GETTING STARTED WITH GLOGSTER

PROF. DR. MOHAMED AMIN EMBICENTRE FOR ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT

STEP 1

Go to:http://glogsteredu.edu.glogster.com/

Sign up/Register

STEP 2

Choose basic teacher for

free account (limited 50 students account).

Choose a premium account for more

features.

Fill in the registration form.

Then, click

‘SIGN UP’.

You need to check your email to start activating

your Glogster account by clicking the link given.

Creating New Glogs

STEP 3

After you have log in, you go to ‘My

dashboard’ page.

To start creating new Glog, click here.

Then, you will see this page. You can create

your Glog using ‘Magnet Tool Box’.

You can use ‘Magnet Tool Box’ to add or insert graphic, text,

image, video, sound, data, draw and wall of

your poster.

Changing Wall

STEP 4

Click ‘WALL’ at your

magnet tool.

Select the ’wall’ you

like.Then click ‘USE IT’.

Now, your wall will become like this.

Inserting/Adding Texts

STEP 5

You can choose

bubbles, stickers or

titles to insert text.

Select the text appearance you

like.

Then, click ‘USE IT’.

Click ‘TEXT’ at your

magnet tool.

Now, it is on your wall and you can edit the text and the appearance.

Tools to edit the image.

Tool to edit the text.

You also can insert graphics using the same

procedures.

Inserting Image

STEP 6

You can insert image by uploading

from your computer, or from

the web by inserting the web

address or you can grab image from a webcam snapshot.Click ‘IMAGE’ to

insert the image.

Click the ‘Images’ tab.

To insert frame for

image, click frame tab.

Choose frame you like.

Then, click ‘USE IT!’.You can insert audio using

the same procedures.

Inserting Videos

STEP 7

You can insert a video by uploading the video from your computer, or from the web by inserting the web

address or you can grab from a webcam.

You also can insert video

from ‘SchoolTube’.

Click ‘VIDEO’ to

insert a video.

Click the ‘Video’ tab.

Uploaded video.

To insert the player for video, click players tab.

Choose the player you like. Then, click

‘USE IT’.

NOW YOU HAVE CREATED

A GLOG

You can save or publish or preview

your Glog.

EXAMPLE OF GLOGS

Adding Students

STEP 8

At ‘My dashboard page’ click ‘Add new students’.

You can add students by inserting the number of

students you want to add. Then click ‘ADD ACCOUNTS’.

Or, you can add students by using an Excel document (by

clicking ‘DOWNLOAD FILE’).

The imported file of the Excel tool will

automatically open. Tick ‘Open with’ and

click ‘OK’ to start downloading the file.

Click ‘Options’ to enable the

macro.

Tick ‘enable the content’ and then

click ‘OK’.

Click’ Login’ button.

Insert your ‘Nick’ and ‘Password’ of

your Glogster account. Then

click ‘Login’.

Start creating your student account by inserting ‘Nick’,

‘Gender’ and ‘Password’. ‘First name’, ‘Last name’ and ‘Grade’ are

optional.

After clicking the import button, the ‘status’ and

‘first login link’ will automatically appear.

Then click ‘Import’ to start uploading your students to Glogster.

Here is the guide for the

‘Status’.

You can Edit, Change

Password and Delete your

students account.

Now you have 10 students imported

in your Glogster account.You can add more

new students.

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