Glogster

The best way to describe Glogster is to think of it as a Digital Poster Board. With Glogster you have the ability to add/embed images, video, and audio into your digital posters. There are tons of backgrounds and text features that you can add to a Glog.

Glogster also is available for Education. With an education account you can create a virtual class of students (up too 100 free student accounts) that you can monitor. As they make changes to their Glog, it shows their changes in your virtual class.

Glogster is a great tool for students to use and for a variety of purposes. It is also a great tool for teachers to use as a way to store resources for a lesson, or even use a lecture tool. Students will love the ability to be creative with their Glogs, and the features make it so much neater than a plain white poster board.

Glogster is always improving. You can now search different categories of Glogs that have been created to see examples as well as incorporate them into your own lessons. There is also an Educator’s Resource Library that has tons of lesson and activity ideas for you to use in the classroom. Watch the following Glogster Tutorial Video for an introduction to Glogster. You can also see my blog post with ways for using Glogster in the Classroom.

Glogster is a great tool that can help increase student interest in completing presentations. It gives them more options and more opportunities to express themselves and share their creativity. Students will enjoy the free range of motion that comes with using Glogster and organizing the information on their Glog. A great alternative for any project you have been doing with your students.

Tools for the 21st Century Teacher - By: Michael Zimmer