eduGlogster

Education Glogster

** @http://edu.glogster.com/ OVERVIEW **
 Glogster EDU is an online tool providing a private and safe platform for students and teachers to create a web-based ‘collage’ (‘Glog’) by combining – and potentially hyperlinking – text, images, video, and audio; this can be viewed online or embedded into a wiki, blog, or class web site, adding an audio-visual dimension to students' presentations. Always read the terms and conditions of software and manage the privacy and safety of your students. from Software fore Learning

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@http://softwareforlearning.tki.org.nz/Snapshots/Glogster

edu Glogster on School Tube

//**Strengths:** eduGlogster enabled students to: //
Using glogster had a huge impact on student engagement. Students spent far more out–of-school time on the task than they would normally and students refined and wrote more targeted language than before.
 * use a range of media to express themselves
 * work collaboratively to refine the content of the glog
 * support each other by sharing their range of ICT knowledge
 * self-edit
 * create a professional final product
 * co-construct criteria for using the glogs as an assessment activity.
 * share their glog globally

Student need to avoid glogster.com as this site has adult content

**Opportunities:**
====Has multimedia tools available to students. Can be embedded in other sites. Able to collaborate with others in class, school and offsite. ====

T hreats:
Similar in name to glogster, the adult site.

** Technical Information **
 * < **Cost** ||< Nil ||
 * < **Adverts** ||< Nil ||
 * < **Moderation Required** ||<  ||
 * < **Registration Required** ||< Yes- Teachers can register their whole class. ||
 * < **Password Required** ||< Yes- for teachers and students ||
 * < **Browser** ||< Any ||
 * < **Private/Secure** ||< Yes ||