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Glogster edu-users-guide

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This document provides a user's guide for Glogster EDU version 2.6. It outlines the key features and functionality available to users with different account types, including basic teachers, premium teachers, and those with a school license. The guide covers registration, license activation, the dashboard homepage, profile customization, managing students and classes, creating projects and presentations, and using portfolios.

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Using Glogster EDU C ONTENTS 1. EDU Homepage ............................................................................................................................................ 6 1.1 Registration to EDU ............................................................................................................................. 7 1.1.1 Register as Basic Teacher .......................................................................................................... 9 1.1.2 Register as Premium Teacher .................................................................................................. 11 1.1.3 Register the School license ...................................................................................................... 15 1.2 Account verification........................................................................................................................... 16 1.3 Logging in........................................................................................................................................... 16 1.3.1 Lost Password .......................................................................................................................... 17 2. License activation ....................................................................................................................................... 18 2.1 License activation .............................................................................................................................. 19 2.2 Trial option ........................................................................................................................................ 22 3. My Dashboard ............................................................................................................................................ 23 3.1 User profile ........................................................................................................................................ 24 3.1.1 General information ................................................................................................................ 24 3.1.2 Mood box ................................................................................................................................ 24 3.1.3 Account type box..................................................................................................................... 24 3.1.4 G-Points ................................................................................................................................... 25 3.1.5 Number of user glogs .............................................................................................................. 25 3.1.6 Number of profile views .......................................................................................................... 25 3.2 Edit my profile ................................................................................................................................... 25 3.2.1 User information ..................................................................................................................... 26 3.2.2 Photo box ................................................................................................................................ 26 3.2.3 interests ................................................................................................................................... 27 3.3 Design my profile............................................................................................................................... 27 3.3.1 Profile edit tool ........................................................................................................................ 28 3.4 View my profile.................................................................................................................................. 31 Glogster EDU 2
Using Glogster EDU 3.5 Account Settings ................................................................................................................................ 31 3.5.1 Password ................................................................................................................................. 32 3.5.2 E-mail ....................................................................................................................................... 32 3.5.3 Blocked users........................................................................................................................... 33 3.6 Students............................................................................................................................................. 33 3.6.1 Adding Students ...................................................................................................................... 33 3.6.2 Managing Students.................................................................................................................. 39 3.7 Classes (EDU Premium & School license only) .................................................................................. 42 3.7.1 Class creation........................................................................................................................... 43 3.7.2 Managing classes ..................................................................................................................... 43 3.8 Projects (EDU Premium & School license only) ................................................................................. 46 3.8.1 Project creation ....................................................................................................................... 46 3.8.2 Project management ............................................................................................................... 48 3.9 Messaging .......................................................................................................................................... 52 3.9.1 Message types ......................................................................................................................... 52 3.9.2 Reply to message ..................................................................................................................... 53 3.9.3 Delete message ....................................................................................................................... 54 3.9.4 Mark as read message ............................................................................................................. 54 3.10 New Glogs from classmates widget .............................................................................................. 54 3.11 Glog alerts widget ......................................................................................................................... 55 3.12 Favorite glogs widget .................................................................................................................... 55 3.13 Presentations (EDU Premium & School license only) ................................................................... 55 3.13.1 Presentation creation ............................................................................................................ 56 3.13.2 Presentation style & preview ................................................................................................ 57 3.13.3 Saving of presentation........................................................................................................... 58 3.13.4 Linking of presentation .......................................................................................................... 59 3.13.5 Sharing of presentation ......................................................................................................... 60 3.14 Portfolios (EDU Premium & School license only) .......................................................................... 61 3.14.1 Portfolio creation................................................................................................................... 61 Glogster EDU 3
Using Glogster EDU 3.14.2 Portfolio style & preview ....................................................................................................... 62 3.14.3 Saving of portfolio ................................................................................................................. 63 3.14.4 Linking of students portfolio ................................................................................................. 64 3.14.5 Sharing of students portfolio ................................................................................................. 64 4. All about Glog ............................................................................................................................................. 66 4.1 Glog creation ..................................................................................................................................... 67 4.1.1 Magnet tool ............................................................................................................................. 68 4.2 Preview of Glog ................................................................................................................................. 94 4.3 Saving of Glog .................................................................................................................................... 94 4.3.1 Glog name & address .............................................................................................................. 95 4.3.2 Glog categories ........................................................................................................................ 95 4.3.3 Glog tags .................................................................................................................................. 95 4.3.4 Finished, unfinished And Public Glog ...................................................................................... 96 4.4 Linking of Glog ................................................................................................................................... 96 4.5 Sharing of Glog .................................................................................................................................. 96 4.5.1 Posting of Glog......................................................................................................................... 97 4.5.2 Bookmarking of Glog ............................................................................................................... 97 4.5.3 Emailing of Glog ....................................................................................................................... 97 4.6 Glog view ........................................................................................................................................... 98 4.6.1 Teacher menu.......................................................................................................................... 98 4.6.2 Additional user menu ............................................................................................................ 100 5. Tour .......................................................................................................................................................... 103 (What is Glogster EDU) ..................................................................................................................................... 103 6. Best Glogs ................................................................................................................................................. 105 7. Categories ................................................................................................................................................ 107 7.1 Glogpedia......................................................................................................................................... 108 7.2 Categories ........................................................................................................................................ 109 8. G-lab ......................................................................................................................................................... 110 8.1 New Topic ........................................................................................................................................ 111 Glogster EDU 4
