PEDD 9501 - Glogster: Project Based Learning with Multimedia

Course Description

Explore the exciting possibilities of incorporating student created multimedia projects into the curriculum using MediaBlender, an easy-to-use multimedia authoring tool. Glogster allows students to create media rich presentations including text with hyperlinks, images, sound, animation, video, and interactivity. You will leave this class prepared with practical ideas that you will be able to immediately apply in your classroom. Among the topics this course will explore are the principles of project-based learning using multimedia, how to integrate multimedia technology into the curriculum, and how to manage and evaluate student produced multimedia projects. As a part of this course, you will develop a project based instructional lesson using Glogster. This is an introductory course open to all K-12 teachers. You should have basic computer skills (e.g. word processing, email, basic Internet skills). You will also need access to the Internet and an email account. Trial versions of Glogster can be downloaded for free to your computer. This class is open to either Macintosh or Windows PC users. This course is correlated with the national ISTE NETS (National Educational Technology Standards) and the No Child Left Behind Act.