{"id":3342,"date":"2019-06-20T18:25:46","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T22:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tlsrv.net\/iste-2019-thinglink-announces-major-accessibility-update-with-immersive-reader-integration\/"},"modified":"2023-11-15T14:49:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:49:06","slug":"iste-2019-thinglink-announces-major-accessibility-update-with-immersive-reader-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/iste-2019-thinglink-announces-major-accessibility-update-with-immersive-reader-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"ThingLink Announces Major Accessibility Update with Immersive Reader Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most ThingLink images and videos include short text descriptions that give context to the visual experience and help the viewer understand what they are looking at. At ISTE 2019 we launched an integration with Microsoft&#8217;s Immersive Reader, which means all text descriptions, lessons, virtual tours, infographics, and videos created with ThingLink&#8217;s new editor now come with an <a href=\"https:\/\/support.thinglink.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360026122934-ThingLink-Integrates-Microsoft-s-Immersive-reader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">integrated reading tool and automatic language translation capability.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"tl-cta-block\"><h3>Book a free consultation<\/h3><p>If you\u2019d like to learn more about how you can create immersive, interactive content with ThingLink, schedule a free call with one of our transformation consultants.<\/p><button class=\"tl-button tl-button--white tl-button--small tl-cta-block__button\" data-link=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/andrew-6\/thinglinkdemo\">Book a free consultation<\/button><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><br><span style=\"color: initial; font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--system-font); font-size: revert;\">Here are six examples of how this can support educators and learners in classrooms and at workplaces:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Educational images, virtual tours, and other visual learning materials with text descriptions are accessible in Immersive Reader. <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This helps learners with an impaired ability to read or comprehend written words or grammar structure.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen%20Shot%202019-06-14%20at%201.48.37%20PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2019-06-14 at 1.48.37 PM\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Visual learning materials such as 360 degree tours are instantly available in multiple languages. <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The same lesson materials can be used to include and engage learners from different language backgrounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Students can express themselves and work on assignments in multiple languages<\/strong>. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This supports engagement and motivation in a situation where teacher and student do not speak the same language.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen%20Shot%202019-06-14%20at%201.47.53%20PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2019-06-14 at 1.47.53 PM\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Learning materials in any subject can be repurposed for language learning<\/strong>. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This supports cross-disciplinary and collaborative teaching practices, as well as learning language in a familiar, meaningful context.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1071\" style=\"width: 1071px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen%20Shot%202019-06-14%20at%201.47.22%20PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2019-06-14 at 1.47.22 PM\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Teachers in different countries can share lesson plans and learning materials<\/strong>. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This creates a new kind of foundation for global, professional collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen%20Shot%202019-06-14%20at%201.46.49%20PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2019-06-14 at 1.46.49 PM\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Students around the world can collaborate on assignments in their own native language.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This helps build global capabilities and understanding of different cultures.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1216\" style=\"width: 1216px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen%20Shot%202019-06-14%20at%201.52.42%20PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2019-06-14 at 1.52.42 PM\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on Immersive Reader, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/support.thinglink.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360026122934-ThingLink-Integrates-Microsoft-s-Immersive-Reader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">support article here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the conversation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For further ideas and inspiration on using ThingLink and the Immersive Reader function, why not follow us or join our groups and communities on social media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/thinglink\" target=\"_blank\">ThingLink LinkedIn Page<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/9054683\/\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn Community<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThingLink\" target=\"_blank\">X \/ Twitter ThingLink Page<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThingLink_EDU\" target=\"_blank\">X \/ Twitter ThingLink Edu Page<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/communities\/1670006007819280385\" target=\"_blank\">X \/ Twitter Creative Learning Design Community<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/ThingLinkEducation\" target=\"_blank\">ThingLink Education Facebook Group<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ThingLink_EDU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0for easy-to-follow tutorials and webinar recordings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most ThingLink images and videos include short text descriptions that give context to the visual experience and help the viewer understand what they are looking&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[454],"tags":[399,200,201,251,163,202,421],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3342"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3342"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8951,"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3342\/revisions\/8951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}