Using Glogster EDU 8.2 New Poll........................................................................................................................................... 112 9. Educator Resource Library ...................................................................................................................... 115 10. Ambassadors........................................................................................................................................ 117 11. School License...................................................................................................................................... 119 11.1 School License order ................................................................................................................... 120 11.1.1 Pay by PayPal option ........................................................................................................... 122 11.1.2 Pay by Check option ............................................................................................................ 123 11.2 School License Administration (Administrator) .......................................................................... 125 11.2.1 Administrator account......................................................................................................... 126 11.2.2 License management........................................................................................................... 126 11.2.3 Student management (Administrator & Teachers) ............................................................. 130 11.2.4 Shared students (Teachers) ................................................................................................. 134 Glogster EDU 5
Using Glogster EDU 1. EDU HOMEPAGE 1 .1 1 .2 Glogster EDU 6
Using Glogster EDU 1 .1 R E GI ST R AT IO N T O EDU As a new user, navigate to www.edu.glogster.com. The Glogster EDU homepage will appear. The Glogster EDU homepage contains useful information and content. You can always return here by clicking the button. To register as a new user, click on the Products & Pricing tab located in the navigation bar. You can also register by clicking on the banner located on the Glogster EDU homepage. From the product information page, select the type of product you are interested in. Glogster EDU 7
Using Glogster EDU From the product information page you can compare Basic vs. EDU Premium Memberships. Glogster EDU 8
Using Glogster EDU 1 . 1 .1 R E G I S T E R AS B A S IC T E A C H E R Click on the GET IT button on this banner to access the Basic Teacher registration menu. Complete the fields found on the registration form. The required fields are Nickname, Password, Confirm password, E-mail, and Verification code, and you must agree to the Glogster EDU Terms of Use. Your Nickname and Password must be longer than 4 characters. Otherwise, a prompt will appear, and you will not be able to finish registering. Other fields such as First name, Last name, Birthday, Gender and Country are not required, and can be filled out later from the Edit my profile menu. Glogster EDU 9
Using Glogster EDU Note: Glogster recommends filling in all of the information during the registration process if not, the system will automatically prompt you for information upon each subsequent login. Choose the Country field, and other pop-ups according to geographic information will automatically appear. Fill in additional fields with the State, City, District and School drop down menus. If any information does not appear in the drop down menus, you can add the required information on your own. When everything is properly filled out, click the button. The system will redirect you to your personal dashboard. Glogster EDU 10
Using Glogster EDU 1 . 1 .2 R E G I S T E R AS P REMIUM TEACHER Click on the SUBSCRIBE button on this banner to access the Premium Teacher registration menu. You will be directed to the price selection page. Select $11.95 /month to be charged $11.95 monthly for your Premium Teacher account. Select $99 /year to be charged $99 yearly for your Premium Teacher account. After you select the price that suits your requirements, fill out the form with your personal information. After all of the information is filled in, click the VERIFICATION & PAYMENT button. Glogster EDU 11
Using Glogster EDU As you can see, the system has generated your unique license number before the payment. The verification form includes basic information about your purchased license, license number, license price, and purchaser billing information. If you need to change any of the billing information, you can do so by pressing the EDIT button. Change the necessary information and click the VERIFICATION & PAYMENT button again. At the bottom of the page, you will see two options for payment – PayPal recurrent payment or payment by check. Glogster EDU 12
Using Glogster EDU 1 . 1 .2 . 1 PAY BY PAYPAL OPTION Select the PayPal option and press the PROCEED TO PAYPAL button to be redirected to the PayPal payment gateway. Log in to your PayPal account, or create an account if you do not currently have one. After successful login, you will be redirected to the payment review. Press the AGREE AND PAY button to pay for the license type you have selected. By pressing the Return To Glogster EDU Premium button, you will be redirected into Summary & Activation page which will inform you about the actual status of your payment. Glogster EDU 13
Using Glogster EDU 1 . 1 .2 . 2 PAY BY CHECK OPTION Select the Pay by check option and press the ORDER NOW button to sent the quotation to our sales department. You will be redirected to the Summary & Activation page which will inform you about the actual status of your request. Glogster EDU 14
Using Glogster EDU 1 . 1 .3 R E G I S T E R THE SCHOOL L I C EN S E Select to apply for school license quotation. Note: For more information about a school license purchase, navigate to the School license section. Glogster EDU 15
Using Glogster EDU 1 .2 A C COU NT V E RI F ICA TI ON After registration, check your e-mail for the registration confirmation email , with Nickname, Password and confirmation link for account verification. Click the link located in confirmation email to authorize his Glogster EDU account. You will be redirected to My Dashboard. 1 .3 L O G GI N G I N After registration and account confirmation are complete, you will be able to log in to your new account by clicking the Log in link located in upper right corner of Glogster EDU pages. Once the Nickname and Password fields have been completed, click the button. The login screen contain also links such as Lost password, Register here and create a Glog. Glogster EDU 16
Using Glogster EDU 1 . 3 .1 L O S T P A S S W O R D If you have lost your password, you can easily ask for new one. Click the Lost your password link. After this action, this prompt will appear. Enter your Email address, then click the Send me info button. Instructions will be sent to the user’s email account. Press the reset password link located in your email, you will be redirected to the account settings page. From the Account settings menu, set a new password by completing the New password and Re-enter new password fields. Click the Change password button. Glogster EDU 17
Using Glogster EDU 2. LICENSE ACTIVATION Glogster EDU 18
Using Glogster EDU After you have logged in into your account, you will be directed to My Dashboard page of Glogster EDU. Heads Up! My Dashboard is an anchor for you, and many of Glogster EDU’s most important capabilities are found here. These functionalities will be introduced in the subsequent sections of this manual. Once the account confirmation has been completed, activate the Glogster EDU Premium Trial offer. 2.1 L I CE N SE A CTI V ATI ON After the PayPal payment is done, you will receive an email containing a payment confirmation message. The message contains the Welcome Kit Brochure in PDF form, and fully unique License Code. You can activate EDU Premium subscription now via either the activation link or by filling the activation code directly from My Dashboard. Glogster EDU 19
Using Glogster EDU 2 . 1 .1 . 1 A C T I V A T I O N V I A AC T I VA T I O N LI N K Click on the activation link located in your mail to go to the login page. You must complete the Nickname and Password fields, and click the Log in button. A pop-up message will appear. Click the Confirm button, to activate type of license. 2 . 1 .1 . 2 A C TI V A TI ON V I A F I LLI N G TH E A C TIV A TI ON C OD E Activate EDU PREMIUM mode from the My Dashboard. Log In into user account. Click Enter your license ID link located in account type information box. The Activation pop-up will appear. Copy and paste the activation code from your email, and click the Activate EDU PREMIUM button. Glogster EDU 20
Using Glogster EDU If the license code doesn’t match, you will receive the error code pop- up. Note: Double-check that the license code entered matches the license code in your email. If the error message persists, contact the EDU Glogster support team. If the license code matches, a pop-up message will appear. Click the Confirm button to activate the purchased type of license and you will be directed to My Dashboard. A successful activation is indicated by a green EDU PREMIUM box Click your license link in this box, to see the purchased license information as shown. By clicking your license link in this box, user will see the purchased license information as shown bellow. Glogster EDU 21
Using Glogster EDU The license information menu reflects the actual status of purchased license and contains information about License number, Expiration/Renewal Date, Subscription type, Payment type, and License Utilization information. 2.2 T R IAL O PT IO N Picture below is the Trial activation popup. Click the Activate Now button, to activate the EDU PREMIUM TRIAL mode. Click the Activate Later button, to stay in EDU BASIC mode. The popup box will appear every time you log in. Upon EDU PREMIUM Trial activation, the information box located on My Dashboard will change to orange. The EDU PREMIUM TRIAL mode is offered just once per account. After one month, the EDU Premium Trial will automatically revert to Basic mode. Note: Most features are only available with a Premium account. . A Basic user will frequently receive green prompts The enhanced features described are only enabled for EDU Premium users or School license users only. Glogster EDU 22
Using Glogster EDU 3. MY DASHBOARD Glogster EDU 23
