Glogs

First of all, I have tried to embed my Glogs... but realized I signed up and was using Glogster, not the EDU version. Is there a way to embed a regular Glog?

1. Show Me Award 2012-2013 Nominees [] I left his poster fairly simple - my little ones (first graders) wouldn't need too many links because we rarely have time to get on the computers. If these can be printed, I'd have one over the awards shelf for my student helpers to reference when reshelving! I'd also use this as a "screen saver" or to describe books as a class. That said, if I would have done this again, I probably would have split the list into two (this one seems crowded). I would also make a slightly different one for //teachers// with links to reviews, reading levels if applicable, etc.

2. Technology Vocabulary Review [] - When thinking of ideas, the resident computer teacher became my latest 'victim,' and she wanted to see what I could do for students to explore and study for her vocabulary test coming up. So I created notecards with the term and her definition... but for many of the terms, I found links the students can explore. I especially like the video that the teacher can use to introduce how people originally thought of the internet. The 1994 //Today Show// video is hilarious. "I thought the a with a circle around it [@] meant about..." Couldn't resist! There are also links to the different types of computers, a quiz over the CPU, and more. I couldn't find anything interesting for the different keys, so those aren't linked.

3. Keyboard Shortcuts [] I was talking with the computer teacher when we realized we could //both// use a display on keyboard shortcuts. We use netbooks in the library quite often during research, and students use them in their classrooms, too. Teachers are always asking about shortcuts, as well as students. The students' tiny netbooks have a mouse pad can be hard to use, so students like to remember how to use the basic shortcuts when typing or researching! Please realize that our school is Windows based, so I didn't include any Apple shortcuts (the video does, though.).

Conclusion:

I can't believe I've never used this before! I think it would be an awesome way for //students// to create their own pathfinders, etc. Once we talked about how Wikis can be made into student-made textbooks. I think this could do the same thing. I would love to see a student create a Glog for a particular math concept or aspect of a particular time period (what //food// did the Puritans eat?)

In the library, I can see it being used as a promotion tool by the librarian, but also student book reviews. I wonder if a simple Glog can be saved as a single image file. I've always wanted to have students create a book review, turn it into an image, and load it on a electronic picture frame. This way, the bright, colorful reviews would circulate constantly! I wonder if there might be a better program for that, but still the concept is neat. Students or librarians could also create reminder sheets on how to find materials in the library, in print or electronic resources, and the like.