Wednesday, December 7, 2011

My Glog/Holiday Card

http://www.glogster.com/bstaci/my-holiday-glog/g-6lsmdlnm070qtfvt8rgsca0?s=nameglog

Glogster uses and affordances


Uses of Glogster in for ELA Instruction

Book Reports

Photos, graphics, text, and audio can be inserted into a glog for a creative book report.

Presentation of creative writing

The student can record him/herself reading the story aloud and attach the recording to the glog.

Creating comic strips


Various types of dialogue bubbles are available for text to be inserted.

Affordances for using Glogster for ELA instruction
Features                                                                 Affordances
Multimedia “all in one” feature

Students are able to import images, text, music and their own audio/video recordings onto their glogs. Everything they need for a versatile presentation in one place.
Export/Embedding

The glogster user can export the glog for collaboration and networking purposes.
Ease of use

Students from elementary through high school can navigate this well-structured  Web 2.0 activity.