Using Glogster EDU My Dashboard is an anchor. It includes important Glogster EDU functionalities. 3.1 U S E R P R O FIL E At the top of My Dashboard the User Profile box can be found, which includes general information about you. 3 . 1 .1 GENERAL I N F O R M A T IO N User profile box contains the Photo, Nickname, Status, and personal information about you. You are able to change this information from Edit my profile menu. 3 . 1 .2 M OO D BO X This is the Mood box. The information can be changed anytime, and is visible to all other EDU Glogster users previewing your profile. 3 . 1 .3 A C C O UN T T YPE BO X This is the Account type Information box. When the box is gray, the account type is EDU Basic. Orange color of this box denotes EDU Premium Trial. Green denotes EDU Premium. Glogster EDU 24
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 1 .4 G -P O I N TS G-Points. The G-Points value will increase by each click on another users profile, or by each Glog creation. 3 . 1 .5 NUMBER O F U S ER G LOG S This informational box displays the actual number of Glogs you`ve created. 3 . 1 .6 NUMBER OF PROFILE VIE WS This box displays the actual number of users who have visited your profile page. 3.2 E D IT MY P R OF IL E In the right upper corner of My Dashboard the Profile and account settings links can be found. Click the Edit my profile link and you will be directed to Edit user profile menu. The profile menu consists of your information, Photo and Mood Box, and interests. Glogster EDU 25
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 2 .1 USER I N F O R M A T IO N The User information can be changed at anytime from this menu. Any changes to the profile need to be confirmed by clicking the Save changes button. 3 . 2 .2 P HOTO B OX The avatar can be changed here. You can click the Change photo link. A new menu will appear. Click on Browse button, select the Photo to upload from computer location, confirm selection, and click the Upload Avatar button to finish the action. Any changes to the profile need to be confirmed by clicking the Save changes button. Glogster EDU 26
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 2 .3 INTERESTS The interests information can be changed anytime from this menu. Information will be visible to other users. Any changes to the profile need to be confirmed by clicking the Save changes button. 3.3 D E S IG N M Y P RO FI LE From Edit profile menu, you can access the Design profile menu by clicking the Design profile tab shown below. . The Design profile menu contains the Profile edit tool, which can be used for changing your Profile look. Glogster EDU 27
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 3 .1 PROFILE E D I T TO O L The Profile edit tool is located in the upper left corner of Design profile menu. This tool contain from the Skins tab, and Skin Maker tab. Glogster EDU 28
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 3 .1 . 1 SKINS TAB Click the Skins tab, and an additional Skins menu will appear. This menu contains the Gallery of pre-created Profile skins. You can click on any of the pre-created skins, and use them by clicking the Use it button. The appearance of profile will be changed according to selected skin. Next sub-menu of Skins Tab is My skins. In this sub-menu are Custom skins created from Skin Maker Tab menu. 3 . 3 .1 . 2 S K I N M AK E R T AB By clicking the Skin maker tab, an additional own customization menu will appear. In the Content menu, you are able to change the color of individual elements according to content. The steps are identical for most of the menu tabs. Glogster EDU 29
Using Glogster EDU Example: Change the Contents heading color to specific color. Click on the color tab field. After color is selected, click the Use it button. Informational: The Wall and Page Wall contains additional menus, including Gallery and My Pictures. To learn about this additional content, navigate to the Wall bar content located under All about glog section. When you are finished with editing, you can save the custom skin of Profile. Click the Save to my Skins button. An additional pop-up will appear. Fill the name of custom skin in the column, and click save skin button. The skin will be saved into My skins located under Skins Tab menu. Glogster EDU 30
Using Glogster EDU 3.4 V I E W MY P RO F IL E In the right upper corner of My Dashboard the View my Profile and Account settings links can be found. Click the link to view the profile menu. According to changes applied in Design User Profile menu, you can check your accounts skin. 3.5 A C COU NT S E TT IN G S In the right upper corner of My Dashboard are located the View my Profile and Account settings links. Glogster EDU 31
Using Glogster EDU The Account settings menu contains the Password menu, Email menu and Blocked users menu. 3 . 5 .1 P ASS W O RD From the Account settings menu, change your password. Fill out the Current password, New password and Re-enter new password fields, and then click the Change password button. 3 . 5 .2 E-MAIL From the Account settings menu, change the email associated with your license. Fill out the Current e-mail, New e-mail, Confirm e-mail and current password fields, and then click the Change e-mail button. Note: You need to finish the account verification process to be able to change your e-mail. Glogster EDU 32
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 5 .3 B L O C K E D US E R S From the Account settings menu, you are able to see and remove the blocked users. Users on this list are not able to send any Messages or comment Glogs of users who are blocking them. Note: Information about how to block the users can be found under Messaging content. 3.6 S TU DE NT S The Students menu is located on My Dashboard. From this menu you can create and manage the students. Number of students depends on your Account type. An EDU Basic account and an Edu Premium Trial account can add up to 50 students. An Edu Premium account can add up to 200 students. Edu School license account can have multiple students. This number is based on your license quotation. For more information about the School license, navigate to the School license section. 3 . 6 .1 A D D I N G S T U D EN T S By clicking the Add new students’ button, a pop-up will appear. Glogster EDU 33
Using Glogster EDU Generate students by inserting the number of students in the popup field, or import students via the Excel import tool. 3 . 6 .1 . 1 A D D I N G S T U D E N T S A C C OU N T S V I A P O P - U P Enter the number of students into the pop-up field, and confirm the action by clicking the Add accounts button. New students will appear in the Students tab located on My Dashboard. 3 . 6 .1 . 2 A D D I N G S T U D E N T S A C C OU N T S V I A E X C E L I M P O R T You can also import students via excel import tool. Click the download file button to download the excel import tool. Glogster EDU 34
Using Glogster EDU Click OK button to open the excel import sheet. Attention: MS Excel 2007 & 2003 users may need to unblock the Excel Macro content. Follow the instructions in sections MS Office 2007 macro security and MS Office 2003 macro security for further assistance. Press Login button located in the upper right corner of Excel import tool. Enter the Nickname and password information, and confirm by clicking the Login button. When you`ve successfully logged in, the Login and Login at information will change. Now, you can complete the fields. The Nick column is required and needs to be unique to each student. Glogster EDU 35
Using Glogster EDU First name, Last name, Grade and Gender are not required, but recommended. When these fields are filled in, students will be generated with all information included visible in their Profile. The Password field is not required. If you leave these fields blank, the system will automatically generate random passwords. When complete click the Import button. Shortly, the fields will change color indicating that the data was successfully imported. The Status field shows the student’s status after import. If the Status field is pink, and reads Existent, it means that the Nickname is already taken. In this case, you need to change the nickname to another non-existing one, and import again. Glogster EDU 36
Using Glogster EDU When the Status field is green, and reads imported, it means that the student has been created. First login link is used for the first login for newly created student. Copy and, paste the First Login Link into the web browser and the Student’s account will appear. 3.6.1.2.1 M S O F F I C E 2 0 0 7 M AC R O S E C U R I T Y If using the MS Office 2007 version of excel, allow the Macros. This can be done by clicking the Options button. The Security pop-up will appear. Select Enable this content and confirm by clicking the OK button. Glogster EDU 37
Using Glogster EDU 3.6.1.2.2 M S O F F I C E 2 0 0 3 M AC R O S E C U R I T Y If using the MS Office 2003 version of excel, allow the Macros. Click the Tools menu, navigate to Macro tab, and click the Security tab. In the security menu, you can select the Medium Security level, and confirm by clicking the OK button. Select the Medium Security level, and confirm by clicking the OK button. Each time the Excel import tool is opened, Excel will ask to Enable or Disable macros. Click Enable Macros button. Glogster EDU 38
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 6 .2 M A N A GI N G S TU D E N T S After successfully adding students, the Students tab on My Dashboard will reflect your updates. Additional editing of student accounts can be performed by clicking the Manage students button. NOTE: Sometimes the students will not shown up in students tab immediately because of database replication. In this case, try to wait for cca. 15 minutes. 3 . 6 .2 . 1 E D I T S T U D E N T A C C O U N TS The Edit Student accounts menu appears. You are able complete actions required with the students from this menu. 3.6.2.1.1 DELETE STUDENTS To delete student, click the Delete link. A pop-up will appear verifying this action. Glogster EDU 39
Using Glogster EDU Student will be deleted by clicking the Delete button. 3.6.2.1.2 CH ANGE STUDENT S PASSWOR D Click the Change password link, to change the password of a student. . A pop-up will appear. Enter the New Password and Confirm password fields, and confirm by clicking the Change password button. NOTE: Sometimes the change will not work immediately because of database replication. In this case, try to wait for cca. 15 minutes. 3.6.2.1.3 E D I T AC C O U N T Click Edit account link, to edit student’s account. The teacher will see the Profile edit menu of the student. For more information, navigate to Edit my profile section. Glogster EDU 40
Using Glogster EDU 3.6.2.1.4 E D I T P O R T F O L I O (E D U P R E M I U M & S C H O O L L I C E N S E O N L Y ) In the EDU Premium account, or if account is under a School license, utilize Premium functions. Edit portfolio is a Premium Feature. Click the Edit portfolio link or icon, to edit a student portfolio. For more information about this feature, navigate to the Portfolios section. 3.6.2.1.5 A C C E S S S T U D E NT S A CC O U NT ( E D U P R E M I U M & SCH O O L L IC E NS E O NL Y ) In the EDU Premium account, or if the account is under a School license, utilize Premium functions. Access student’s account is a Premium Feature. Click the Access students account link located under student’s avatar, The teacher will be redirected to the Students account page. The Teacher can update account in this mode as with his own account. The Teacher can always return to his account by clicking the Back to teacher account link located on the navigation bar. 3.6.2.1.6 E D I T NIC KNA M E S ( E D U P R E M I U M & SC H O O L L IC E NS E O NL Y ) In the EDU Premium account, or IF account is under a School license, you can utilize Premium functionalities. Edit nickname of students is a Premium Feature. Check the Edit nickname thick box located under student’s box, to edit nicknames of Students. Glogster EDU 41
