Glogster- Roald Dahl

GLOGSTER& ROALD DAHLUsing Glogs to create group

book responses

PURPOSE

Use Glogster EDU to create interactive, book-response posters

Students will work in groups to create a poster based on the Roald Dahl book which their group has just finished reading

Posters will include multimedia elements such as audio, video, text, hyperlinks, and images.

WHAT IS GLOGSTER EDU?

Glogs are interactive posters which can contain many multimedia elements including: text, audio, video, images, graphics, drawings, and data.

Glogster EDU offers features such as: Collaborative class projects Private and safe student environment Class dashboards for teachers and students Student porfolios

ROALD DAHL BOOK CHOICES

James and the Giant Peach Charlie and the Glass Elevator, Matilda The BFG Fantastic Mr. Fox

Teacher read-aloud- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

After completing their books in their reading groups, students will view and explore teacher created example of a Glog

NEXT, STUDENTS MAKE THEIR OWN GLOGS WITH THEIR READING GROUPS

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PHOTO AND INFORMATION ABOUTROALD DAHL

Students can include information about Roald Dahl using text, video, audio or hyperlinks to 3 informative websites.

Images shown on next 5 slides are from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Glog and are used as examples for students during lesson

ADDING OTHER PICTURES

Students will include a picture of their book cover, and at least one other related picture

ADD A FAVORITE QUOTE OR PASSAGE FROM BOOKS

Can also include audio file of student(s) reading favorite quote or passage

TOP 5 REASONS TO READ THIS BOOK

Or students can add recorded audio file:

Add text

READER RESPONSE

• Letter from you to a character in the book

• Letter from one character to another

• Diary entry of one character

Choose one:

ADD A COMMENT

When all groups have completed their Glogs, each student will write a positive comment or a question about the book on each groups’ Glog. Teacher will also post questions on each group’s Glog.

Follow up- each group will respond to questions posted on their Glog.

WHY MAKE GLOGS?

Interactive

FUN!

Ability to publish and

share

Develop creativity

Multimedia

Collaboration

Express knowledge

Image source: Glogster EDU