Thursday, April 20, 2017

Creativity in the Classroom!

Have you ever heard of Glogster? Thought about using in your classroom?

The purpose of this week’s blog post is to share how Glogster can be such an awesome tool to use with your students! Please check out the resources I’ve provided below to deepen your understanding and learn ways to incorporate Glogster with your class!

Glogster is such a great tool to incorporate for digital media project! Glogster is similar to a blog, instead it is one single page on a specific topic. Students can design their own page by adding text, videos, and images. Students can use all forms of text, and formatting to create an original piece.

Glogster can be used to create autobiographies, biographies, timelines, family tree, current event/history reports, how-to explanations, newsletter and more.
Students can create their Glog to present as a class project, they can also be printed if students want to later display their digital poster.

Glogster is not only student use, teachers can implement interactive instruction using this visual representation of a topic. Adding videos, images and color will engage students and present a lot of information in one organized space.

Overall, Glogster is such an interactive and fun way for students to learn 21 century digital media skills, including researching, typing, finding visual aids, and unleashing creativity. It’s an alternative way for students to display their information using digital media.


Explore the great uses of Glogster: