Glogster

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What Is It?
Glogster is a web based application that allows users to create a web poster about themselves or topics of interest. Glogster EDU:
 * provides 1 free basic accounts for educators
 * student accounts are no longer free but teachers can purchase a low cost plan that provides 50 student accounts.
 * protects the privacy of students
 * provides teachers with a **dashboard** to manage student accounts

Warning: DO NOT create a non-education Glogster account using your school email if you plan to request an Education account. It will cause a conflict and you may not be able to activate your education account.

[|Glogster EDU]is a collaborative online learning platform for teachers and students to express their creativity, knowledge, ideas and skills in the classroom. Glog posters can include images, text, audio files, embedded video clips, and attached documents (premium). [|View a Glog] //YouTube//: //Discovery Education// recommends Glogster. media type="youtube" key="X7JZ_29qd-I?fs=1" height="344" width="425"

Resources for Glogster EDU
There are extensive resources on the Glogster EDU website.
 * Teacher's Resource Guide for Glogster(pdf) created by Glogster.edu staff
 * Glogster Tutorial (created by Traci Blazosky) Concise step-by-step overview shared in Google Docs
 * [[file:teachwithweb2/Glogster Project Overview.pdf|Student Handout: Glogster Project Handout]] and [[file:teachwithweb2/Create a Documentation Glog.pdf|Student Handout: Create & link a Documentation Glog]]
 * [[file:teachwithweb2/Glogster User's Guide.pdf|Glogster User's Guide]] Instructions with screen shots

Video Tutorials:

 * Created by Terry Roberts "[|Tutorials for Glogster]": Screencast with very clear step-by-step instructions for creating a glog
 * From //Trending Education. "// Glogster as an Alternative to PowerPoint." []

How to Integrate It?
Web 2.0 in the Classroom Outstanding example of a glog for Web 2.0 tools [|How to Use Glogster]

Glogster in the classroom:
 * Student presentations of a topic they have researched
 * Review of themes, historical periods of events, scientific concepts
 * Book reviews or book reports
 * Character studies for literary figures
 * Travel "poster" for a city, state or country
 * Portal (table of contents) linking to eportfolio content
 * Explanation of a mathematical or scientific principles or processes
 * Biographical presentation for a real or fictional person
 * Travel poster that highlights a city, state or country

Examples
Shakespeare Parodies Causes of the American Revolution Pond Animals Glogs at GlogsterEDU Booktalks with Glogster Book Review US History Glogster 1930s Dust Bowl [|Best of the Edu Glogs] A glog with links to outstanding glogs in a variety of subject areas including math and science ;

Assessment
Generic High School Literature Glogster Lesson Plan and Rubric

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