Glogster

I really liked the Glogster activity. Once I played around with all the different features I got hooked on it. The first one I made I wasn't really sure what to put on it, but then I also did one on a concert I went to a few weekends ago. I think the second one came out better because I had a concrete idea to base everything around. I put a link up for both of them.

Here is the link to my Glogster.

Here is my second Glogster.

Learning Outcomes

1. A glog is a graphic blog or a type of online media poster. It allows you to combine video, audio, text and graphics to make your page.
2. I think a glog could be a really useful tool to use in class. You could spend a day going over the basics and showing the kids how to use the features and then assign topics for them to research and make a glog about. It would be give all the kids a chance to not only learn but create something really unique. A glog would be a fresh way to let kids research instead of assigning a research paper.
3. I think a glog falls into ISTE NETS T #1. If you used it to have the kids do class presentations it would allow them to use both face-to-face and virtual environments. Also the glog is designed to let people be creative and individual in what they create.
4. The only problem I encountered while using the Gloster was the the audio clips were sometimes difficult to upload. I had to search for audio clips multiple times before they would show up. At times it became frustrating. Other than that I thought the site was really easy to use.