Glogster

My Glog

So this was a fun and interesting activity. Again something I had no idea existed or even what it was. Glog or Gloster is a web portal where you can create interactive posters or glogs and share them with others. Again I think that Glog could be very useful in class. It could be used in the first days of the year so students could get to know each other by creating their own personal glogs and sharing with the class.This type of activity would best fit under technology standard 2- Design and develop Digital Age Learning and Assessments. More specifically bullet a- design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.

I think students could create glogs about a story they are reading that week or other such activities. This type of activity would best fit under standard 2-Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments. More specifically bullet d- provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

They could even glog about special activities such as field trips etc. This type of activity would most likely fit under standard 1- Facilitate and Inspire student Learning. More specifically letter c - promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes. Depending on how much you glogged it could end up being a sort of scrapbook.

My only issue would be that for a classroom the setting would need to be private so that not everyone could see. Otherwise I think it would be fine as long as it was closely monitored. There are probably issues I am not thinking of but I see it as useful and fun for students.