FOR TEACHERS: Prep before Students

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1 How to Use Glogster NOTE: Before we begin, you should know that there are two kinds of Glogster sites out there: edu.gloster.com and glogster.com (see chart below for differences). Glogster.com is now a blocked website in our district, so these directions pertain only to the edu.glogster website. EDU.Glogster.com V S Glogster.com 1. Teacher creates a Glogster classroom 1. Student registers for account on his/her own (limit of 100 students if you need more than 100 just create two accounts using 2 different addresses) 2. Private and safe platform monitored by teacher (You give them generated usernames and 2. Public platform with more PG-13 rated advertisements and glogs that are viewable passwords. Once logged in they can change their password) 3. Teacher can view students glogs any time and change their login passwords 3. Must wait on student to you a link to his/her glog 4. Classmates can view each other s glogs 4. Anyone wanting to view the glog must have the link to it or search for it FOR TEACHERS: Prep before Students 1. First we must register our class by going to Click on Register Virtual Class. 2. Fill out form with your information. Helpful tips: a. Your nickname will be your login username. If you type in a nickname that is already being used you will get a green note beside the text box b. Make sure you type in the funky letters in the box AND check the I agree box. 3. Once you have registered, you should be automatically logged in. If you want to change your profile (e.g. add a picture of yourself, or give more details about your self) click on Edit my profile. Fill out or change any information you want and click Save Changes when you are 1

2 finished. To go back to the dashboard (or the page you see when you first login) click on My Dashboard at the top of your screen. 4. You should now be on the My dashboard page. If you are not, click on My Dashboard at the top of your screen. On this page scroll and click on Add new students. Type in the number of student accounts you want. You can add up to 100 accounts. Click Add account. (NOTE: If you have more than 100 students, you can create another glogster account using a different address and nickname, then you can have 200 student accounts. However, remember that students can only see the other 99 classmates within that one glogster account. They can t see the other 100 classmates from your other glogster account.) 5. Once you have added the student accounts, you will get a message from glogster with the nicknames and passwords for the students. To check your message, look for the Messages section on your dashboard. You will want to open message about the subaccounts. 6. You will want to copy these nicknames and passwords onto a word document and print that document. This makes it easy to cut the login information into strips and pass them out to the students. As you pass out the strips of paper with the login information on it, I strongly suggest that you also send around a piece of paper so the students can write down their login information. Trust me I ve learned this the hard way. There is a form at the bottom of this handout (pages 14-16) that you can use for the students to write down their login information. 2

3 FOR TEACHERS: Getting Students Logged in 1. Handout the slips of paper with the login information to students. Have the students go to to login. They will click on the Login button on the top right corner of the window and use the login information on that slip of paper you gave them. If for any reason some of the logins don t work, just give them an unused login. 2. The first thing students need to do when they login is edit their profile. They need to type their REAL first and last name and check either male or female. There is no need to add any more information other than this (birthday, country, interests, etc) or change their photo, but they can if you so choose. Click Save Changes when done. 3. Now that the students have logged in and changed their name, they need to change their account settings. a. Click on Account Settings. This will allow them to change their password to something more user friendly. They cannot however change their username. b. While the students are working on changing their password, pass around the form (pages 14-16) with their login information on it. They need to write down their REAL name, nickname, old password, and a HINT for what their new password is. (Remember, as the teacher, you can always see that student s info and change it if need be.) c. After they have changed their password, they need to themselves their login information (username, old password, and new password). We don t want to give them any excuse about forgetting their login information. 3

4 4. Once students are finished editing their profile and account settings, they need to click on the My Dashboard link at the top of the page. This is like their HOME page where they can see their own glogs (you must scroll down to see your glogs) and their classmates glogs. Directions for students on how to create and edit a glog are on pages

5 FOR STUDENTS: How to Create a Glog 1. Once you login to Glogster at you will see your dashboard. This is like your home page where you can see your own glogs or your classmates glogs. To get started creating a glog, you need to click on the hot pink button that says Create a New Glog. 2. Before you begin editing your glog, you need to give it a name. In the text box at the top of the screen, type in the title of your glog. 3. How to Use Your Toolbar: Your toolbar is located on the left side of your screen. To add something to your glog, just click on that item in the toolbar. Each part of the toolbar will be described in detail below. 4. How to Use the Edit Toolbar: Before you can edit an object, you must first click on it. When you click on the object, an edit toolbar will appear above your object. An edit box will also appear around the object. a. To change the object (text, color, volume, etc), just click on the Edit button. b. To make an object appear on top of another object you will click on the Bring it forward button. 5

6 c. To make an object appear behind another object, you will click on the Put it behind button. d. To copy a graphic e. To cancel any changes you made to your object, just click the arrow button. f. To delete an object click on the pink trashcan. g. The edit box that appears around your object, allows you to resize or rotate that object. All of the circle arrows allow you to rotate your object. All of the straight arrows allow you to resize your object. 5. How to Change Your Wall (Background): Click on the Wall button on your toolbar. You can choose any picture from their gallery, use a picture you ve uploaded, or just choose a plan color. Once you have chosen a background you like, click on it to see a preview on the right side of the screen. If you want to use that background, click on USE IT! 6

