Glogster+in+the+Primary+Grades

Glogster in the Primary Grades Glogster is a Web 2.0 tool that allows teachers and students to create virtual posters combining text, audio, video, images, and hyperlinks and to share them with others electronically. || > with students by registering for a teacher administered account, generating student accounts with safe logins and passwords, and monitoring all activities within the account throughout the learning process. Student accounts can be created without providing email addresses or other contact information. The Teacher’s Dashboard provides direct access to all students, projects, and other activities. > ||
 * Suggested Grades: || **PreK-2**
 * Primary Classrooms** ||
 * Description of tool || [[image:Glogster_EDU_Logo-1fgcmgt.png align="left"]]
 * Description of tool || [[image:Glogster_EDU_Logo-1fgcmgt.png align="left"]]
 * What || **What are the advantages of using GlogsterEDU?**
 * Free and easy-to-use platform for teachers and students
 * Empowers students and teachers to recapture enthusiasm and motivation for learning while having fun
 * Collaborate with others to broaden and deepen their thinking and learning
 * Use emerging writing skills and digital literacy skills to create products that express new understanding
 * Tap into learners' interest, offering appropriate challenges, differentiation, and increasing
 * Provides learners with options for demonstrating what they know
 * Enable Standards Mastery-Glogster EDU enables schools to meet and exceed educational technology and content area standards for creativity and innovation, communication and collaboration, research and information fluency, critical thinking, problem solving and decision making, and digital citizenship.
 * Promote Independent Problem Solving Glogster EDU creates an adaptable and innovative learning environment for all learners, regardless of age, gender, culture or learning style. Students are encouraged to be independent, inventive problem solving and lifelong learners.
 * Private and Safe Learning Environment for Teachers and Students The teacher easily creates a private virtual classroom
 * Private and Safe Learning Environment for Teachers and Students The teacher easily creates a private virtual classroom
 * Why: || Universal Design for Learning Guidelines ||
 * || **GlogsterEDU fulfills the Three UDL (Universal Design for Learning) Principles:**
 * || **GlogsterEDU fulfills the Three UDL (Universal Design for Learning) Principles:**

-__**Multiple Means of Representation**__ (the “what” of learning): to give diverse learners options for acquiring information and knowledge –__**Multiple Means of Action and Expression**__ (the “how” of learning): to provide learners options for demonstrating what they know

–**__Mu__****__ltiple Means of Engagement__** (the “why” of learning): to tap into learners' interests, offer appropriate challenges, and increase motivation. ||
 * Standards: || ====**// Common Core Standards //**====

__ **Production and Distribution of Writing:** __
With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

__ **Comprehension and Collaboration:** __

Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about //grade 1 topics and texts// with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. || http://maxaroni212.edu.glogster.com/glogsteredu-pd/ ||
 * NETS-T || **Using Glogster as a tool allows a teacher to:**
 * Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
 * Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats.
 * Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
 * Collaborate with students, peers, parents,and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation. ||
 * Nets-S || **Using Glogster as a tool allows students to:**
 * Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
 * Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
 * Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity. ||
 * 21st Themes || **Glogster addresses these 21st century skills:**
 * Creativity
 * Effective Communication
 * Student Collaboration
 * Visual Literacy Skills-Glogster's visual, audio, and textual elements help to develop these skills. Visual Literacy is the ability to understand and produce visual messages.
 * Information Literacy Skills-Glogster utilizes the valuable skills of information literacy as students locate, gather, analyze, and organize information and images to synthesize into an interactive poster online. ||
 * Agenda: || **Glogster:**
 * History, definition, and introduction to Glogster video(10 min)
 * Top Ten Reasons to use GlogsterEDU (5 min)
 * Create an account video (13min)
 * Create Educator Accounts (5 min)
 * Create "Meet Your Teacher" Glogs (25 min)
 * Survey Monkey (5 min)
 * Reflection Activity (Think/Pair/Share) (10 min) ||
 * Examples/Models: || Please refer to our GlogsterEDU presentation board for this information:
 * Create "Meet Your Teacher" Glogs (25 min)
 * Survey Monkey (5 min)
 * Reflection Activity (Think/Pair/Share) (10 min) ||
 * Examples/Models: || Please refer to our GlogsterEDU presentation board for this information:
 * Examples/Models: || Please refer to our GlogsterEDU presentation board for this information:
 * TPACK: || Glogster is a Web 2.0 tool that allows users to create virtual posters. Glogster supports the TPACK model because it enables teachers and students to adopt modern principles and methods of learning in a student-centered environment. http://youtu.be/0wGpSaTzW58 ||
 * Activity: || # Go to the link to listen to a tutorial of how to set up a free account and how to use the tool: http://youtu.be/ij7KTcl0QEk
 * 1) Go to GlogsterEDU site and set up an educator's account.
 * 2) Use pictures and videos to create your first Glog entitled "Meet Your Teacher".
 * 3) Embed your Glog into your VLE or save to your Glogster dashboard.
 * 1) Use pictures and videos to create your first Glog entitled "Meet Your Teacher".
 * 2) Embed your Glog into your VLE or save to your Glogster dashboard.


 * If participants do not finish their Glogs in the allotted time both Meg and I will be available TBD in the upcoming weeks (before or after school) to offer our assistance, guidance, and support to finish. ||
 * Discussion: Feedback ||  ||
 * Discussion: Feedback ||  ||