Storybirds: Give your writers the gift of flight!

by Shari ShawLibrary Media Specialist, Webster ElementaryLIVCamp, February 25, 2012Glogster for Education: Interactive Posters=Active Engagement

1Glogs are interactive posters that are created on glogster.edus site. They allow students to create posters that include uploaded photos, audio, videos, hyperlinks, music, and more. You can see highlights here.One Students Glog

Viewers can rate blogs they viewgreat for feedback!2 Students Begin with Research:The Big6Research and then create a Glog exploring the history and highlights of a Central American city.

Image source: U.S. Dept. of State/@APImage source: U.S. Dept. of State

Source: U.S. Dept. of State

I chooseAntigua, GuatemalaBook found in LPS Libraries3When the Research is CompleteHead to Glogster!

I can add graphics, text boxes, images, video, sound, dataafter I choose my background!4Heres a Sample I Made to Show Most of the Functionality of Glogster

5A Short Screencast on Creating Student Usernames and Passwords.

6 Working with Digital MediaVideo & Audio.

7 A Comparison Chart Shows Pricing Options.

8Or, a Teacher Free Account Gives Teachers a Code to Give to Students

This student is now listed in the Dashboard for my Teacher account.9Need more help? Glogster has a Channel on SchoolTube

10 Glogging your Teacher Website: All You Need is Your Glogs Embed Code

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