Glogster
Using Glogster is a bit like creating an electronic scrapbook page; Glogster provides the "fun" elements (titles, images, speech bubbles, backgrounds), and YOU provide the content (text, images, video, audio) to create an online poster.
Check out this glog, with some of TED's best videos for education:
One of the major benefits of the EDU version of Glogster is that you, as the instructor, can create student sub-accounts for your classes (the free account offers 100 student accounts up until November 7, 2010, then it will change to 50 student accounts). That way it's easy to track all of your students' glogging activities.
If you would prefer, you could just tell each of your students to create his/her own Glogster account, and to send you the link (or have all of the students post their links to a discussion area within your course website) to the completed project. The downside to this approach is that it is not as simple for you to manage the students, or for the students to see each other's work.
Here is a handout for the instructor to create student accounts with Glogster:
If you would prefer, you could just tell each of your students to create his/her own Glogster account, and to send you the link (or have all of the students post their links to a discussion area within your course website) to the completed project. The downside to this approach is that it is not as simple for you to manage the students, or for the students to see each other's work.
Here is a handout for the instructor to create student accounts with Glogster:
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Here is a handout to distribute to your students if you have created accounts for them (I also gave each student his/her individual login information along with this handout when I distributed it):
creating_an_economics_in_action_glog.pdf | |
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Here are the basic instructions for getting started creating a glog:
glogster_create_a_glog.pdf | |
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We've experimented with the student account feature with mostly good results (occasionally there is a student account where the student is unable to view properly - the student can log in and create a glog, but then cannot see his/her dashboard or profile. In one case, one of my students was "unenrolled" from my Glogster class for no discernible reason - his account came back the following day, but it was discomfiting, to say the least). If you want to try the student account creation feature, you can use the handout above, or view these video demos:
Here is a wonderful resource handout on Glogster EDU from Karen Ogen, Technology Integration Specialist in Columbia, SC. She also has quite a few blog entries on Glogster, like this one.
- Create a Glogster EDU account
- Create student accounts within your Glogster account
- What is the "First Login Link" for?
- See what the student sees!
- View student work
Here is a wonderful resource handout on Glogster EDU from Karen Ogen, Technology Integration Specialist in Columbia, SC. She also has quite a few blog entries on Glogster, like this one.
Once your glog is completed, you can share it multiple ways:
- Link to your glog: http://mjmfoodie.edu.glogster.com/edit/economics-in-action-supply/
- Or embed it directly into your webpage. You may want to right-click on the glog to select full-screen view:
FINAL ACTIVITY:
Take a few minutes to explore some of the latest Glogs at the Glogster EDU site. Now that you've seen some completed projects, how do you envision using Glogster for your own classes?
PLAY TIME: Create your own glog!
Take a few minutes to explore some of the latest Glogs at the Glogster EDU site. Now that you've seen some completed projects, how do you envision using Glogster for your own classes?
PLAY TIME: Create your own glog!
ONE LAST NOTE . . .
Here is a Glogster grading rubric that we found that might come in handy if you decide to have students create glogs for your classes. This rubric is floating around the internet in slightly different variations, so I'm afraid I don't know to whom I should attribute the original -- whoever you are, thank you!
While imperfect, it's a very good jumping off point. If I had to recommend any changes, it would be to add something more about the content. If you look at this Glog on the Factors of Production (an economics topic, so near and dear to my heart), you will see that the individual puts "Cattle" in the category of "Capital." Capital is machinery and equipment; land is any natural resource... I point this out because there does not appear to be anything in the rubric about such a glaring misunderstanding of a fundamental concept. Conceivably, using this rubric, this student could get a good grade without actually understanding the material!
Here is a Glogster grading rubric that we found that might come in handy if you decide to have students create glogs for your classes. This rubric is floating around the internet in slightly different variations, so I'm afraid I don't know to whom I should attribute the original -- whoever you are, thank you!
While imperfect, it's a very good jumping off point. If I had to recommend any changes, it would be to add something more about the content. If you look at this Glog on the Factors of Production (an economics topic, so near and dear to my heart), you will see that the individual puts "Cattle" in the category of "Capital." Capital is machinery and equipment; land is any natural resource... I point this out because there does not appear to be anything in the rubric about such a glaring misunderstanding of a fundamental concept. Conceivably, using this rubric, this student could get a good grade without actually understanding the material!