{"id":3278,"date":"2020-03-10T22:48:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T02:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tlsrv.net\/thinglinks-remote-learning-tips-and-qa-for-microsoft-office-users\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T07:59:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T11:59:28","slug":"thinglinks-remote-learning-tips-and-qa-for-microsoft-office-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/thinglinks-remote-learning-tips-and-qa-for-microsoft-office-users\/","title":{"rendered":"ThingLink’s remote learning tips and Q&A for Microsoft Office users"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interactive videos, posters and virtual tours can be powerful instructional tools that help teachers and students work together remotely using not only text-based communication, but also voice, video, and images.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This Q&A summarizes how Office 365 schools and campuses can integrate ThingLink to new routines and best practices for distance learning.<\/p>\n

What does\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>ThingLink<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0offer for Office 365 users<\/span><\/strong>?<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ThingLink is a visual learning platform for schools and campuses that supports blended and remote learning practices improving accessibility and quality of learning materials. Our main offering for educational organizations consists of three main components:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. An easy authoring tool for creating visual, accessible learning materials including interactive videos, posters, and virtual tours.<\/p>\n

2. A secure user authentication framework using Microsoft logins.<\/p>\n

3. A scalable, secure hosting environment on Azure with an option to connect to customer’s own cloud service account.<\/p>\n

See below an example of a Microsoft Teams image annotated with the different Office 365 resources.<\/p>\n