Glogster

=//**Forget Blogging, try Glogging!**//=

http://www.glogster.com/

http://edu.glogster.com/

A Glog is an interactive visual platform in which users create a poster containing multimedia elements including: text, audio, video, images and graphics.

Features:
 * Create projects for classes, groups or individuals
 * Share with a wide educational community
 * Private and safe learning environment for students and teachers
 * GLab: educational forum for teachers
 * Library: collection of Glogs categorized by subject matter
 * Ability to make comments, rate and "favorite"
 * Management of student work
 * Messaging
 * Search engine

Key Benefits:
 * Expands digital literacy - learn technology in an easy to use format
 * Promotes independent problem solving
 * Demonstrates an understanding of curriculum objectives
 * Provides differentiated instructional activities and alternative forms of assessment
 * Fun, new way to express creativity
 * Adds audiovisual elements to traditionally text-oriented subjects
 * Incorporates collaborative learning in the classroom
 * Keeps students and teachers up-to-date with modern technology

Classroom Applications:
 * Book reports
 * Video-Book talk
 * Character overview
 * Research reports
 * Biography (author, president, historical figure, etc)
 * Overview of historical event
 * Current event report
 * Study guide
 * Introduction to lesson/unit
 * Welcome "letter"
 * About me/autobiography
 * Alternative to poster presentations

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http://clperki2.edu.glogster.com/marleyme/

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