OK, so most of you already know about this- and many of us have used this for years. But I just realized I have never mentioned it in our blog or link directory- what great injustice! So what is it? It’s easier to show you than to try to explain. So take a quick look here or take a look at it over at the Glogster website:
It’s sort of a multimedia online poster of sorts. Remember the Daily Prophet newspaper in the Harry Potter movies? Yeah, it’s kinda like that! You can put together a poster with text, images, stamps, backgrounds, videos, and more.
As you can tell, this is a poster about a cool book series called The Shadow Children. As an aside- it’s a great book series and fun to read! Can you imagine the possibilities with any curriculum? Consider these…
Instead of labeling a pre-printed worksheet on the water cycle, create a water cycle glog!
Instead of writing a book report, create a glog with a book trailer!
Instead of writing a report on a historical figure, create a glog with images, videos, and quotes!
What category of web apps do you put this in? I’m not sure, so I include it in “Website Generators,” though it’s much more than that.
And one more thing… there are lots of glogs out there that may be inappropriate for students. Enter Glogster.edu- a safe and private platform for students to create their media-rich blogs! It’s also a great site to find examples of what others are doing. If you already have a Glogster account, you can migrate it to edu.glogster by sending an email to edu@glogster.com.
I’ve been up way late too many nights already this week finishing our new book to write, but thought I should throw this out there!
OK, so this one is not earth-shattering, but I ran across this handy website a few days ago. If you need to post something to the web real quick and don’t want to hassle with logging in to your wiki or blog, then this may come in handy. It’s real simple- you build a quick, free, ad-free website by using their simple editor, or if you prefer, use their HTML editor. This is great for testing code and posting content to the web in a quick way.
And yes, the site allows javascript so you can embed widgets here!
Try it out! And, oh yeah, one more thing… there is no logging in which means there’s no going back to “fix” a posting.
I am not one to re-invent the wheel. No, I’d rather use my time making what’s available suit my needs. And when it comes to creating websites, there are so many website builders out there that create some pretty awesome websites in a hurry! Flash websites look great, but who has time to learn and troubleshoot such a difficult program? So when it came time to build a website for our company, take a look at what Wix did for me!
Yeah, so now I just worry about the content. I couldn’t have designed a better site myself. Oh, and did I mention I used the FREE version? They are a freemium site (see previous posting if you don’t know what this word means). So I built it FREE- and they host it on their servers for FREE. I am liking FREE stuff!
But I didn’t stop there. Being the insomniac & educator that I am, I asked how could such an amazing site be used with students. And here is my answer embedded here:
Now isn’t that cool! Since students don’t have to worry so much about the intricate details of web design, they can use Wix to quickly build a curriculum-centered website.