Using Glogster EDU When the Edit nickname thick boxes are checked, you will be redirected to Edit nickname menu by clicking of Edit nicknames button. . Enter new nickname field, and click the Change nicknames button, to change student nickname. . At confirmation popup will appear. Click Yes, change button, to confirm the change of the student’s Nickname. Now, the nickname of selected student will be changed. 3.7 C LA S S E S (EDU P RE MIU M & S C HOO L L IC EN S E O NLY ) Classes menu is located on User Dashboard. From this menu, the teacher can create and manage the classes. Click the Create class button, to access the class menu. Glogster EDU 42
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 7 .1 CLASS C REATION The Class name field is the only field which is required to complete. Others fields are not required, but we recommended that you complete all of the fields. Confirm the Class creation by clicking the Save class button. . 3 . 7 .2 M A N A GI N G C L A S S E S From the Class menu, you can view and manage the class. Glogster EDU 43
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 7 .2 . 1 C L A S S S E T T I NG S The class settings link directs you to the General menu of the class. The information can be changed using the same method described in the Class creation section. . 3 . 7 .2 . 2 DELETE CLASS The delete class link will delete a class. Attention! : This action is not reversible and none of the data from this class can be recovered. 3 . 7 .2 . 3 C LA S S AS S IG N M E N T Assign students to the class by clicking the Add students here button, in the Class menu. You will be directed to the assignment menu. Click the Assign link located in the left window to assign the current student to the class. Glogster EDU 44
Using Glogster EDU The student will be moved to right side of the window. To confirm the selection, click the Assign Classmates button. A pop-up will appear to confirm the update. Click the Continue button to return to the Class menu. This menu will clearly show that the selected students have been added to class. 3 . 7 .2 . 4 COMMENTS In the Comments tab, teacher and members of the class can add comments. Type the comments, and click the Send button. 3 . 7 .2 . 5 S TU DENTS G LOGS The Students Glogs tab shows the Students Glogs. For more information, read the Projects section and All about Glog section. Glogster EDU 45
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 7 .2 . 6 CLASS PROJECTS The Class projects tab, shows the class Projects. For more information, read the Projects section. 3.8 P R OJ EC TS (EDU P R E MIU M & S C HOOL LI CE N SE O NLY ) The Projects menu is located on My Dashboard. From this menu, the teacher can create and manage projects. 3 . 8 .1 P RO JEC T C REATI ON Click the Create new project button, to access the create project menu. 3 . 8 .1 . 1 TEMPLATE SELECTION Glogster EDU 46
Using Glogster EDU Select the Glog Template for a new project. If the template area is empty, click the Create a new Glog link under Templates. For more information about Glog creation, navigate to the All about Glog section. When finished, you are able to select the Glog Template. 3 . 8 .1 . 2 P R O J E C T D E S C R I P TI O N The next task is to complete the Project description. The Project name field is required. All other fields are not required, but recommended to complete. Fill the Tags fields. For more information about this feature, navigate to the Tagging section. 3 . 8 .1 . 3 A S S IG N PR OJ EC T TO C LA SS ES You can select the class to assign the Project to. Click the thick box marked ‘Class’. 3 . 8 .1 . 4 S E N D I N G M E S S AG E T O A S S IG N E E S From the Project creation menu, you can type a message to your assigned students. Select all assigned classmates to send the message to all of the assigned students for this project. Glogster EDU 47
Using Glogster EDU Select only the newly added to send the message to newly added students into this project. Click the Save project button to create the Project. 3 . 8 .2 P R O J E C T M A N AG E M E N T After the Project is saved, the teacher is able to manage the Project from the Project menu. The Teacher can send reminders, check the student’s work, or grade and comment on students work. 3 . 8 .2 . 1 REMINDERS Click the Send reminder link located in Project Menu and a pop-up will appear. Enter message and click the Send button, to send the Reminder message to all assigned students. The students will find the reminder message in the Messages section in My Dashboard. 3 . 8 .2 . 2 S T U D E N T VI E W – P R O J E C T AS SI G N M E N T M E SS AG E From the student view, the student will see the Assignment message. Glogster EDU 48
Using Glogster EDU Your sent message can be found under the Messages menu on My Dashboard. For more information about Messaging, navigate to Messaging section. 3 . 8 .2 . 3 S TU D ENT VI EW – PROJ EC T G LOG C REA TI ON Click the Name of project link in the Messages menu located on My Dashboard, to will the Project detail page. When students click the Create Glog for this project button, the student will access the Glog creation menu. For more information about Glog creation, navigate to the All about Glog section. 3 . 8 .2 . 4 S T U D E N T V I E W – P R O J E C T G L OG P U B L I S H I N G When saving the Glog, student can determine whether the Project Glog is finished or unfinished. . Glogster EDU 49
Using Glogster EDU When unfinished is selected, the teacher will know that the Glog for this project isn’t considered as finished by the student. When finished is selected, the teacher will know that the Glog for this project is considered as finished by the student. 3 . 8 .2 . 5 T E A C H E R V I E W – F E E DB A C K The status of finished or unfinished Project Glog is visible from the Project menu under the preview of student`s project Glog. When the Project Glog is considered as finished by student, teacher can click the preview picture of the Glog. to access the project Glog. The teacher’s feedback box is located under the Glog. Enter the Grade and comments, and click the Submit button tool send the feedback results to the student.. Glogster EDU 50
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 8 .2 . 6 S T U D E N T VI E W – F E E DB A CK V I E W The Student will receive the Message, located under the Messages menu on My Dashboard. The message will contain the information about Grade and comment of student’s Project Glog. . The student will also be able to see the Grade of current Project Glog from the Project menu. Glogster EDU 51
Using Glogster EDU 3.9 M E S S A GIN G The Messaging menu is located on My Dashboard of every Glogster EDU user. Messages can be sent from different places of Glogster EDU pages. 3 . 9 .1 M ESS AG E TYPES Glogster EDU employs three different types of messages, which are System messages, User Messages and Teacher Messages. 3 . 9 .1 . 1 S Y S T E M M E S S A G ES The system messages are messages with the header of GlogsterEDU as the sender. You will receive these messages when Glogster EDU is sending newsletters, or when you makes changes to an account (for example adding students) Note: Some of the system messages can’t be deleted and they will auto delete after a designated period of time. 3 . 9 .1 . 2 U S ER M ES SA G ES The user messages are sent by other users. The Comments box is located under each Public Glog. Select message for user option, and click the Send button.. Glogster EDU 52
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 9 .1 . 3 T E A C H E R M E S S AG E S The Teacher messages are messages which can be sent to student directly from My Dashboard. In the Students Tab there is a little envelope near each student. Click this envelope, and a message pop-up will appear. Enter message and click the Send button. 3 . 9 .2 REPLY T O M ES S A G E The student can reply to the message received by clicking the Reply button located at the end of each message. Glogster EDU 53
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 9 .3 DELETE M ES S A G E Delete messages by checking the thick box on left side of sender. The message will be deleted by clicking the Delete selected button. To delete all messages, check the Select All thick box, and click the Delete selected button. Note: Some of the system messages can’t be deleted. For more information, navigate into System messages section. 3 . 9 .4 MARK AS R E A D M E S S A G E You can mark as read by checking the thick box located on left side of sender. The message will be mark as read after clicking of the Mark as read button. To mark all messages as mark as read check the Select All thick box, and confirm the action by clicking the Mark as read button. 3.1 0 N E W G LO G S F RO M C LA S SM AT E S WI DG ET The New Glogs from classmates widget is located on My Dashboard, under the Students and Classes. If the Teacher changes the visibility to Publish for all from the Teacher menu, the Glog will be rotating in this widget. Glogster EDU 54
Using Glogster EDU 3.11 GL OG ALE R T S WID G ET The Glog alerts widget is located on My Dashboard, under the New Glogs from classmates. You can alert a created Glog from the additional menu option under the Glog. For more information about Alerting, navigate to Glog alerts section. . 3.12 F A VO R IT E GLO G S WI D GE T The Favorite Glogs widget is located at the bottome of My Dashboard. You can add a created Glog to Add Glog to Favorites from additional menu located under the Glog. For more information about Adding Glogs to favorites, navigate to Adding to Favorites section. 3.1 3 P R E S ENT AT IO N S (EDU P RE MIU M & S C HOO L L IC EN SE O NLY ) The Presentation menu is located on My Dashboard. From this menu, the teacher can create and manage Glog presentations. By clicking the Create Glog presentation button, presentation menu will appear. Glogster EDU 55
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 13 . 1 P R E S EN T A T I O N C R E A T IO N By default, the first presentation name is in the presentation list. You can use this default group to create new presentation, or click the Create new group button in Presentation list, enter the presentation name, and confirm by clicking the OK button. This will create the presentation folder. Click the pencil picture, to change the name of the presentation folder. Click the red X button, to delete the presentation folder. Glogster EDU 56
Using Glogster EDU When the presentation folder is created, navigate into right side of presentation menu, and select the Glogs to publish. The Glogs are arranged into multiple groups as My Glogs, Projects Glogs, Students Glogs, Prepared Glogs and Classes Glogs. Click one of the Glog groups, the Glogs to view available Glogs. To add the Glogs into presentation, drag and drop the Glog from selected group into Glogs in this presentation part of menu. 3 . 13 . 2 P R E S EN T A T I O N STYLE & P R E V I EW Select the style of presentation first by clicking the style button. Glogster EDU 57
Using Glogster EDU Click the Preview button, to access the preview of the current presentation in your selected style. This is the first presentation style. This is the second presentation style. This is the third presentation style. 3 . 13 . 3 SAVING O F P R E S EN T A T I O N When adding Glogs and selecting of style is complete, the presentation can be saved by clicking the Save & Publish button located in presentations menu. An additional pop-up menu will appear. Glogster EDU 58
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 1 3 . 3 .1 P R E S E N T A T I O N N A M E & A D DR E S S You can change the Name and URL address of the presentation by clicking the Change button. Fill in desired new name of the presentation, and confirm the action by clicking the Apply button. 3 . 1 3 . 3 .2 PRES ENTATI ON TAGS You can set the Tags for the presentation by filling up the Tags field. For more information about Tagging, navigate to Tagging section. Now, click the Save & Publish button. An informational pop-up will appear. 3 . 13 . 4 L I N K IN G O F P R E S EN T A T I O N Link the presentation to any pages. Copy the link located in this pop-up, and paste it into required page. Glogster EDU 59
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 13 . 5 SHARING O F P R E S EN T A T I O N You are also able to share the presentation. 3 . 1 3 . 5 .1 P O S T I N G O F PR E S E N T A T I O N Share the presentation by clicking on the appropriate community button. 3 . 1 3 . 5 .2 B O O K M A R K I NG O F PR E S E N T A T I O N Bookmark the presentation by clicking on the Bookmark link, and by select the desired community. 3 . 1 3 . 5 .3 E M A I L I N G OF P R E S E N T A T I O N Email the presentation by clicking on the Email link, and by selection of the email provider. Glogster EDU 60
Using Glogster EDU 3.1 4 P O RT F OLI O S (EDU P RE MIU M & S C HOO L L IC EN SE O NLY ) The Portfolios menu can be found on My Dashboard. From this menu, the teacher can create and manage the Students portfolios. Click the Manage portfolios button, to view the portfolios menu. 3 . 14 . 1 P O R T F O L IO C R E A TI O N Create students portfolio, by clicking on the student located in Students list. The student Glogs will appear in the Glogs in this portfolio menu. Glogster EDU 61
Using Glogster EDU To add the Glogs to student portfolio, drag and drop the Glogs from selected student into Glogs in this portfolio menu. 3 . 14 . 2 P O R T F O L IO STYLE & P R E VI E W Select the style of portfolio by selecting of the style button. Click the Preview button, to access the preview of current presentation in selected style. First portfolio style. Glogster EDU 62
Using Glogster EDU Second portfolio style. Third portfolio style. 3 . 14 . 3 S A V I N G O F P O R T F O L IO The student portfolio can be saved by clicking the Publish & Share button located in portfolios menu. An additional pop-up menu will appear. Attention! All Students Glogs added into Portfolios will became Read-only and can no longer be edited. Glogster EDU 63
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 1 4 . 3 .1 PORTF OLI O PRES ENTATI ON TAGS You can set the Tags for the portfolio presentation by completing the Tags field. For more information about Tagging, navigate to Tagging section. Click the Save & Publish button. An informational pop-up will appear. 3 . 14 . 4 L I N K IN G O F S T U D E N TS PO R T F O L I O Link the portfolio presentation by copying, and pasting the link. 3 . 14 . 5 SHARING O F S T U D E N T S P O R T F O LI O You are also able to share the students’ portfolio presentation. Glogster EDU 64
Using Glogster EDU 3 . 1 4 . 5 .1 POS TI NG OF S TUDENTS PORTF OLI O Share the students’ portfolio presentation by clicking on the appropriate community button. 3 . 1 4 . 5 .2 B O O K M A R K I NG O F S T U D E N T S P O R T F O L I O Bookmark the portfolio by clicking on the Bookmark link, and selecting the community. 3 . 1 4 . 5 .3 E M A I L I N G OF S TU D E N T S P O R T F O L I O Email the portfolio by clicking on the Email link, and by selection of the mailing provider he wants to use. Glogster EDU 65
Using Glogster EDU 4. ALL ABOUT GLOG Glogster EDU 66
Using Glogster EDU A Glog is digital poster using a very easy to understand, drag and drop interface that is relevant, enjoyable, and scalable for students and teachers of all ages and learning styles. A Glog is an interactive visual platform in which you create a “poster or web page” containing multimedia elements including: graphic, text, images, video, sound, drawings, and data. 4.1 G L O G C R EA TI ON There are multiple ways to access the Glog creation on Glogster EDU pages. For creating a new Glog, you can use Create new Glog button in Your Profile box from My Dashboard. . Glogster EDU 67
Using Glogster EDU 4 . 1 .1 M A G N E T TO O L The Magnet tool can be found in Glog creation interface. The Magnet tool is an anchor including all of the Glogster main features. You can move this tool vertically with the mouse, or hide it by clicking the pink square with left arrow. Note: EDU Basic account doesn’t include the Data and Draw functionality. To be able use this features, navigate to From basic to premium section. 4 . 1 .1 . 1 GRAPHIC BAR Click on the Graphic Bar, to access additional menu. 4.1.1.1.1 D E C O R A TI O N T A B The menu includes all of the Decoration elements. Click the decoration element and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! button, the element will be moved to the Glog Wall. You can also drag & drop any element into Glog Wall. Navigate through the Numbers located below the elements, to find your element selection. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button located in the upper right corner. Glogster EDU 68
Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.1.1.1 D E C O R A TI O N C A T E G O R I E S The Decoration tab includes the Categories menu. Click on the selected Category, the Decoration elements will be refreshed. The Decoration tab will show only those elements, belonging in that Category. You can return to default view of All Decoration elements by clicking on the See all link. 4.1.1.1.2 EDI T ELEMENT BAR After adding the selected element into the Glog Wall, you can edit it.. You can change the size or rotate the element by dragging of the arrows located around element. Click this button to bring the element forward. Click this button to put the element behind. Click this button to clone the element. Glogster EDU 69
Using Glogster EDU Click this button to cancel changes made with the element. Click this button to delete the element. Click this button to access Edit menu of the element. This is the Edit menu of the element. You can return to previous menu by clicking the OK button. 4.1.1.1.2.1 CH ANGE C OLOR MENU Click this button to access the Change color menu.. To change color of the element, click on the color tab field. After the color is selected, click the Apply button. To add color to my colors bar, click on the color tab field. After the color is selected, click the Add button. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button in the upper right corner. Glogster EDU 70
Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.1.2.2 ADD URL MENU Click this button to access the Add URL menu. To Add URL to the element, copy & paste the URL address into Link field. After URL is pasted, click the Apply button. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. 4.1.1.1.2.3 ADD EFFEC TS MENU Click this button to access the Add effects menu. . Click the shadow tab field. After Blur, Alpha, Angle and Distance are set, click the Apply button. Click the Reset button to return to default position. To add color to my colors bar, click on the color tab field. After color is selected, click the Add button. Close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. Glogster EDU 71
Using Glogster EDU Click on the alpha tab field. After Alpha of shadows is set, click the Apply button. Click the Reset button, to return to the default position. Close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. 4 . 1 .1 . 2 TEXT BAR Click on the Text Bar, to open the text menu. 4.1.1.2.1 T EXT T AB The menu includes all of the Text content. Click on a Text element and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! button,. The Text element will be moved into Glog Wall. Drag & drop any element into Glog Wall. Navigate through Numbers located below text elements, to search pages of text elements. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. Glogster EDU 72
Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.2.1.1 T EXT FI ELD TYPES Click on selected text type, to see text field types. 4.1.1.2.1.2 T EXT CATEGOR I ES Text tab includes the Categories menu. By clicking on selected Category, the Text elements will be refreshed. After this action, the Text tab will show only those elements, which belong to selected Category. You can return to default view of All Text elements by clicking on the See all link. 4.1.1.2.2 EDI T T EXT ELEMENT BAR After you add random text into the Glog wall, you are able to edit. You can change the size or rotate the text element by dragging of the arrows located around text element. Click this button to bring the text element forward. Glogster EDU 73
Using Glogster EDU Click this button to put the text element behind. Click this button to clone the text element. Click this button to cancel changes made with the text element. Click this button to delete the text element. Click this button to access Edit menu of the text element. This is the Edit menu of the element. Click the OK button to return to previous menu. Glogster EDU 74
Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.2.2.1 CH ANGE C OLOR MENU Click this button to access Change color menu. To change color of the text element, you need to click on the color tab field. After color is selected, click the Apply button. To add color to my colors bar, you can click on the color tab field. After color is selected, click the Add button. Click the Red X button to close this tab. 4.1.1.2.2.2 ADD URL MENU Click this button to open Add URL menu. Copy & paste the URL address into Link column to Add URL to the text element. After URL added, click the Add button. Click the Red X button to close this tab. Glogster EDU 75
Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.2.2.3 A D D T E X T / F O N T / C O L OR M E N U Click the Text/Font/Color menu to access the additional menu. To change Fonts of text, click on the Fonts tab field. After font is set, click the Apply button. Click the Alignment, Text type buttons or change the Text size number, text accordingly. To add color to my colors bar, click on the color tab field. After color is selected, click the Add button. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. To add or revoke Character sets to Fonts tab, click on the Characters tab field. After Character sets are modified, click the Apply button. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. Glogster EDU 76
Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.2.2.4 ADD EFFEC TS MENU Click this button to access Add effects menu. Click on the shadow tab field to add shadow effects to a text element. After Blur, Alpha, Angle and Distance of text elements shadow are set; you can click the Apply button. Click on Reset button to set Shadow fields to default position. Click on the color tab to add color to colors bar, and click the Add button. Click the Red X button to close this tab. Click the alpha tab to apply alpha effects to text shadows. Click on Reset button to set alpha to default position. Click the Red X button to close this tab. Glogster EDU 77
Using Glogster EDU 4 . 1 .1 . 3 I MA G E BA R Click on the Image Bar, to view image menu. 4.1.1.3.1 I MAGES T AB The menu includes all of the Image content. Click on selected Image and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! button. The image will be moved into Glog Wall. Drag & drop any image into Glog Wall. Navigate through Numbers located below images, to search pages of images. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X Image upload 4.1.1.3.1.1 I MAGE UPLOAD By clicking the Upload button, you can upload any image on your computer. 4.1.1.3.1.2 I MAGE LI NKI NG Click the Link button, you to link any of the images located on web. To Link picture, copy & paste the URL address of picture into Media field. Click Add to your files button. Close tab by clicking on the Red X button. Glogster EDU 78
Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.3.1.3 I M A G E G R A B BI N G Click the Grab button to Grab images from webcam. The additional Grab menu will appear. Click Show settings button to access the additional menu. Select the Size and Format of the image. Click the Take a snapshot button. Click the continue button, to confirm taken picture. This will open the saving image menu. Complete the Photo name field. You can fill the Add tags field, but it’s not required. Glogster EDU 79
Using Glogster EDU For more information about Tagging, navigate to Tagging section. By checking of Add to WALL thick box, you will save the picture to Wall bar. For more information, navigate to Wall bar section. Click the Save button. The grabbed content is now in the Images tab. 4.1.1.3.2 FR AMES T AB The menu includes Frames content. Click on selected frame and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The frame will be moved to the selected Image. Drag & drop any frame onto an Image on the Glog Wall. Navigate through Numbers below images, to search pages of images. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. Glogster EDU 80
Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.3.2.1 F R AMES CATEGORI ES Frames tab includes the Categories menu. By clicking on random Category, the Frames elements will be refreshed. After this action, the Frames tab will show only those frames, which belong to selected Category. You can return to default view of All frames elements by clicking on the See all link. *All other edit functions perform the same operation, so refer to element instructions for use. 4 . 1 .1 . 4 VIDEO BAR Click on the Text Bar, to view the video menu. 4.1.1.4.1 VI DEO TAB The menu includes all of the Video content. By on selected Video and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The video will be moved into Glog Wall. Drag & drop any video into Glog Wall. Navigate through the Numbers located below videos, to search selected page of videos. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X. Glogster EDU 81
Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.4.1.1 UPLOAD Click the Upload button to upload any video located on your computer.. 4.1.1.4.1.2 LI NK Click the Link button to link any of the videos located on web. . To Link video copy & paste the URL address of video into Media field. After the URL is pasted, click the Apply button. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. 4.1.1.4.1.3 GR AB Click the Grab button to grab video from webcam. An additional Grab menu will appear. Glogster EDU 82
Using Glogster EDU Click the Show settings button, accessing the settings menu. Select the Size, Format and Quality of the video. After the selection is done, click the Record button. Click the continue button to confirm recorded video. The saving video menu will appear. Enter the Video name. You can fill the Add tags field, but it’s not required. For more information about Tagging, navigate to Tagging section. Now, when everything is set according to your needs, click the Save button. Glogster EDU 83
Using Glogster EDU The grabbed content is now in your Video tab. You may need to refresh to view the video. . 4.1.1.4.1.4 S C H O OL T U B E V I D E O The menu includes all of the SchoolTube video content. Click on selected Video and confirm by clicking the USE IT! Button. The video will be moved into Glog Wall. Drag & drop any video into Glog Wall. Navigate through the Numbers located below imagesto search pages of images. Close this tab by clicking on the Red X. 4.1.1.4.2 PLAYER S TAB The menu includes all of the Players content. Click on player and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The frame will be moved onto selected video. Drag & drop any frame onto video located on Glog Wall. Navigate through Numbers located below players, to search pages of players. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red. Glogster EDU 84
Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.4.2.1 PLAYER S CATEGOR I ES Players tab includes the Categories menu. Click on selected Category, to view the Players elements. The Players tab will show only those players, which belong to selected Category. You can return to default view of all players by clicking on the See all link.. *All other edit functions perform the same operation, so refer to element instructions for use. 4 . 1 .1 . 5 SOUND BAR Click on the Sound Bar, to view sound bar menu. 4.1.1.5.1 AUDIO TAB The menu includes all of the Audio content. Click on selected Audio and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The audio will be moved onto Glog Wall. Drag & drop any audio into Glog Wall. Navigate through Numbers click located below audio; you will navigate to search pages of audio. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X. 4.1.1.5.1.1 UPLOAD Click the Upload button, to upload any audio located on the computer. Glogster EDU 85
Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.5.1.2 LI NK Click the Link button, to link any of the audio files located on the web. To Link audio, copy & paste the URL address of video into Media field. After URL is pasted, click the Apply button. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. 4.1.1.5.1.3 GR AB Click the Grab button, you to grab audio from webcam. An additional Grab menu will appear. Click the Record button. When recording complete, click the continue button, to accept recorded audio. The saving audio menu will appear. Fill in the Audio name field. Glogster EDU 86
Using Glogster EDU Fill the Add tags column, but it’s not required. For more information about Tagging, navigate to Tagging section. When complete, click the Save button. The grabbed content can now be found in the Audio tab. . Glogster EDU 87
Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.5.2 PLAYER S TAB The menu includes all of the Players content. Click on player and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The frame will be moved into selected audio. Drag & drop any frame into audio located on Glog Wall. Navigate through the Numbers below players, to search pages of players. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X. 4.1.1.5.2.1 PLAYER S CATEGOR I ES Players tab includes the Categories menu. By clicking on selected Category, the Players elements will be refreshed. The Players tab will show only those players, which belong to the selected Category. You can return to default view of All players by clicking on the See all link. *All other edit functions perform the same operation, so refer to element instructions for use. 4 . 1 .1 . 6 D A T A B A R ( E D U P R E MI U M & S C H O O L L I C E N S E O N L Y ) Click on the Data Bar, to view Data menu. Glogster EDU 88
Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.6.1 DATA TAB The menu includes all of the Data content. Click on selected Data and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The data will be attached in the Glog. An additional pop-up will appear about adding a file as an attachment to your Glog. Close this tab by clicking on the Red X button, or by clicking the OK button. 4.1.1.6.1.1 UPLOAD Click Upload button, to upload any data file located on your computer. 4.1.1.6.1.2 ATTAC H MENTS The added attachment can be viewed by clicking on the little clip button located at the bottom of the Glog. Click on the attachment from pop- up, to download the attachment. You can delete the attachment by clicking on the Red X button. You can also close this tab by clicking on the Red X button, or clicking the OK button. Glogster EDU 89
Using Glogster EDU 4 . 1 .1 . 7 DR A W B A R ( E DU P R EM IU M & S C H OOL LI C ENS E ONLY ) Click on the Draw Bar, to view Draw menu. 4.1.1.7.1 DR AW TAB The menu includes all of the Draw content. Click on selected Drawing and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The drawing will be moved into Glog Wall. Drag & drop any drawing into Glog Wall. Navigate through Numbers located below drawings, to search pages of drawings. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X. 4.1.1.7.1.1 DR AW Click the Draw button to draw. 4.1.1.7.2 E D I T DR AWI NG S After adding the selected drawing into the Glog wall, he is able to edit. You can change the size or rotate the drawing by dragging of the arrows located around drawing. *All other edit functions perform the same operation, so refer to element instructions for use. Glogster EDU 90
Using Glogster EDU 4 . 1 .1 . 8 WALL BAR Click on the Wall Bar, to view Wall Menu. . 4.1.1.8.1 GLOG WALL TAB The menu includes all of the Glog Wall content. Click on selected Glog Wall and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The Glog Wall will be changed. Drag & drop any Wall element into Glog Wall. Navigate through numbers located below Glog wall elements, to search pages of Glog wall elements. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X. 4.1.1.8.1.1 M Y P I C T UR E S The menu includes all of the User images content. Click your image and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The Glog Wall will be changed. Drag & drop any Image onto Glog Wall. Navigate through Numbers located below Images, to selected page of Images. Note: For more information about Upload, Link and Grab features, navigate to Images tab section. Glogster EDU 91
Using Glogster EDU Apply additional options to your Glog Wall from this tab All of the changes need to be confirmed by clicking the Use it! Button. 4.1.1.8.1.2 S O L I D C O L OR The menu includes all the Color content. Click on the selected color and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The Glog Wall will be changed. You may need to click Remove image button if an Image was applied to Glog Wall prior. Glogster EDU 92
Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.8.2 PAGE WALL TAB The menu includes all of the Page Wall content. Click on selected Page Wall and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The Page Wall will be changed. Drag & drop any Page element into Page Wall. Navigate through Numbers located below Page elements, to selected page of page elements. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button located in the upper right corner. 4.1.1.8.2.1 M Y P I C T UR E S The menu includes the images content. Click on selected image and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The Page Wall will be changed. Drag & drop any of Your pictures into Page Wall. Navigate through Numbers located below Images, to search pages of Images. Note: For more information about Upload, Link and Grab features, navigate to Images tab section. From this part of Page Wall tab is you able to apply additional options to Page Wall. All of the changes need to be confirmed by clicking of the Use it! button. . Glogster EDU 93
Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.8.2.2 S O L I D C O L OR The menu includes all the Color content. The Solid color under Page wall tab is identical with Solid color under Glog Wall tab. For More information about Solid color navigate to Solid color. 4.2 P R E VI E W OF G L OG Once a Glog has been created, you can click the Preview button to preview how the Glog will appear. Click the Back to edit button, to switch back to edit mode. 4.3 S AV IN G OF GL OG Save Your Glog by clicking the button. An additional pop-up menu will appear. Glogster EDU 94
Using Glogster EDU 4 . 3 .1 G L O G N A ME & A D D R E S S You can change the Name and URL address of the Glog by clicking the Change button from previous picture. Complete new name and new address of the Glog, and confirm by clicking the Apply button. 4 . 3 .2 GLOG C A T E GO R I E S You can set the Category of the Glog by selecting a Category option. Note: Category selection is required. If you forget to select a Category for the Glog, when Saving the Glog, an additional pop-up will appear reminding you to choose a category. For more information about Categories, navigate to the Categories section. 4 . 3 .3 GLOG T A GS You can set the Tags for the Glog by entering identifiers in the Tags field. For more information about Tagging, navigate to Tagging section. Glogster EDU 95
