Thing 6

In Thing 5, I was introduced for the first time to Glogster http://www.glogster.com/ and was intrigued.  So, for Thing 6, I decided to check it out in more depth.  And let me tell you, I LOVE what I found!

As a future K-2 teacher, a lot of the technology that we discuss is geared for much older students, and it is difficult for me to find ways to incorporate it into my future lesson plans.  However, this is not the case with Glogster.  Glogster is a site that allows you to make an online poster.  However, unlike a typical poster, this site allows you to incorporate videos, pictures, and links to websites in a way that is very visually interesting. I found this site to be very useful to my future students.  For example, check out this Glog which is centered around the letter "S"

http://www.glogster.com/mbinnie/letter-s/g-6l58oj2lsl5jtl9o1dgkca0.

 

 This interactive poster incorporates videos with catchy songs about the letter "s," a video on how to write the letter "s," another video that has words that begin with the letter "s," pictures of "s" words and links to games that can test your comprehension skills. 

Another fun example of a useful Glog is here http://www.glogster.com/liliana2532/what-do-plants-need-/g-6ljp501q8sar7b3k93nuna0. This Glog sums up the items that a plant needs to grow and also has a catchy tune that could help appeal to students with different learning styles. 

As a future K-2 teacher, I feel that this site could be VERY useful in my classroom setting.  This is a great way to review skills that we have studied or introduce new topics in a way that could help keep young learners with short attention spans engaged and interested in the lessons.