Glogster

=Glogstermedia type="custom" key="12534362" align="right"= Glogster is a social networking web portal that allows users to create free interactive posters, or “glogs” and share them with others in a variety of formats. Glogs reflect users’ creativity, mood, or vision of the world, or they can represent ideas related to themes, texts, research, or arguments. In addition to creating “glogs,” users can create a network of friends, monitor their profiles, and communicate with others. As a result of its popularity, Glogster has developed a companion site for teachers and students called Glogster EDU. ( There is a working example of a Glog to the right )

For Educators:

 * A creative, dynamic, and innovative digital outlet that captures learner’s excitement for online creations, keeps learners engaged in course content, and makes teaching and learning more fun.
 * A private and safe platform, monitored directly by teachers. Teachers control all the activities of their learners.
 * A valuable teaching tool that integrates diverse core subjects including math, science, history, art, photography, music and more for individual learner portfolios, unique alternative assessments, and differentiated instructional activities.
 * Glogster EDU is housed in a safe and private location that enables teachers to securely administer accounts, groups, and discussion boards.

For Learners:

 * A fun, imaginative, and powerful learning experience which fosters independent creative self expression, positive learner-teacher relationships, and teamwork on collaborative class projects.
 * A vibrant, multi-sensory learning experience which integrates learner’s knowledge and skills into traditionally text-oriented subjects, and motivates learner’s desire to explore topics in which they may previously have been less interested.
 * Students can combine and apply their interests in multimedia composition, remixing, and social networking for academic learning purposes.
 * Students can upload endless creative material from numerous sources such as textbooks, relevant photo galleries, reports, journals, desktop files, video clips, music files, etc.

Learning Objective

 * Sign up for and use Glogster.
 * Observe and reflect upon a few example “glogs”.
 * Design and construct an instructional activity for the effective use of Glogster to support learner outcomes associated with English NCSCOS.

Step 1: Get to Know Glogster

 * Testimonials and Feature Articles**
 * Glogster in the classroom: White Hall High School Pennsylvania
 * Education World: Hooked on Glogster: Posters 2.0
 * School Library Journal: Digital Reshift -- Glogster Digital Posters
 * Middle School Teacher on YouTube about how Glogster helped struggling student


 * Student Project Examples**
 * Virtual Science Fair (includes purpose, hypothesis, materials, procedures, operations and data, results, and conclusions)
 * History/Biography: Zsar Nicholas II
 * Major Battles of World War I
 * Literature: Artemis Fowl Series
 * Foreign Language: Preserving Brazil
 * Advertisement for a Book: Fahrenheit 451


 * Teacher Examples**
 * School Librarian’s Homepage
 * Homepage for School Wiki or Class Website (Pennsylvania School)
 * Design directions for an assignment
 * Human Growth and Development
 * Human Body Systems


 * Sample Rubrics:**
 * http://hoop.glogster.com/Project-Rubric


 * Tutorials**
 * YouTube Tutorial on Glogster EDU
 * Glogster in 90 seconds
 * Slideshow to introduce Glogster to teachers

media type="custom" key="6458809" media type="custom" key="6459053" Glogster Basic Tutorials Parts 1 & 2


 * Practice**
 * Sign up for and use either Glogster (@http://www.glogster.com/) or Glogster EDU (@http://edu.glogster.com/)
 * Practice using Glogster (insert text boxes, images, video, etc.)

Step 2: Design an Instructional Activity Using Glogster
Consider how to support and enhance students’ understanding of reflection while leveraging the power of Glogster. //Be prepared to://
 * Provide a brief description of an instructional activity you have designed using Glogster to enhance your students’ learning for ELA in your 1:1 classroom.
 * Your Glogster should include: A title, a relevant background, at least two text boxes, and a short video slip or audio clip (downloaded or original).
 * Include NCSCOS learner objectives, sequence of instructional activity, related text, teacher actions, student actions, associated questions, anticipated informative assessment or anything else necessary to illuminate the essence of the activity.

**Step 3:** **Post Instructional Activity Description and URL Link/Embeddable Code**
When you are ready to post the URL/code and an overview of your instructional use of Glogster, go to the ELA Tool Showcase (see left navigation bar) and follow the directions found there.

How you will be evaluated
Successful completion of this activity will be based on the Instructional Activity Rubric. Post to the wiki **by the end** of this session.


 * ~ YES ||~ NO ||~ Does your assignment/activity meet the following criteria? ||
 * ||  || Provides a WORKING URL/Embeddable code. ||
 * ||  || Instructional activity overview is provided that integrates ELA tool into instructional activities. ||
 * ||  || Student learning objectives are clearly stated and are aligned to the English NCSCOS. ||

What to Do Next
Complete this assignment, if you choose Glogster as one of your tools, then go to **ELA Tool Showcase.**


 * Related Glogster Resources for Later Exploration **

Download this document from Glogster EDU to access a database of outstanding examples of Glogster lesson plans and rubrics, standards alignment activities, and Glog building media resources. [|glogster-edu-educator-resource-library.pdf] Download workshop handout for directions [|Glogster Cool Tools Handout.doc]