4+of+10-Joel's+Glogster

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==**Glogster** is a social network that allows users to create free interactive posters, or glogs. A glog, short for graphical blog, is an interactive multimedia image. It looks like a poster, but readers can interact with the content. Glogster was founded in 2007. Currently this social network has over one milion registered users. The majority of the Glogster community are teenagers. Glogster provides an environment to design interactive posters. The user inserts text, images, photos, audio (MP3), videos, special effects and other elements into their glogs to generate a multimedia online creation. Glogster is based on flash elements. Posters can be shared with other users on the site, embedded in external wikis or blogs, and shared via many social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Glogs can also be exported and saved to computer-compatible formats. Users can integrate dynamic multi-sensory resources into traditionally text-oriented tasks.==

Pros:
==This site was free, easy to access, and easy to navigate. There was many choices for creation both from on the site or that could be imported. Creation could be fast, saved, and returned to easily. This is great for a small group project. It is good for any subject. Creation and presentation would be fun and exciting.==

Cons:
==It is internet bound and if there is internet trouble (none or slow) then you have serious problems. Training students and taking the time to learn the glog is an important factor. Other than this, I don't see any serious problems. This can always change when something starts to be used in class. There is always things I don't think of when I start something new.==

Classroom uses:
==This would be great for self expression for students running for school office, collaborative class projects, interactive poster, fun, specific curriculum project presentations. I saw several examples of reports on particular events and people done in this format. The information was gathered and then implanted on the glog.This makes classroom presentation exciting expecially with computers and projectors.==