Using Glogster EDU 4 . 3 .4 FINIS HED, U N F I N IS H E D A N D P UB L I C G LO G Before saving, you can select if the Glog is Finished, Unfinished or Public by clicking of the appropriate button. Now, you can click the Save button. NOTE: Only teachers can Save the Glog as Public. Students can Save the Glog as Unfinished or Finished only. After this action, an informational pop-up will appear. 4.4 L I N KI N G O F G LO G You can link the Glog by copying the link located in the last pop-up, and pasting it into the desired page. 4.5 S H A RI N G O F G LO G You can also share the Glog. Glogster EDU 96
Using Glogster EDU 4 . 5 .1 P OS TIN G O F GLO G You can share the Glog by clicking the chosen community button. 4 . 5 .2 BO O KM ARKING O F G LO G You can bookmark the Glog by clicking the Bookmark link, and by selecting the community choice. 4 . 5 .3 E M A I L I N G O F G LO G You can email the Glog by clicking the Email link, and by selecting the email provider. Glogster EDU 97
Using Glogster EDU 4.6 GL OG VI E W By clicking any Glog, you can access the Glog view. Important Glogster EDU features are located under each Glog in view mode. 4 . 6 .1 TEACHER MENU The Teacher menu is located under each Glog, and is visible to all teachers. 4 . 6 .1 . 1 GLOG NAME Change the Name of Glog by changing the Name of the Glog field located in Teacher menu. Click the Submit changes button located under Teacher menu to finish this action. 4 . 6 .1 . 2 GLOG URL Change the URL of a Glog by changing the URL of the Glog field located in the Teacher menu. Click the Submit changes button located under Teacher menu to finish this action. Glogster EDU 98
Using Glogster EDU 4 . 6 .1 . 3 V I S I B I L I T Y OF T H E G L O G Change the visibility of Glog by changing the Visibility of the Glog field located in the Teacher menu. Click the Submit changes button located under Teacher menu to finish this action. 4 . 6 .1 . 4 TAG GI NG THE G LOG Add a new tag to Glog by filling the Add new tags field located in Teacher menu. Click the Submit changes button located under Teacher menu to finish this action. Note: For more information about Tagging, navigate to the Tagging section. 4 . 6 .1 . 5 CATEG ORY OF THE GLOG Change category of Glog by filling the Category field located in Teacher menu. Click the Submit changes button located under Teacher menu to finish this action. Note: For more information about Categories, navigate to the Categories section. 4 . 6 .1 . 6 A D D I N G OF T H E G L O G T O C L A S S Add Glog to class by checking the thick box in Teacher menu. Click the Submit changes button located under Teacher menu to finish this action. Note: For more information about Classes, navigate to the Classes section. Glogster EDU 99
Using Glogster EDU 4 . 6 .2 A D D I T I O N A L US E R M EN U The Additional User menu is located under each Glog. Different individual features located in this menu are visible to users, depending on the account type. 4 . 6 .2 . 1 RATING Rate the Glog by clicking on the star under Rating. Clicking the first star means that the Glog is poor. Clicking the last star means that the Glog is excellent. 4 . 6 .2 . 2 A D D I N G T O F AV O R I T E S Click this link, to add the Glog to your Favorite Glogs. . For more information about Favorites Glog, navigate to Favorite Glogs widget section. 4 . 6 .2 . 3 E M B E D D I NG ( B O O K M A R K I N G ) Click on this link, to open an additional menu displaying information required for embedding Glog. Glogster EDU 100
Using Glogster EDU 4 . 6 .2 . 4 S E N D T O F R I E N DS Click this link, to open an additional menu allow emailing of the Glog. The email will contain the link to Glog and the message typed into the message box. Click the Send to friends button to confirm. 4 . 6 .2 . 5 EDMODO GLOG Click this link, to be directed to edmodo. Log into Edmodo and share the Glog. 4 . 6 .2 . 6 A D D T O S T U D E N TS P O R T F O L I O (EDU PREMIU M & S CHOOL LICENSE TEACHER ONLY) Click this link, to add Glog to student’s portfolio. For more information about portfolios, navigate to the Portfolios section. 4 . 6 .2 . 7 A D D T O P R E P A R E D G L OG S (EDU PREMIU M & S CHOOL LICENSE TEACHER ONLY) Click this link, to add Glog to the prepared Glogs group. . The prepared Glogs can be found under Presentations. Glogster EDU 101
Using Glogster EDU 4 . 6 .2 . 8 GLOG ALERTS Click this link, to send an alert about the Glog in multiple ways. Alert all students, or select Class or current Student. The alert is confirmed by clicking the Send button. For more information about Alerting, navigate to the Glog Alerts widget. 4 . 6 .2 . 9 COMMENTS The Comment widget is located under the Glogs. You can send a Public comment for current Glog. 4 . 6 .2 . 1 0 TAG GI NG Tagging is a useful feature, which can help find current content. Glogster EDU contains multiple entries for Tagging over Glogster EDU pages. Glogster EDU 102
Using Glogster EDU 5. TOUR (WHAT IS GLOGSTER EDU) Glogster EDU 103
Using Glogster EDU From the navigation bar, access Tour Tab. This page contains information for all people interested into learning more about Glogster EDU. Glogster EDU 104
Using Glogster EDU 6. BEST GLOGS Glogster EDU 105
Using Glogster EDU From the navigation bar, access the Best Glogs Tab. This page contains all of the best Glogs. Click on any of the newly added Glog, to access the Glog view mode. Glogster EDU 106
Using Glogster EDU 7. CATEGORIES Glogster EDU 107
Using Glogster EDU From the navigation bar, access the Categories Tab. This page contains Glogs sorted into Categories. 7 .1 G L O GP E DI A You can access and preview the best of Glogs by clicking the Glogpedia link. Glogster EDU 108
Using Glogster EDU 7 .2 C A TE GO R I ES Access and preview the Glogs ordered by Categories by clicking on any category located under Glogpedia. F Glogster EDU 109
Using Glogster EDU 8. G-LAB Glogster EDU 110
Using Glogster EDU Access G-Lab Tab from the navigation bar. This page contains a forum for Teachers. 8 .1 N E W T OP IC Click the new topic link, to be directed into Start new topic menu. Enter the Subject and text of new topic. Click the Preview button, to see the preview of new topic. Click the Post button, to post the topic into G-Lab forum wall. Click on the created topic to Post new comment on an already created topic. Glogster EDU 111
Using Glogster EDU The comments will be visible to all teachers. The created topic can be removed by clicking the Remove Topic link located under Topic preview. Click the Lock topic link, to disable posting of new comments for another user. 8 .2 N E W P OLL Click the Start new Poll link, to be directed to start new Poll menu. Enter the Subject, Question and Question options of new Poll. Click the Add option link, to create more Answer options for the poll. Glogster EDU 112
Using Glogster EDU The Poll Options menu allows you to modify the Poll according to the required options. Enter the text of new poll. By clicking the Preview button, you will see the preview of new Poll. Click the Post button, to post the Poll onto G- Lab forum wall. Click on the created Poll, to Vote on current created Poll. Select the Poll Answer and click the Submit vote button, to Vote for the created Poll. Glogster EDU 113
Using Glogster EDU The Poll menu will show actual voting status. Click the Remove Vote, to remove the vote from the Poll. Click the Lock Voting, to create the Poll and disable Voting of other users for the Poll. Click the Edit Poll, to edit the Poll entries. Click the Post new comment on the Poll. Glogster EDU 114
Using Glogster EDU 9. EDUCATOR RESOURCE LIBRARY Glogster EDU 115
Using Glogster EDU The Glogster EDU Educator Resource Library with access on the Homepage is a database of outstanding examples of Glogster lesson plans, standards aligned activities, and Glog building resources. It has been built by and for our community of educators and users, which we hope will offer inspiration to others implementing and learning about Glogster EDU. The intention is to create a library of creative, documented, and exciting examples and resources for all to use and share. Each submission that is published will be formatted by the Glogster EDU Team as a detailed example that other Glogster EDU educators can draw on to help guide their work. Click the Contribute button, to contribute to the Educator Resource Library. Fill and send the form to Glogster EDU. Click the Download button, to download the actual Educator Resource Library documentation. Glogster EDU 116
Using Glogster EDU 10. AMBASSADORS Glogster EDU 117
Using Glogster EDU The Glogster EDU Ambassadors access is located on Homepage of Glogster EDU. The Glogster EDU Ambassadors access is located on the Homepage of Glogster EDU. The Glogster EDU Ambassador Program offers educational professionals unique opportunities that foster local and global networking opportunities, career development, and personal enrichment. Glogster EDU Ambassadors interact with other professionals through trainings, networking, locally, nationally and globally from around the world, engaging in activities to spread the Glogster EDU message. The Glogster EDU community is now over 1.5 million members strong and still growing. As this educational collaborative of educators, students, and partners flourishes in creating a passionate global educational alliance; we want to reward those individuals whose extraordinary efforts have made a unique and lasting contribution to Glogster EDU. These Ambassadors have created extraordinary levels of Glogster implementation, displaying educationally sound instructional principles and practices, as well as introducing fresh and creative approaches. To become a Glogster EDU Ambassador, contact ambassadors@glogster.com. Glogster EDU 118
Using Glogster EDU 11. SCHOOL LICENSE Glogster EDU 119
Using Glogster EDU 1 1 .1 S C HO OL L IC EN S E O R D E R Navigate to the product purchasing page, and select from the following purchase options. By selecting this option, user will apply for school license quotation. After pressing the Order button, Order form will appear. Complete all of the fields found in the Order form . The Number of teachers field is generated automatically according to Number of students field. You can move the slider to change the number of students required. All of the other fields are required to complete. When everything is filled correctly, click VERIFICATION & PAYMENT button. Glogster EDU 120
Using Glogster EDU As you can see, the system has generated your unique license number before the payment. The verification form includes basic information about your purchased license, license number, license price, and purchaser billing information. If you need to change any of the billing information, you can do so by pressing the EDIT button. Change the necessary information and click the VERIFICATION & PAYMENT button again. At the bottom of the page, you will see two options for payment – PayPal recurrent payment or payment by check. Glogster EDU 121
Using Glogster EDU 1 1 .1 . 1 PAY BY P A YP A L O PTION Select the PayPal option and press the PROCEED TO PAYPAL button to be redirected to the PayPal payment gateway. Log in to your PayPal account, or create an account if you do not currently have one. After successful login, you will be redirected to the payment review. Press the AGREE AND PAY button to pay for the license type you have selected. By pressing the Return To Glogster EDU Premium button, you will be redirected into Summary & Activation page which will inform you about the actual status of your payment. Glogster EDU 122
Using Glogster EDU 1 1 .1 . 2 PAY BY CHECK O P T IO N Select the Pay by check option and press the ORDER NOW button to sent the quotation to our sales department. You will be redirected to the Summary & Activation page which will inform you about the actual status of your request. Glogster EDU 123
