Glogster is a free online tool that allows users to create interactive digital posters called glogs. Glogs can include text, images, photos, videos, and other multimedia elements. The document discusses how Glogster can be used in educational settings, with teachers creating glogs to represent course content and students demonstrating their knowledge through glogs. Glogster EDU provides a safe, controlled environment for student glogs to be shared privately within a classroom. The document explains that Glogster promotes student engagement and higher-order thinking by enabling them to synthesize information creatively in their glogs.

1. Exploring
Glogster
Maggie Phillips
ITEC 7430/02
Spring 2012
Dr. Vega

2. What is Glogster?
• Glogster is a website that allows users to create
interactive, digital posters for free!
• It’s a platform for creative expression of knowledge and
learning.

3. Elements of a Glog
• With Glogster, users can create digital, interactive
posters with a variety of multimedia elements:
– Text
– Photographs
– Images
– Backgrounds
– Audio Files
– Videos
– Special Effects

4. Glogster in Education
• Glogster can be used in the
classroom by teachers and
students.
• Teachers can use Glogster to
create interactive posters to
visually represent content,
enhancing learning
experiences.
• Students can use Glogster to
demonstrate their knowledge
and learning. Students
synthesize their learning by
creating interactive multimedia
posters representing content.

5. Safety First
• In 2009, Glogster launched Glogster EDU,
which serves the education field.
• With Glogster EDU, students can create glogs
and share them safely in a teacher controlled
virtual classroom. Student glogs stay private!

6. Why did I pick Glogster?
• Glogster allows • Glogster promotes
students to create fun, higher order thinking
creative, and interactive skills by allowing
posters that students to synthesize
demonstrate their content using a variety
learning. It’s a great of multimedia
assessment tool. resources.
• Using Glogster is • Glogs are a quick, easy
motivational to way to enhance a
students. lesson!