My Discovery of "Glogs"

Reading Dalton and Grisham's Love That Book: Multimodal Response to Literature, the authors describe using "glogs" as a response tool for students showing their learning from a piece of literature. Glogs are multimedia posters created digitally - they can contain images, graphics and text like a regular poster, but also video, audio, links or even 3D, virtual reality, or other manipulable features.

A screencap of a glog that appeals to the geologist in me. Access the interactive version from Glogster here.

They are meant to be interactive and give multiple ways to respond to an inspiration such as a piece of literature. More and more, teachers are incorporating student choice into projects they use to show their learning. I have particularly been inspired by author and educator (and one of my professors during my B.Ed), Jennifer Katz (2012) and her work in this area, as well as educator and advocate for inclusive education, Shelley Moore.

Jennifer Kat's work has inspired me greatly. Cover image from amazon.ca

Glogster is a free tool that can be used to create glogs, share them online, learn how to use them or view examples of blogs categorized by topic. To create your own, you need to make an account, but usernames are student-generated so their information is not shared publicly, even if their glogs are. I think this is a fascinating way to respond to just about any topic out there and am eager to see what students create using this tool in the future.

Works cited

Craddock, Christian (2016). Mineral: Magnetite. Glog retrieved from https://edu.glogster.com/glog/mineral-lab-magnetite/20upr2be38a?=glogpedia-source

Dalton, B., & Grisham, D. L. (2013). "Love that book: Multimodal response to literature".The Reading Teacher,67(3), 220-225.

Katz, J. (2012). Teaching to diversity: The three-block model of universal design for learning. Portage & Main Press.

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