Module 6: Bubbl.us and Glogster to create and communicate online

I have used brainstorms quite a lot in my teaching either before starting a new topic to find out what the students already know or at the end of a topic for students to summarise and make links between concepts clearer. I tend to use butcher paper and coloured pens and have used Inspiration before. I have to say that I prefer the paper option. I am concerned that at a girl school, students would spend a lot more time making sure their mind map looks pretty rather than concentrate on the content. But I guess that would be the case with a lot of the Web 2.0 tools.



I am not very creative so I did not really enjoy using Glogster. I spent too much time fiddling with the different options and quickly lost patience so the glogster I made was very basic. However I could see students using Glogster as I think that THEY would really enjoy it. Maybe we could use it in the classroom to make an interactive poster about a scientist. It would definitely make the topic a lot more fun.

When I was looking online I found this video showing how to use glogster to make a virtual science fair and it does look like a good idea.