Neit2010+Open+Space+1+K


 * Reshan Richards, Town School - Glogster**

What is Glogster?
 * online poster presentation, stored in the cloud
 * Glogs could be accessed by others, so think of a class full of glogs that kids, teachers, parents could access in their own time frame
 * can have as a resource for other kids, classes, years
 * like a scrapbook page with videos, etc

Glogster Education site - http://edu.glogster.com/ Glogster edu links: Basic is free (200 account limit) or you can pay for a cost of $2/student for a year
 * What is Glogster edu?: http://edu.glogster.com/what-is-glogster-edu/
 * FAQ: http://edu.glogster.com/faq/
 * Classroom benefits: http://edu.glogster.com/classroom-benefits/
 * EDU Partner Up: http://edu.glogster.com/edu-partner-up/
 * Product Information: http://edu.glogster.com/product-informations

can tag and categorize what you make (commercial side has some inappropriate tags) can make creations private or public on edu site
 * the tool set is Flash based so will not work from iPad
 * interface is similar to Prezi but without the zooming
 * each insertion is a Flash object arranged on the screen - the more "stuff", the longer the initial loading, but once loaded, everything runs smoothly "as good as the computer they're running on"

Consider discussing design issues:
 * positioning on a large canvas (how items relate to one another in the space)
 * determining what to include – "cool" stuff vs. making the information legible and useful

Town School is using this w/5th and 6th grade Science teachers for student Science presentations (instead of standard large poster boards) “How do we take the goods of these things [that are not designed for edu] and make the best of them for our students?” (Reshan)

How to Use:
 * Create New Glog (once you are logged in) [Glog = Graphic Blog]
 * go ahead and just play with it :-)
 * user interface is very friendly
 * Can learn more about "how to use" at: http://teachertrainingvideos.com/glogster/

Other items to consider:
 * unable to export to another format; stuck in Glogster
 * Terms of Service - age limits who can participate/use a resource, such as with Quizlet http://quizlet.com/
 * usually age 13 is the age limit due to Child and Privacy Act

Some more cool tools and resources:
 * Prezi http://prezi.com/ - cloud presentation tool, non-sequential, "options similar to those in Glogster…like a 3D Glogster"
 * schooltube http://www.schooltube.com/
 * teachertube http://www.teachertube.com/
 * José Picardo's Box of Tricks blog,Technology and Education for language teachers - http://www.boxoftricks.net/ (He is a big fan of Glogster and also of edmodo http://www.edmodo.com/ )