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= Glogster = =__**What is Glogster?**__ = Glogster is a free website that allows users to create online, interactive posters on just about anything. Glogs are completely customizable to fit the creator’s personality or purpose. Glogs can include text, uploaded photos, images, videos, audio, and other media resources. A glog can be printed or uploaded to another website to share with the world. Glogster also allows you to share your work of art through various social networks including Facebook, Twitter, wikis, etc.

=**__Glogster EDU__** = Looking for a cool way to display or publish student work? Glogster EDU may be just the tool for you! Glogster EDU makes it easy for students of almost any age to create an online poster or webpage that can include text, audio, video, images, graphics, drawings, and data. Some of the benefits of using Glogster EDU include incorporating the new 21st century thinking skills in the classroom, while promoting students to present what they know in a creative manner (right-brain thinking!) while using critical thinking skills and problem solving skills to effectively communicate and collaborate with peers! Glogster EDU includes a privacy control that allows teachers to manage what students see and post. Educators also have access to a resource library. If you want to put in the money, Glogster EDU invites you to upgrade to its Premium version featuring no advertisements, individual student accounts, a class page with class messaging, and extra multimedia tools among other perks! The best part of it all is that students are able to share projects in a safe digital environment. = = =__**What kind of projects can students create with Glogster?**__ = Book reports Published written pieces Research reports Homework Web Quests Alternative to PowerPoint presentations There are no limits! Use your imagination!

**Examples o**﻿**f Student Projects:**
Social Studies- [|Navajo Code Talkers] Writing-[|Personal Narratives] Science- [|Science Fair Project] <span style="color: #ea2e6f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Math- [|Triangles Presentation]

<span style="color: #61cb25; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">**Examples of Teacher Glogs:**
<span style="color: #ea2e6f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Meet the Teacher for your Class Site: [|Click Here!] <span style="color: #ea2e6f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Display for Websites for Students: [|Click Here!] <span style="color: #ea2e6f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Web Quest to embed into a wiki: [|Click Here!]

=<span style="color: #61cb25; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">__**Sign Me Up!**__ = <span style="color: #ea2e6f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Getting a Glogster EDU account is extremely easy! <span style="color: #ea2e6f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1.) Go to [|http://www.glogster.com/]

<span style="color: #ea2e6f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2.) Click on the EDU tab

<span style="color: #ea2e6f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">3.) Click on “Choose your account level”

<span style="color: #ea2e6f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">4.) Depending on the account you would like to set up, click on “subscribe” or “get it” for the basic teacher edition for free.

<span style="color: #ea2e6f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">5.) You will have to fill out basic information including a nickname/username, password, email, location, and of course agreeing to certain terms.

=<span style="color: #61cb25; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">__**I have my account! Now what?**__ = <span style="color: #ea2e6f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Once you have made an account you can easily add the number of students you would like on your account. You can enter up to 50 students per account. <span style="color: #ea2e6f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">By clicking on the "Dashboard" tab, you are on your homepage where you have access to the projects and glogs you may have started, emails, and your students accounts. <span style="color: #ea2e6f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">By clicking on "Best Glogs" or "Categories" you can find glogs and posters that you may want to use in your own classroom or perusing the plethora of glogs already posted may inspire you to make one of your own. <span style="color: #ea2e6f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">For more information, check out this information flyer: <span style="color: #ea2e6f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Glogster]