Glogster

I experiemented using Glogster by creating a Pinboard of images of one of my Sunday School students. I found Glogster easy to use, and a great way to display images, text, and ideas in general. Glogster would be an excellent digital resource to use to introduce a topic. Its bright colours and funky displays are eye catching, and a lot more  engaging than using PowerPoint. There is also the option to embed video into your Glogster.

S - I found that Glogster would be an excellent tool to use in the classroom both by myself, and by students. It is a fun and engaging way to publish a series of photos, text, videos, and ideas, other than using the over used PowerPoint.

W - I found that most of my photos that I had taken with my digital camera were too large to load correctly into GLogster. To overcome this difficulty I used MobaPhoto to resize my photos. If I was to get students to use Glogster in the classroom I would need to either instruct them on using MobaPhoto to resize their photos, of resize them myslef first.

O - Glogster has the potential to be an online photo Album of children's work, a story board, paert of a project, or to engage students in a new topic. .I found that most of my photos that I had taken with my digital camera were too large to load correctly into GLogster. To overcome this difficulty I used MobaPhoto to resize my photos. If I was to get students to use Glogster in the classroom I would need to either instruct them on using MobaPhoto to resize their photos, of resize them myslef first.

T - A major consideration to keep in mind when using GLogster is whether it is shared as a Public or a Private resource. The Glogster that I designed below was saved as a Private Glog and can onl be viewed by those who have the URL. When children create Glogster they would need to be shown and monitored on how to ensure they save their Glog as a private resource. A class longin would also need to be created as students are not allowed to create their own accounts.