Glogster

What is Glogster? Glogster functions much like blogging. However, Glogster uses pictures, oversized font, sound, and pictures to take the place of words in a regular blog. Glogster can be used as both an educational tool and a personal tool. Glogster allows users to choose from countless amounts of personalized backgrounds, pictures, videos, and sounds to make a "blog" of their own. Once a page (s) is made that person is allowed to privatize or publicize their glog. A Glogster can be changed at anytime by the creator, and can be viewed by anyone (if set on public). There is a portion of Glogster that is specifically for educators. Also, Glogster is free!

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Step by Step to creating Glogster 1. Enter the website www.glogster.com and create your own personal account 2. In the top right hand corner click on "Create a new glog". 3. Once the glog opens clear it of all the default items and begin to browse through your options of different icons, sounds, and backgrounds you can use. 4. The menu on the left side of the screen will help you to chose different items. 5. Create your own personal glog based off the lesson plan you are doing/assignment due for class.

How to Design your Glog 1. Click on the wall menu 2. Pick a background for your glog wall. Click it once for a preview and to insert it click "Use It" 3. Repeat until you find a wall you love the most!

How to insert text to your Glog 1. Click on Text in the menu box 2. Choose a text box that fits your glog's design. 3. To insert the text, click the "Use It" button.

How to insert images/audio/video 1. Click the upload icon 2. Upload the file to Glogster. For images, you can add frames around them by clicking "add frame" and for audio/video you can add a play button by clicking "add a player"

How to save your Glo g

1. Click the save and publish button 2. Choose "classic glog" from the save options 3. Name you glog, set category as "not set" and mark your glog as private. 4. Hit save and publish

Classroom Uses Uses in The Secondary Classroom - English 1. Glogster can be brought onto a projector screen in introduction to a lesson. 2. Glogster can take the place of a powerpoint slide. 3. Glogster could be used as an artistic assignment for students to express their thought about a subject. ( Or in my case a literary work). 4. Glogster can also be used to initiate group work.



Uses in The Elementary Classroom 1. Glogster can be used to engage the students and have them interested in the subject 2. It could be used for students as an example of how to display what they have learned 3. It is an interactive tool that they can play with in order to understand the material and interact with the material 4. Glogster can be used as a resource for students to look up other parts of the subject they may be struggling with

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