First, to give my impression of Glogster, I found it clunky to use because of its online interface, but easy enough. I doubt I would use it personally to create classroom materials, but it seems like a good place to go to research the types of materials other educators have created to view possible ways to present information. I liked that the frames and clip art were available, but I did not like that I could not adjust them and occasionally they would not look right when used with a certain photo or video. If I were to create a digital poster for my classroom, I would much prefer to use native software that would make the editing and inclusion of photos and videos much easier to deal with.
I think the most powerful aspect of Glogster is its accessibility and relative ease of use. This software seems like it would be easy for students at the middle and secondary levels to use with minimal instruction. No special software would have to be installed on their computers, which is a big plus as well. The same parts that I found limiting would lend extremely well to use by a class, using the teaching tools inherent in the program.
As a social studies teacher, I think a good use of it would be to have my students create posters to describe historical events. The time line template would be especially useful to have students learn historical chronologies by creating a project that creatively displays them.
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