Glogster Poster

When making our Glogster poster, I found it one of the most enjoyable projects to create in this class, as well as one that could be most beneficial to students as a learning tool. It reminded me of what visual aids on teachers' corkboards look like, except an interactive form that students can use to learn or study about a specific topic they've learned in class. I think students would find it easier to retain the information if it was presented in this way, because it requires the student to participate in the learning experience in a variety of ways and they can go back and reference it as much as they would like. It's also a great tool for auditory and visual learners, because they can use a video, song, or sound clip to understand a concept rather than just reading or writing about it. If students were able to learn how to use Glogster and create their own as a project, I think it would be a great way for students to learn from one another, like a collaboration. It's also a tool to boost peer interaction as well, which is always something we strive for in teaching. The more a class feels like a community or family, the better and more welcoming the classroom environment.
   I found this project quite enjoyable to make because you could add any type of media that you wanted, and it was interesting how many different things I found that all related to my topic. I wished the poster were larger so that I could have been able to fit more information onto it! It was surprising how simple it was to download things right to the poster, from anywhere whether it be a website, your personal files, or databases that they already had available. You can go in and alter what you've posted at any time in case something doesn't work or you don't like what you've done as much as you anticipated. I liked that you also had alot of different options in choosing backgrounds, clip art, and fonts too because you could add your own artistic creativity and not one poster was alike or even covered the same concept. Also, you could literally post about anything you wanted your students to learn, there was no limit to what type of information you posted or to what it pertained.
   I can definitely see myself using this as a tool in my classroom, as well as something that I want my students to create in order to learn in a unique way. I'm the type of person that likes to think "outside of the box" so projects like this one are ideal for me. I want to make another!