Glogster

Glogster is a social network program which allows students and educators to create posters on a given topic. The program is not free and does cost on a district, school, or educator basis. The program allows the users to create ineractive posters and share them with others who use the site. This tool could be used by students in the high school age range, and its a great way to illustrate a book on an idvidual student basis. Below is a link to one I made to post in my room to help my students realize why reading is the most important aspect of their lives and why they should embrace it on a daily basis. []

There are several cons to this program as I saw them. The first con was that the program costs money and many districts do not have the finanical ability to purchase such luxurys in this economy. A second con was that I thought it was geared to an very modern demographic and I do not think that would apply to my kids as many have conservative backgrounds. A third con was the program was not easily created. It seemed very technical and I had a hard time which is uncommon. A pro to this is students can customize a poster for their thoughts on the book. Overall, I would not use or incorporate this into my classroom.

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