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= Glogster = =[|http://edu.glogster.com]=


 * Description**: A Glog is an interactive poster. Glogster takes traditional posters to the next level. Not only can you add images, text, and graphs like you can with traditional posters, you can also add multimedia. Hyperlinks, video, voice-over, and music take poster-making above and beyond!

The Premium version offers teachers to create classes with 200 accounts that are associated with the teacher. Compare and contrast the Basic and Premium version at [].
 * Cost**: Glogster has two different versions. The edu Basic version is free and offers teachers the ability to create 50 accounts associated with the teacher account. The edu Premium version offers the following three different pricing options:
 * 1) $11.95 a month for a single teacher license
 * 2) $99.00 a year for a single teacher license
 * 3) $2.00 per student for a multi-license for a school for one year

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 * Critique**: Glogster can be used in all content areas for a variety of purposes. This tool allows students to create new content in a unique and creative way. It can be used as a mash-up of student generated video, audio, images, and data. A finished Glog can also be embedded into a wiki page. Check out the video below for a brief introduction of Glogster:
 * Learner**: Glogster is appropriate for Grades K-12.

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 * Characteristics**: The table below illustrates the pros and cons of using Glogster in the classroom:
 * Pros || Cons ||
 * It's fun! || When adding hyperlinks to text or object, sometimes the pink hyperlink circle doesn't match up with the text or image. ||
 * It's interactive . || Creating a Glog doesn't necessarily make the project "higher order" in thinking. ||
 * It's easy to use. || Time! It will take class time for students to create the Glog. ||
 * Example in the Classroom**: Below, you will see an example of how Glogster could be used for our book discussion in the SPSE 6960 class:

Teresa Vaughn September 11, 2009