www.glogster.com
ISTC 702
Janet Corbin
Amy McGinn
Susan Miller
Lizanne Wallace
What is Glogster?
Click on the
image of the
glog for an
introduction
to Glogster!
What is Glogster?
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Web 2.0 tool launched in 2007. (www.glogster.com)
Users create public or private “glogs” – short for graphic or
graphical blogs – which are similar to interactive, multimedia
posters.
Users can incorporate vibrant multi-sensory resources on their
glogs such as images, photographs, graphics, text, video files,
and sound files.
Users can also comment on each other’s glogs.
Glogs are…
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creative, free interactive posters.
social networking sites.
valuable educational tools.
simple and easy.
distinctive multimedia products designed with text,
images, photos, audio, videos, and special effects.
both in public or private forums.
flexible.
How does Glogster work?
Click on the
image of the
Glog to
experience the
interactive,
multimedia
capabilities of
Glogster for
yourself!
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How does Glogster work?
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Users create a “poster” using different multimedia
elements: text, images, sound, and video.
Text, in the form of titles, bubbles, captions, or larger
blocks of text, can be incorporated and displayed in
many different graphic styles.
Pictures can be downloaded from the internet and
inserted.
Photographs can be scanned into or uploaded from
the user’s computer.
How does Glogster work?
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Music can be downloaded from the internet.
Users can also create sound files on their glog by
narrating through a microphone on their computer.
User-created videos as well as videos from the
internet can be added to the glog.
Users can choose from a library of different ways
to present their text, pictures, sounds or video.
The glog can be simple or as elaborate as the
imagination of the user.
How can Glogster be used in the classroom?
Integrating Glogster in Education
As a learning tool:
 Conduct book talks
 Label science projects
 Create travel posters for social studies
 Illustrate elements of a story during reading
 Demonstrate speaking and vocabulary skills in a
foreign language class
 Analyze character development in reading
 Engage in creative writing projects
 Develop biographies of historical figures
 Create personal glogs in advisory or homeroom
to get to know your students and build positive
self-esteem
Click below for an
example of a glog
created as a character
sketch for the novel
Lord of the Flies
Integrating Glogster in Education
As a teaching tool:
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Teachers can create a class glog to use as
a class webpage. The link can easily be
shared with parents to foster
communication between home and school.
Teachers can create glogs for specific units
of study, such as this one, which teaches
about the food chain. The glog can contain
links to various resources that students need
to access as they progress through the unit.
Because visuals, text, video, and audio can
be used, teachers can differentiate content
for their students.
Media specialists can use glogs to
“advertise” new books to students, such as
this one, which contains information about
The Alchemyst.
Click below for an
example of a glog
used as a class
webpage.
Glogster and Differentiating Instruction
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Glogs can be created by students of all age and
skill levels. This gives educators more opportunities
to actively engage students in the classroom. For
example, an elementary student could create a
food chain poster while a high school student
could give a book talk by linking a book trailer to
his or her glog.
Differentiating instruction is key to all students
being successful achievers and life long learners.
Glogster lets students create online posters using
their own academic and technology skill level.
Educators can manage the site to ensure students
have appropriate, available resources.
Educators can assign projects that can be
modified for all learners.
Glogster and Differentiating Instruction
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An example of differentiation using Glogster would be having the class create
a food chain as an assessment. Some students could utilize a teacher-created
website for online resources, some students could have specific online resources
available on the computer desktop, and some students would be monitored and
assisted by an adult. All students would have an end project – their glogs – but
the process is unique to their abilities.
Click on the icons below to explore how Glogster appeals to different learning
styles:
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next slide!
How Does the Media Specialist Fit In?
 Collaborate with
classroom teachers to use
Glogster instead of standard
student written or PowerPoint
reports.
 Encourage students to create a glog about a book they have
read and post it to the media center’s wiki or website.
 Work with the teacher to create a classroom glog chronicling
a unit project which can be accessed by the parents.
Collaborating with Glogster
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Media specialists ensure that innovative technology is secure
and appropriate for their school population.
They would hold staff development on how to use Glogster in
the classroom.
They would demonstrate the benefits of using Glogster for
classroom instruction with practical examples.
They would collaborate with teachers to use Glogster to create
online posters to share within their school or county.
For example, this collaboration could be creating an online
poster to depict a biography that the students had researched
and written during social studies or language arts.
Alignment with NETS-S
www.iste.org
Glogster is a unique program that aligns with all six of the National Educational
Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S)
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Creativity and Innovation - Glogster allows students to create a collage to express their ideas.
There is no limitation on the graphics that can be utilized, either selected from the plethora
found in the program or imported from other sources.
Communication and Collaboration - Glogs are posted online to foster the sharing of ideas.
Glogs can be used for collaboration on a project, with students adding ideas to create a final
project, the posted online in a public or private forum.
Research and Fluency - Students research information to be included on the glogs, and
information can displayed by recording their own voices, importing movies, and taking pictures
to use with the tools provided in Glogster.
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making - Students can search online for
information appropriate for their project. The glog must be planned out prior to creating and
decisions make as to the necessary information to include.
Digital Citizenship - Student-created glogs should be free of plagiarism and be sensitive to
social issues since they are created and posted online.
Technology Operations and Concepts - Glog creation involves the application of basic
computers operations such as saving, locating, and importing files.
Ideas and Issues to Consider
Glogster EDU
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Glogster has an educational component called
Glogster EDU (www.edu.glogster.com)
This site allows teachers to create virtual
classrooms and permits closer monitoring of
content by teachers. Teachers actually control the
activities in which their students can engage.
Teachers can ensure that students are displaying
proper digital citizenship and can protect them
from content that might be inappropriate for their
age level.
Security Issues
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Teachers can set up a student
classroom within the Glogster
site so that the teacher and
other students in the class can
view the glogs.
Security allows the glogs to
be viewed either publically
or only by the class.
Additional Considerations
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The basic version of Glogster EDU is free to educators,
but a Premium package is available by subscription.
Teachers and students must be aware of copyright
issues and cite sources where applicable.
As with any online program, students must follow all
Acceptable Use policies.
Glogster does not permit children under the age of
13 to register for the main site. Children under 13 can
use Glogster EDU as a member of a teacher-created
virtual classroom.
Sources
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Glogster at www.glogster.com
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Glogster EDU at www.edu.glogster.com
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ISTE NETS-S at
http://www.iste.org/content/navigationmenu/nets/for_students/nets_s.htm
Top Ten Technology Tips for New Teachers at
http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=934
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Teacher Tap at http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic68b.htm
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Mouse Circus at http://www.mousecircus.com/videotour.aspx
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Virtual Frog Dissection at
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_16/BL_16.html
Valenza, J. (Designer). (2009). Reading resources. [Web]. Retrieved from
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Languageexemplars. (Designer). Glogster poster. [Web]. Retrieved from elanguageexemplars.wikispaces.com/file/view/ 2010