How to Make a Glog
How to Make a Glog Jo Higgins, Media Coordinator Thomasville High School STEP 1: CREATE A NEW GLOG Time to create your first glog! Once you have an account you can create as many Glogs as you want within that account! From your dashboard click STEP 2: DELETE THE EXAMPLES TO SET UP A BLANK GLOG After you click “Create A New Glog” you are taken to a page that looks like this: Delete the images of a blackboard, sticky note, classroom sign, and test tube. Do this by clicking on the image, and selecting the pink trashcan on the menu that opens above the picture. *Some of the examples on this handout were taken from Glogster instruction documents found on www.scribd.com, no author given. 10/4/2010 Page 1 of 8 GLOGSTER TOOLS AND TOOLBARS On the left of your screen there is an object called a “Magnet Tool” which looks like this: This tool can be moved up and down throughout the Glog. When you click on a word, an option box opens. When you click on a graphic, a toolbox appears like the one below. Note the explanations for the buttons. Change the color Add special effects Add a hyperlink Change the font style, size, and color STEP 3: CHANGING THE BACKGROUND Click the wall tab on the Magnet Tool to bring up the Glog backgrounds. *Some of the examples on this handout were taken from Glogster instruction documents found on www.scribd.com, no author given. 10/4/2010 Page 2 of 8 There are over 26 pages of Glog Walls to choose from. You can view them all by clicking through the page numbers at the bottom or you can choose a theme from the list on the left. After you find a wall that you like, click “Use It!” in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. STEP 4: ADDING TEXT AND GRAPHICS Go back to your Magnet Tool. Click “Text.” Notice that you can choose a style (the blue list on the left) as well as the whether you want the text to be in the form of a bubble, button, sticker, or just a plain title. Here’s an example of text in a “sticker.” This text can be moved to anywhere on the Glog and can be resized and rotated by grabbing different corners or sides of the box. *Some of the examples on this handout were taken from Glogster instruction documents found on www.scribd.com, no author given. 10/4/2010 Page 3 of 8 To select graphics, do the same as with text except click “Graphics” on the magnet tool. A window opens which allows you to select the graphic you want. When you add the graphics that you like to your Glog, you can move them around, much like the text boxes, to virtually anywhere. STEP 5: ADDING PICTURES Go back to your Magnet Tool. Click “Image.” Unlike text and graphics, images are not pre-loaded into Glogster. You have to have pictures saved somewhere on your computer (usually in a “My Pictures” folder) and they need to be uploaded into Glogster. Once you upload them, they are in your account at Glogster until you delete them. This is nice because no matter where you are when you login, your pictures are available. Images cannot be simply copied and pasted into Glogster. Once you click “Image” on the magnet tool, click “Upload.” This will take you to a screen where you will need to navigate to the folder where your pictures are. Select the one you want and click “Open.” If your picture is not too large, it will upload very quickly. If it is large and/or the system is very busy, it might take a few minutes. Once it is uploaded, you will see a thumbnail image like the ones below. *Some of the examples on this handout were taken from Glogster instruction documents found on www.scribd.com, no author given. 10/4/2010 Page 4 of 8 To put an image on your Glog, pick the one you want and click “Use It!” If you want to put a frame around your picture, before you click “Use It!” either click “Add a Frame” directly above or click on the “Frames” tab at the top beside “Images.” As with graphics and text, you can select a style of frame you want to use from the list on the left. STEP 6: ADDING SOUND Go to the Magnet Tool and click the “Sound” tab Just like pictures, sounds have to be saved on your computer and uploaded to Glogster. Sounds must be mp3 format. To upload a sound follow the instructions for pictures above except you will click on “Sound” on the Magnet Tool instead of “Image.” Audio files will show up much like pictures did in the above example. If you select an audio file and click “Use It!” a generic round purple “player” will show up on your Glog. A better option is to click on “Add a Player” or “Players” just like you did with frames for pictures above. This will give you many style options for the audio player. *Some of the examples on this handout were taken from Glogster instruction documents found on www.scribd.com, no author given. 10/4/2010 Page 5 of 8 STEP 7: ADDING VIDEO Click “Video” on the Magnet Tool. To add a video clip you can either search through the available video hosting website used by Glogster known as “School Tube Videos” or you can upload your own. You can also link to a video on any website by using the “Link” button beside “Upload.” Keep in mind, however, that any video from SchoolTube or another website will not be imbedded into your Glog. This means that when the video player is clicked on, Glogster goes out and finds the link and plays it. The video will most likely need to buffer and may contain stops and starts depending on the speed of your Internet connection, how busy Glogster is, etc. If you create a short video and it is stored on your computer, you can upload it just like you did with pictures and sounds. *For a free and easy tool to download YouTube videos (actually rip, convert, and store them on your computer) do a Google search for “Free FLV Converter.” I recommend downloading it from CNET at www.download.com. You won’t be able to save it on your school computer, but it can be a useful tool to have at home for saving YouTube videos. Please note that any and all copyright laws apply to videos obtained this way. Be sure to check the appropriate copyright information listed on YouTube. As with audio files, you should select a player to be used with your videos. STEP 8: ADDING A HYPERLINK Click on the picture or graphic to which you want to add a hyperlink. Click “Edit” on the toolbar that appears. Click the “Link” icon (the one that looks like a chain link. Type the web address in the box that appears. Click okay. *Some of the examples on this handout were taken from Glogster instruction documents found on www.scribd.com, no author given. 10/4/2010 Page 6 of 8 STEP 9: SAVING AND PUBLISHING As with any web-based tool, you should save frequently. If Glogster has a problem or if your local Internet connection goes down and you haven’t saved, you will lose everything you’ve done since the last save. Trust me when I say this is a painful thing! I recommend saving your Glog as soon as you change your wall (way back at the beginning) and then saving after every major item that is added. You will also need to save if you want to check your Glog to see if your audio, video, or hyperlinks work. They will not work until the Glog has been saved. To save your Glog, click on “Save and Publish” at the bottom of the page. Once you click save and publish, a new window is opened up where you can now name your Glog, give it a category, and add descriptive tags. Name your Glog here You have to click a category or else it will not save. Tags are optional Click “Unfinished” until your Glog is done. Once you have picked all the options click “Save” at the bottom right of the window. Another window will open up giving you confirmation that your Glog has been published. If you don’t get this window then your Glog has not been saved and/or something is wrong. (See next image for example) *Some of the examples on this handout were taken from Glogster instruction documents found on www.scribd.com, no author given. 10/4/2010 Page 7 of 8 From this window you can do several things. o You can share your Glog via other online applications like MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo, etc. o You can email your Glog to someone, or you can copy the link to your Glog and paste it into a message or put it on a wiki or website, etc. Either way, when people click on the link it will take them directly to your Glog to view it. They cannot make changes, and they cannot see the Glogs of other classmates. This is especially helpful if students create something they want to share with parents or friends. o You can copy the embed code of this specific Glog which can then be pasted into anything that accepts html code—a wiki, web page, blog, etc. Where you paste it will depend on the program you are putting it into. If you want to see how your Glog is coming and/or test the audio, video, or links, click on “View this Glog.” If you want to continue working on the Glog, click on “Continue Editing.” If you want to return to your dashboard to work on another Glog or logout, click on “Back to Dashboard.” CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE JUST CREATED YOUR FIRST GLOG! The more you explore and try, the better you’ll get and the more advanced your Glogs will be! *Some of the examples on this handout were taken from Glogster instruction documents found on www.scribd.com, no author given. 10/4/2010 Page 8 of 8
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