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Glogster is a Web 2.0 Tool found online at [|www.glogster.com] that facilitates the creation and sharing of online posters. It is a free service available to the public that has basic text formatting, images and sounds available for your use, or you can upload your own images and information from the web to use on the poster. On Glogster you can view posters created by other Glogster users and share yours on the website and with other applications. Glogster posters are a step above the creation of posters in Word or Publisher because it offers basic images and sounds and has the capability to easily share posters with others online. ======

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Glogster posters can be used in the classroom in many ways, including as a learning tool on a particular topic used by the teacher, a tool to report on a topic by a student, or as an announcement board. For example, students could use glogster to create a poster about a particular topic or person they are studying and include information found online about the particular topic. Also, the teacher or students could create a class Glog to post information about upcoming events or assignments, to share with the rest of the class. The creation of Glogs is fairly self-explanatory and intuitive on the website and is a great way to "express your creativity and ideas." Below is an example of a Halloween poster created on Glogster. ======

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Teachers who want to use Glogster as a learning tool in the classroom should use the special Glogster EDU website found at [|www.glogster.com/edu]. This website is separate from the regular Glogster website and was created specially for educator's and student's use. Below is a video that gives additional detailed instructions and ideas on how to use Glogster EDU in the classroom.======

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Question 1: What are some ways in which Glogster can be used in the classroom? a. learning tool b. reporting tool c. announcement board d. all of the above

Question 2: What is is the Glogster website for teachers and students to use in the classroom? a. [|www.glogster.com] b. [|www.glog.com] c. [|www.glogster.com/edu] d. all of the above

Debby Sadowski Shawn Yarmock Nathan Whitney