Glogster+Tutorial

=Glogster=

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 )

STEP THREE: Select, Create a New Glog! and get started
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 * VIDEO TUTORIAL**

**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.

**MORE ABOUT WHY AND HOW TO USE 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

Glog example and tutorial courtesy of Jaclyn Bell Image courtesy of Glogster
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