Poster with Glogster

A generic glog. Image from personal collection.

We, as teachers and future teachers, are teaching in the 21st century. As an education student, I have heard this repeated time and time again until it has become engraved in my head, and I think Glogster EDU does an excellent job of bringing the 21st century into the classroom using a hybrid of an old idea and current technology. After stumbling upon Gloster online, I decided to explore it and discovered that it is an online poster making tool in which users are able to embed videos, sound, images, text, and much more. Students are able to bring the creativity of making posters into this safe and virtual world. By using an educational Glogster account, teachers can view and control the accounts of their students, while students can share and collaborate with fellow classmates and display their creations. I played around with Glogster and created my own "Glog." It's so easy to use, that even first and second graders could easily be taught how to use Glogster. Students can even create their own podcasts to upload on to their Glog, or teachers can use this instead of a PowerPoint presentation to present information in a fun and exciting new way.

Here are some websites that have more information and ideas on how to use Glogster in the classroom:

Classroom Benefits - a list of benefits from the Glogster EDU website.
Using Glogster in the Classroom- this page includes instructions on how to get started, examples of classroom Glogs from various subject areas, and pros vs. cons of using Glogster.
And finally, here's a short PowerPoint which gives some information:

Using Glogster in the Classroom

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