BP4_Glogster

Glogster is a Web 2.0 tool that allows users to get creative producing graphical, multimedia posters.  Teachers can use Glogster to produce interactive, online lessons that include audio narration, graphics, and video.  Interactive elements can be uploaded onto the poster and it can easily be shared within the Glogster community or on social networking sites and blogs.  Actually, Glogs are similar to blogs.  However, they go beyond the scope of a blog because a variety of teaching and learning tools can be produced using Glogster.  Student assignments can be posted in the form of original teacher generated Glogster posters.  In addition, teachers can add interactive elements to the Glogs they produce for their students.   Teachers can also create assessment instruments, such as, quizzes, tests or surveys, in the form of Glogs.   Along with the many uses teachers can find for their Glogs, students can also use Glogster to produce media enhanced research reports, journals, projects, portfolios, and blogs.  Although, Glogster is free for the basic version, there are paid levels of participation for teachers and for schools.   The premium memberships have additional benefits that include classroom management and project management features.  Although, it is limited, the basic version allows a teacher to have up to 50 student participants with the free account.   Since, Glogster was created just for teachers and students, there is a lot of information produced by teachers who use Glogster in their classrooms.  These ideas can be found by putting the search term Glogster into  a search engine or at Youtube.com.  This will bring up many great ideas and tutorials on how to use Glogs in your classroom.   However, the tool is so user friendly and simple to use, anyone can get started producing fantastic Glogs right away by following the instructions on the site.  Just in case you need a little inspiration to get started Glogging, there is also a great section on the website that showcases and rates a variety of public Glogs, created by users.   Just go to http://www.glogster.com and sign up for a free account to get started.  Check out my first Glog above.