Glogster EDU isn’t only a paid platform! If you don’t have the resources to upgrade to Glogster EDU Teacher Light or Premium, you can still enjoy creating Glogs with Single Free. You can register for a Single Free teacher or student account here.
Please note: If you were previously using the free Basic platform, your account and your students’ accounts have automatically converted to Single Free.
Students can log in with their usernames and passwords as before, and all of your work is intact. Glogs you created are attached to your account, and Glogs your students created are attached to their accounts—you just can’t see your students’ Glogs on your Dashboard anymore.
5 ways to make the most of your Single Free account
1. Use your class blog to share your Glogs
You and your students can create private Glogs only, so you must share your Glog URLs in order to view each other’s work. You can use your class blog to keep track of everyone’s Glog URLs or embed your Glogs right into your blog.
2. Embed Glogs into your class wiki
If you use Wikispaces, you can use the Glogster widget under Edit –> Widget –> Poster. This will give you the default size. For full-sized Glogs, copy/paste the embed code under Edit –> Widget –> Other HTML as the video shows. Glogs are great for intro “about me” pages or syllabi.
3. Sign up new students with your Teacher Code (no email necessary!)
See the Teacher Code in the grey box on your Dashboard? All your previous students are automatically connected to your account through your Teacher Code. Distribute this code to your new students and instruct them to sign up for a Single Free account through the new student registration form using your Teacher Code.
4. Customize students’ nicknames
When students register with your Teacher Code, they do not need to provide email addresses, and they can choose their own nicknames and passwords. For easy management, instruct your students to use the same nickname format, like first name + student ID. Less time spent managing students means more time to Glog!
5. Make it easier to upgrade later
The Teacher Code “connects” students to you in the system, so if you decide to upgrade to Teacher Light or Premium in the future, you will automatically gain control over their accounts.
For more information about Glogster EDU Single Free, check out the Glog below.
Let me know if you have any questions in the comments.
Happy Glogging, Single Free users!
Tags: single free, teacher code
I am hearing that glogster is going to restrict the number of glogs a person can do on their account. Is this true? I use it for teaching, and I encourage my students to use it for assignments.
Tracy – No, Glogster will not limit the number of Glogs! Glad to hear you’re using Glogster EDU in the classroom.
Hi
We (teacher and researcher) are using Glogster Edu with a grade 5 class. We would like students to view one another’s glogs in the composing stage so that they can leave helpful comments that can improve the glog. As only the composer can see the glog until it is moved to the portfolio, we moved it there! Now the glog is published and final – so no further editing can occur. We’d like to move it back, but cannot seem to do so. We’d also really like interactivity in the composing stage. Are we missing something? Can we edit a glog in a portfolio? Thanks for help.
Instruct your students to save their Glogs as “Finished.” Finished private Glogs can be viewed by other classmates, and classmates can comment with their feedback.
Unfinished – The student is still working on the Glog. Only the student who created the Glog and the student’s teacher can see the Glog on the student’s profile.
Finished – The student is satisfied with his/her work and wants to show it to other students in the class. Classmates can view the Glog and leave comments.
Public for All – These Glogs may be accessed by all Glogster EDU visitors whether they are logged in or not. By setting the status of a Glog to “Public for all,” you are agreeing to release the Glog to all public forums. Only teachers can set this status.
Once you move a Glog to a portfolio, it is locked from further editing. To remove a Glog from a portfolio, click on “Manage student portfolios,” view the portfolio, and then click on the X in the upper right corner of the Glog you’d like to remove. You can also click on the link, “Remove all Glogs from this portfolio.”
Please let me know if you have any more questions!