Glogster

 What is it?

Glogster is a Web 2.0 tool that allows users to create digital, interactive posters combining text, audio, music, video, images and hyperlinks.

Tutorials

To read more about functions of this great tool, click on the following links:

• Quick Start Tutorial

• Using Glogster

• Tutorial in Spanish

• Voki on Glogster

Application in Class

Glogster is a useful technology tool to use in the classroom because it is so flexible. A Glog can contain whole teaching units, including text, linked video, and audio, can link to resources or assignments stored on the Internet. 

What is more, your students can use it for biographical presentation for a real or fictional person, timelines, presentations of a topic they have researched, book reviews or book reports, travel poster for a city, state or country, new vocabulary and much more. 

There are extensive examples on the Glogster website for you to inspire:

• Explore Glogster

My Example:

Discussion

1.         Have you ever used Glogster before?

2.         In what ways could you use Glogster in the classroom?

Post a comment below with your ideas. Thanks!