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    Steps for creating a 360 tour with Thinglink

    Creating a 360-degree photo tour is an excellent way for students to showcase their skills and what they've learned. By using an app like Thinglink, students can add interactive hotspots to their 360-degree photos, creating a media-rich experience to share with others. Before starting their tour, students need to plan carefully.

    Taking photos and gathering supporting media

    After planning, students need to take their photos. If you have enough 360-degree cameras, the whole class can participate. If cameras are limited, you'll need to schedule when students can use them. For more tips on taking 360-degree photos, see: Tips for taking 360 photos.

    Collage of items you need to create a 360-tour including a 360 camera, a camera on a tripod, a camera filming a lady talking, a man taking a photo and a man recording audio with a microphone.

    Uploading and editing photos and supporting media

    Students should upload their materials to a device or a cloud service like OneDrive or Google Drive. They need to organise their media into folders, pairing each piece with the corresponding 360-degree photo. If they're adding text, they should type it in a Word or Google Doc first. This makes it easier to edit and later copy into Thinglink.

    Folder structure shown in File Explorer with 5 different folders, one for each area of a school. Inside one folder is shown with a Word document, 360 image, audio file and image files.

    Uploading files to Thinglink

    Once everything is organised, students can upload their images, audio and video to Thinglink. Depending on the work setup, you may need to create folders in Thinglink for student work. For setup tips, see: Setting up your class in Thinglink.

    Steps show how to add a new folder to your content in Thinglink including clicking on the Create folder icon in the top right, naming your folder and clicking Create.

    Students should create a folder for each 360-degree photo in their tour for easy access.

    To add content:

    1. Open the relevant folder
    2. click Create
    3. select Mixed content
    4. select the content you would like to add
    5. drag the content into Thinglink.

    Creating a tour

    With all content uploaded, students can build their tours. They should decide on icons and colours to represent different types of content, like a green circle for a new 360-degree image or an 'i' for information. Creating a key helps keep icon use consistent.