1. Glogster http://edu.glogster.com
Registrationinformation:
Registerwithemail andpassword
Free account withlimitedfeatures
Currentlycanregisterupto 100 free accounts. StartingNovember7th
,the numberwill be reducedto50
free accounts
Whenregisteringyourstudents,use the Excel importmethodtoassignyourstudentsnicknames-
otherwise the computerassignsveryrandomletternumbercombinations.
Educator accountsavailable? YES
Pros:
Easy to learnto use
Interactive-email/commentfeatures
Creative
Private-canrestrictwhoseesthe glogs
Teachercontrol of accountswithabilitytoedit
Accessto glogscreatedby others
Can imbedglogsintootherapplications
Cons:
Issueswithinsertingforeigncharacters
Needtocreate unique loginnamesandpasswords for
each student
Studentscanbe distractedbycreative possibilitiesand
focuslessoncontent
Ideas for use:
Teacher instruction/Student Practice
Teacher createdinstructional
/reviewglogs
Studentcreated projects
Interpretive
Can imbed/insert
audio and video for
listening activities
Interpersonal
Email/comment
feature to
communicate within
class group
Presentational
Ideal for student
projects