Presentation tools - Glogster

Here is my "quick" first attempt at Glogster. Hover over the Glogster logo to be able to see it in full screen mode.



Mine's not very exciting, but click here to see what the kids are up to.

De Bono's Black Hat: As with all ICTs for children under 13yrs, it takes a bit of effort for the teacher to set up, without the need for pupils to record personal details on the web; the video link is limited to YouTube videos; you can only put one hyperlink in one text box; you have to upgrade the free version to be able to use the "Draw" (as the name suggests, a free-hand tool) or "Data" functions (enabling you to upload documents, such as PowerPoint files, for example) and, finally, the hour-glass makes me want to run to Dunkin' Donuts :o(

Glogster is great for those who like lots of colour, mixed and clashing styles, noise, busy-ness, clutter, bells and whistles (i.e. kids). I think they'd love it and if they love it they're going to work harder on it. I do think this is an example of a tool with the danger of offering children the chance to focus more on gimmicks than content and, as ever, the teacher would find the pupils spending more time on presentation than what they put on their "poster".

That said, there are lots of mature professional examples out there.  Look at this contribution, for example, from an obviously conscientious student and there are thousands more if you have the time to look through them here.  BTW, I clicked on LAST to see how many Glogs there were.  Page not found.  There is no end to the number of Glogs out there.  Who would've known?