Glogster EDU is an online scrapbooking program, that provides a new way of engaging ICTs within the classroom. Students are able to upload photographs and information to a secure online site only accessible by teachers and students in the class. Students can also embed yuoutube clips onto their page. It could be utilized in a home economics classroom, where students could be asked to create posters for healthy eating programs for young children, showing pictures of various healthy eating options with fun, relevant information.
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Glogster
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Pluses
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Minuses
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Interests
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Safe and secure method
of online learning
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Potential for students
to focus too much on the presentation side of things, and not enough on
content.
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Can be embedded into
wikis and blogs.
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Can embed youtube clips
and photographs.
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The scrapbooking design
is probably more suited to junior schooling than high school.
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Creative and engaging.
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Teachers can easily access
and monitor student progress.
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