Growing Community of Students and Teachers on Glogster EDU
Educators using Glogster EDU to incorporate Web 2.0 into classroom learning
03.11.2009 – Glogster, the new Web 2.0 platform that provides consumers with a revolutionary way of expressing their mood, feelings and ideas, is noticing a surge in registrations for its education program - Glogster EDU - which aims to provide educators across the globe with access to digital learning tools for the classroom. Around 150,000 registered teachers, students and classrooms around the world are using Glogster EDU to learn - with thousands being added every day!
The education program has been created in response to Glogster’s growing popularity amongst both educators and teens around the world. To date, the site’s growing mass appeal, coupled with its free, user-friendly web building tools have made Glogster EDU a helpful tool for teachers working to create a dynamic, interactive classroom experience. For more information on Glogster EDU, visit www.glogster.com/edu.
Soon to be announced is Glogster EDU 2.0, which incorporates enhanced features that will now allow teachers to capitalize on kids’ love of social networking into classroom learning. Glogster EDU is a unique web 2.0 project - sign up now and enjoy more benefits the Glogster EDU 2.0 soon!
About Glogster.com/EDU
- A Glog is a multimedia digital poster.
- Glogster EDU allows students to create and share classroom Glogs by using text, images, music, voice, video, special effects, links, sounds, designs and more.
- Around 150,000 teachers, students and classrooms around the world are using Glogster.com/EDU to incorporate web 2.0 in to classroom learning
- Features free digital learning tools helpful for teachers working to create a dynamic, interactive classroom experiences.
- Tools are presented in a private web environment making Glogster EDU safe for students of any age!
- For inspiration, and more information on the benefits of using Glogster in the classroom, visit the Glogster EDU site.
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“Glogster EDU is a very popular teacher’s tool and our development strategy is to meet the needs organically originated from the use of Glogster inside classrooms and this is one of the reasons why Glogster is so popular with teacher’s community.” said Selma Smailagic, community manager for Glogster EDU.
“I just gave a presentation to teachers in our district on using Glogster as a strategy for teaching Shakespeare,” said Mary Setliff, an Arizona Governor''s Master Teacher and School Improvement Coach. “It’s great to use teacher-created posters as a method of formative assessment. Students can create their own Glogster artifacts as a means of summative assessment as well.”
About Glogster EDU
Glogster EDU is the education platform from Glogster.com. On Glogster.com/edu, students and educators can access free, dynamic web-building tools to create virtual posters using text, images, music, voice, video, special effects, links, sounds, designs and more. Glogster EDU’s education platform presents these tools in a private web environment specifically geared toward education and presents educators with the opportunity for discussion and feedback to create a productive and collaborative environment. With Glogster EDU, educators are able to easily create accounts for students without the use of student email addresses or personal information. For more information on Glogster EDU, visit www.glogster.com/edu.
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- A Glog is a multimedia digital poster.
- Glogster EDU allows students to create and share classroom Glogs by using text, images, music, voice, video, special effects, links, sounds, designs and more.
- Around 150,000 teachers, students and classrooms around the world are using Glogster.com/EDU to incorporate web 2.0 in to classroom learning
- Soon to be announced is Glogster EDU 2.0, which incorporates enhanced features that will now allow teachers to capitalize on kids’ love of social networking into classroom learning.
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- Glogster EDU Classroom Benefits
- Glogster EDU website
- Glogster Facebook Group
- Glogster on Twitter
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