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Company

ThingLink

Founded: 2010
Country: Finland 
Description

Book Creator

Book Creator is a digital tool for creating interactive eBooks with text, images, audio, and video.
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ThingLink

Award-winning technology that makes it easy to augment images, videos, 360 & 3D media. Quickly create branching, interactive & immersive...
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Educational Impact

Book Creator

increase student collaboration100%
build student knowledge75%
improve attainment75%
Improves Behaviour / Wellbeing75%
improve parent engagement75%
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ThingLink

increase student collaboration75%
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improve teaching efficiency100%
reduce teacher workload100%
 
Recommended Usage

Book Creator

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Most Helpful Reviews

Book Creator

Nick Templeton, EdTech Lead: It’s so versatile and works for all key stages.
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ThingLink

Neil Atkin, Edtech demonstrator: Its a beautiful tool allowing visual and auditory explanations in a graphic way
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Age Range

Book Creator

5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18 

ThingLink

5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+ 
Features

Book Creator

Interactive StoriesDigital PortfoliosScience ReportsResearch JournalsPoetry Books'about Me' BooksComic Adventures 

ThingLink

360 Virtual ToursVirtual Field TripsEscape RoomsScenario Based LearningInteractive Choice BoardsImmersive Learning ExperiencesVirtual RealityExtended RealityInteractive Learning ExperiencesUniversal Design Of LearningProject Based Learning360 Photosphere Image CreatorDigital BreakoutsInteractive ResumesSelf Paced LearningInteractive MapsInteractive Timelines 
Languages

Book Creator

Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish 

ThingLink

Arabic, English, French, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, Hindi, German, Dutch, Italian 
Accessibility

Book Creator

Robust features 

ThingLink

Robust features 
Policies

Book Creator

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 

ThingLink

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 
Requirements

Book Creator

Available OfflineInternet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookDesktop - LinuxMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - AndroidRadioTelevision

If you don't need any audio or video to be played in the book, or any embedded content - that's to say - if your book just contains text and images, you could export the book as a PDF, which can be read universally on almost any device.

 

ThingLink

Available OfflineInternet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookDesktop - LinuxMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - AndroidRadioTelevision

ThingLink is browser based and an iPhone / Android app for mobile devices.

 
Training

Book Creator

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

A bespoke teacher training programme will be created based on your size and needs:

- Teacher accreditation and online course
- Registration system and tracking
- Dedicated account management
- Training pack and materials
- Onboarding and implementation
- Link to a huge network of teachers and learning technologists

Book Creator has a training program built into the app called Book Creator Certified Authors. This accreditation program is self-paced and is a great way for districts to assign PD and deliver renewal credits to staff.

 

ThingLink

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

Free self-paced ThingLink Certified Creator Couse

 
Set Up

Book Creator

We’ll supply you with a dedicated admin dashboard for you to deploy your Book Creator licenses among your teachers. Here you can assign and re-assign licenses as and when you need to.

Book Creator already integrates with G Suite for Education and Microsoft Office 365 for easy sign-in, but we can also integrate with your LMS to make everything smooth and simple for your deployment.

ThingLink

Super quick to learn and use!

Support

Book Creator

24/7 Live RepPhone SupportEmail/Help DeskFAQs/ForumKnowledge Base 

ThingLink

24/7 Live RepPhone SupportEmail/Help DeskFAQs/ForumKnowledge Base 
Home Learning

Book Creator

Not available To parents 

ThingLink

Parent Access 
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Pricing

Book Creator

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

Book Creator pricing starts from $10 / month

Pricing is based on how many active books and libraries you need. Libraries are created by a teacher, and students are then invited to create books within them. When a library is no longer needed it can be archived to allow more to be created.

Volume pricing available for schools and districts.

ThingLink

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

ThingLink pricing starts from $2 / per-pupil

A 60 day free trials for teachers. We have individual Teacher accounts ($60) and school, campus and district accounts with organization level admin management and metrics. Support for DPIAs offered and 'Get Going' webinars. New for 23/24 ThingLink Unlimited Bundle offers!

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