7 6. How to Add Text: Click on the Text button on your toolbar. There are three kinds of text boxes. 1) Bubbles are like callouts 2) Stickers allow you to type a lot of text 3) Titles allow only short lines of text. a. Browse for what kind of text box you want. When you click on a box, a preview will show on the right side of the screen. When you find one you like, click on it and click use it. b. Using your Edit Tool Bar with Text: i. To type text, click on the box then choose Edit. Once you click edit, you can type inside the box. ii. You can edit the text box or the text itself. 1. To add effects to your text box, click on fx. 2. To change the color or size of the text, click on Ab1. 3. To add a link inside the text box click on the chain. 4. To change the text box s color, click on the rainbow box. 5. When you are done making changes, click OK. 7

8 7. How to Add images: You must save pictures to your computer, then upload them to glogster. a. Before you can add images to your glog, you need to save the pictures you want to use to your computer. To save a picture to your computer just right click on it and choose Save Picture As. Choose where you want to save your picture file, give it a name, and click save. b. On your glog toolbar, click on Image. i. Now click on Upload to upload the image you just saved to your computer. ii. Now find where you saved your picture, click on the image, and click open. iii. Your image will now appear in your glog image library. 8

9 c. You can choose a frame to go around your image, just by clicking on the Frames tab. Browse for what kind of frame you want. When you click on a frame, a preview will show on the right side of the screen. When you find one you like, click on it and click use it. d. Using your Edit Tool Bar with Images: To change the way the frame and image look, click on it then choose Edit. 1. To add effects to your frame, click on fx. 2. To make the image a link, click on the chain. 3. To change the frame s color, click on the rainbow box. 4. When you are done making changes, click OK. 8. How to Add Videos: You must save videos to your computer, then upload them to glogster or you can use the videos found on school tube. a. Before you can add videos to your glog, you need to save the ones you want to use to your computer. To save a video to your computer you must download it from the website where you found. Depending on where you get the video, you can either click on a download option or just right click on the video and choose Save Target As. Choose where you want to save your video file, give it a name, and click save. The example below shows how to download a movie from the United Streaming website. If you want to know how to download movies from YouTube, go to 9

10 b. On your glog toolbar, click on Video. i. Now click on Upload to upload the video you just saved to your computer. ii. Now find where you saved your video, click on the video file, and click open. iii. Your video will now appear in your glog video library. (It may take a few seconds or even minutes to upload your video.) c. You can choose a player (like a frame) to go around your video, just by clicking on the Players tab. Browse for what kind of player you want. When you click on a player, a preview will show on the right side of the screen. When you find one you like, click on it and click use it. d. Using your Edit Tool Bar with Videos: To change the way the player and video look, click on it then choose Edit. e. Your video will NOT work in editing mode. To watch your video, you must click on the Preview button at the top. 10

11 1. To add effects to your player box, click on fx. 2. To make the video a link, click on the chain. 3. To change the player s color, click on the rainbow box. 4. When you are done making changes, click OK. 9. How to Add Sound: You must save the audio file to your computer, then upload it to glogster. a. Before you can add audio to your glog, you need to save the ones you want to use to your computer. To save an audio file to your computer you must download it from the website where you found. Depending on where you get the audio from, you can either click on a download option or just right click on the audio link and choose Save Target As. Choose where you want to save your audio file, give it a name, and click save. b. On your glog toolbar, click on Sound. i. Now click on Upload to upload the audio file you just saved to your computer. ii. Now find where you saved your audio, click on the audio file, and click open. 11

12 iii. Your audio file will now appear in your glog audio library. (It may take a few seconds or even minutes to upload your audio.) c. You can choose a player (like a frame) to go around your video, just by clicking on the Players tab. Browse for what kind of player you want. When you click on a player, a preview will show on the right side of the screen. When you find one you like, click on it and click use it. d. Using your Edit Tool Bar with audio: To change the way the player and audio look, click on it then choose Edit. 1. To add effects to your player box, click on fx. 2. To make the audio file a link, click on the chain. 3. To change the player s color, click on the rainbow box. 4. When you are done making changes, click OK. e. Your audio will NOT work in editing mode. To listen to your audio, you must click on the Preview button at the top. 12

13 10. Save and Publish your Glog: a. At the top of your screen, click on Save and Publish. b. Make sure your Glog has a name. c. Make sure you give it a category d. Choose either Finished or Unfinished. Click Save and Publish. You don t actually have to be finished with your glog to choose Finished. This option just lets your classmates view your glog. If you choose Unfinished then only you and your teacher can see your glog. e. Depending on whether or not you are done editing your glog, you can choose to view the live version of the glog, continue editing, or go back to your dashboard. 13

14 Glogster Login Information Directions: Look at the strip of paper that has your login information on it. Fill out the form below using your login information. Make sure you put your login information on the correct number line. EXAMPLE Login 21. Nickname: s8tkbrees Password: hpx1eekx9p In this example, I m student #21 so I ll write my nickname and password on line number 21 below. 1 Student Name Nickname Password New Password Hint Topic

15 30 Student Name Nickname Password New Password Hint Topic

16 66 67 Student Name Nickname Password New Password Hint Topic