Globster is a web 2.0 platform that easily allows users to upload photos, videos, text, audio and more to create a unique online, interactive poster. Educators can register at http://www.edu.glogster.com/register.
Globster is a new and creative digital outlet for educators to help keep students engaged and to make learning more fun! Globster has a simple and easy interface designed to introduce basic concepts to students allowing them to publish and share their creations and to collaborate with other users on joint efforts. Globster’s web 2.0 platforms is a valuable learning tool that can be integrated with several core subjects including math, science, history, technology, art, photography, music and more. This web 2.0 tool fosters advancement of skills as students progress through grade levels. A virtual, digital, educational platform that transcends age, gender, background, subject matter, grade level, school type, location, etc.
Globster has a secure, private, safe platform that can be monitored directly by teachers. Teachers can rate Glogs by clicking the stars on a five-star scale underneath every Glog. Educator Resource Library with links upon request to a vast Diigo resource area. Educators have complete control of all student activities within your account's profiles and dashboards. This includes being able to manage adding/deleting students, changing/lost passwords, student profile information, student settings, and all messaging and comments.
Finally, everyone can view your class Glogs by regulating the progress status of Glogs with the following settings: Unfinished, Finished and Public for All. Globster new and creative digital outlet has enabled me to place lessons to our classroom on Globster and be able to compare the old traditional art techniques of design a poster to the new digital methods in Globster for my action research project. This is shown above in my poster lesson I designed in Globster. My students enjoy all the amazing improvements in their own artwork as well as with the other students within my visual art Globster classroom.
Hi Joanie
ReplyDeleteI have seen other 2.0 tools like Globster out there but I never did care for them. To much like graffiti. I guess I am of that other generation or age that likes things a little bit more orderly. I can see where it would be a real play ground for the young people thou and it would encourage writing, communication and collaboration. I may trying it my classroom to see how it goes. Mark West
Wow! This tool is perfect for anyone who loves to incorporate visuals in class. I can see a lot possibilities to use this tool in English. Globster can actually make students have fun and also teach them how to integrate other media and their own pictures. Thanks, I will be using this tool in class.
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