersive-Rooms-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-Create-Inclusive-Virtual-Field-Trips-for-Epson-Immersive-Rooms-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-Create-Inclusive-Virtual-Field-Trips-for-Epson-Immersive-Rooms.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To make your journey through XR learning content creation as easy as possible, we\u2019ve curated a collection of free resources that will help get you started. 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