Using Glogster EDU Glogster EDU 124
Using Glogster EDU 1 1 .2 S C HO OL L IC EN S E A DM INI S T RA TI ON (A D MIN I ST R AT O R ) After the payment of school license is done, you will receive 2 messages. The first email will inform you about schooladmin account. After the Payment is confirmed, user will receive second email. This message contains the Welcome Kit Brochure in PDF form and your purchased License Codes. Glogster EDU 125
Using Glogster EDU 1 1 .2 . 1 A D M I N IS T R A T O R AC C O UN T To access administrator account, navigate to the login page, and enter the Nickname and Password fields according to administrator account information received via mail, and click the Log in button. You will be redirected to my dashboard of administrator account. 1 1 .2 . 2 L ICENS E M AN A G E M EN T Click the Your license and School Administration link located in account type box, administrator will be redirected into School licenses administration. 1 1 . 2 . 2 .1 GENERAL INFORMATION The Upper section of the school license administration menu contains information about License number, Renewal Date, Subscription type, Payment type, and License Utilization information, which describes the current status of purchased license. Glogster EDU 126
Using Glogster EDU 1 1 . 2 . 2 .2 L I C ENS E A SS IG NM ENT The lower section of the school license administration menu contains the license assignment menu. Enter the User field with e-mail or nickname of teacher and click the activate user link, inviting the teachers to the school license. The status of license slot will be changed. Attention: After the teacher accepts the school license invitation, he will be not able to create students anymore. This can be done by school license administrator only. 11.2.2.2.1 I N V I T A TI O N V I A E - M A I L If the administrator has sent the school license invitation via e-mail, you will receive the following e-mail. This method of school license invitation can be used when teacher does not have an already created EDU account, or the administrator is not sure about the teacher’s nickname. Click the activation link located in mail, user will be redirected into the following Glogster EDU page. Glogster EDU 127
Using Glogster EDU Unregistered complete the left side of registration form. By pressing the Sign up & Activate button, you will create the Teacher account with school license included. Already Registered teachers should complete the right side of form. Click the Login & Activate button, to be redirected to the school license confirmation page. Click on Confirm button to activate the school license. 11.2.2.2.2 I N V I T A TI O N V I A N IC K N A M E If the administrator has sent school license invitation via nickname, the existing user will find the school license invitation bubble at My dashboard. This method of school license invitation can be used when teacher has created EDU account, or the administrator is not sure about teachers e-mail. Note: Teacher invited to school license via nickname will receive also the e- mail invitation described in previous Invitation via e-mail section. Glogster EDU 128
Using Glogster EDU Click the Manage invitation button located in invitation bubble, to access the invitation popup. By selecting the radio button of school license, and clicking the Activate license button, you will activate and join the school license. . After the activation is complete, you will receive the email confirmation message. Teacher will receive also confirmation and activation code messages which can be found under messages located on My Dashboard of user. Attention! In case that teacher with an existing account accepts the school license invitation, all of student accounts need to be transferred under administrator account by teacher or administrator in purpose of enabling the sharing mode of private students. Additionally, only administrator will be able to add new students. For more information about enabling sharing of students, navigate into sharing students section. Glogster EDU 129
Using Glogster EDU 11.2.2.2.3 CANC ELI NG OF LI C ENSE After the teacher confirms the license assignment, the license slots under license management will be changed. By pressing the Cancel license link, administrator will attempt to remove current teacher from school license. After this action, an informational popup will appear. Click the Transmit students button, to access the transmit students menu. This action will allow the administrator to return shared students to their original teacher. For more information about shared students navigate into Student management section. By pressing the Cancel license button, the administrator will cancel the school license for current user. 1 1 .2 . 3 S T U D E N T M A N A G EM E N T (A D M I N IS T R A T O R & T E A C H E R S ) The Administrator is able to manage all of the school license teachers’ students. Attention: To enable sharing of students, the teacher needs to transfer students to administrator account. After the administrator confirms transferred students, assign students into class option available to manage the shared students. 1 1 . 2 . 3 .1 GLOBAL TRANSF ER After the teacher accepted the school license invitation, administrator can grab all of the students from teachers by clicking the Global transfer button located in School administration menu. After this action, an additional pop-up will appear. Glogster EDU 130
Using Glogster EDU Enter the administrator password and click the transfer button. The administrator will transfer all private students from all teachers within the School license to administrator account to activate sharing of students. After this action, the Global transfer information box will be changed. Note: Global transfer button can be used again when another teacher with private students accepts the school license invitation. Transfer of all private students by this administrator action must be approved or declined by administrator. When the Global transfer information box says ‘done‘, the administrator will receive a message, which can be found under Messages located on My Dashboard. Glogster EDU 131
Using Glogster EDU By clicking the Accept or decline link located in the message, the administrator will have access to the Student transfer menu. By selecting the thick boxes according to action required, the administrator will accept or decline the students transfer into administrator account. By clicking the Accept selected button, a confirmation popup will appear. By clicking the Confirm button, the administrator will transfer the students from under the administrator account. The students will become shared students within the school license. For more information about shared students, navigate to the Shared student section. Glogster EDU 132
Using Glogster EDU 1 1 . 2 . 3 .2 T E A C H E R S S TU D E N T M A N A G E M E N T After the teacher accepts the school license invitation, the administrator can enable or disable the student management to teachers. When the student management is disabled, teacher is not able to manage shared students (left student). If the shared student is in any of Teachers class, he is able to Edit his portfolio (right student). When the student management is enabled, teacher is able to edit portfolio, edit student account, change student password, delete student account, edit nickname or access student account of shared students which is in any of Teachers class (right student). Note: To enable sharing of students, transfer student into administrator account. After the administrator confirms transferred students, assign students to class to be able manage the shared students. Glogster EDU 133
Using Glogster EDU 1 1 .2 . 4 S H A R E D S T U D E N TS ( T E A C H E R S ) Shared student is a student, which belong to school license administrator. The identification of shared student is the shared student icon located at beginning of student name. The student will become shared student when the administrator uses the Global transfer function, or when a teacher transfers the private students to the administrator. Attention: To enable sharing of students, transfer student into the administrator account. After the administrator confirms transferred students, assign students to a class to be able manage the shared students. User is also able to transfer students to colleagues. Glogster EDU 134
Using Glogster EDU 1 1 . 2 . 4 .1 T R A N S F E R S T U D E N TS T O A D M I NI S T R A T O R ( E N A B L E S T U D E N T S S H A R I NG ) To transfer students, a teacher needs to navigate to Colleagues tab located on My Dashboard of school license user. By pressing the show all link located in colleagues tab, teacher will be redirected into colleagues menu. The colleagues menu contains all of the colleagues which accepted the school license invitation, and school license administrator. By pressing the Transfer students link located under administrator box, teacher will attempt to access the transfer students menu. After this action, informational pop-up will appear. By pressing the continue button, you will access the transfer students menu. Glogster EDU 135
Using Glogster EDU To transfer students into administrator account to enable the sharing mode for transferred students, a teacher needs to press the Assign link of current student located on left side of transfer students menu, and confirm by pressing the Transfer students button. When finished, an informational pop-up shown below will appear. The school license administrator will then receive a message. Glogster EDU 136
Using Glogster EDU By pressing the Accept or decline link located in the message, administrator will access to Student transfer menu. By selecting the boxes according to action required, administrator accepts or declines the students transfer into administrator account. By pressing the Accept selected button, confirmation popup will appear. By pressing the Confirm button, the administrator will transfer the students under the administrator account. The students will become shared students within the school license. Glogster EDU 137
Using Glogster EDU 1 1 . 2 . 4 .2 T R A N S F E R S T U D E N TS T O C O L L E A G U E ( C H A N G E O W N E R O F P R I V A T E S T U D E N T ) To transfer students, teacher needs to navigate into Colleagues tab located on My Dashboard of school license user. By pressing the show all link located in colleagues tab, teacher will be redirected into colleagues menu. The colleagues menu contains all of the colleagues which accepted the school license invitation, and school license administrator. Click the Transfer students link located under colleague box, teacher will attempt to access the transfer students menu. After this action, pop-up shown on this picture will appear. By pressing the continue button, you will access the transfer students menu. Glogster EDU 138
Using Glogster EDU To transfer students into a colleague’s account in order to change the primary teacher of student in question, the teacher needs to click the Assign link of current student located on left side of transfer students menu, and confirm by clicking the Transfer students button. When finished, an informational pop-up as shown below will appear. Glogster EDU 139
Using Glogster EDU After this action, teachers’ colleague will receive a message. By pressing the Accept or decline link located in the message, colleague will access to Student transfer menu. By selecting the appropriate boxes, a teacher’s colleagues can accept or decline the students transferred to their account. Click the Accept selected button, confirmation pop to receive a confirmation shown below. Click the Confirm button, to transfer the students to his/her account. The students will then become private students. Glogster EDU 140
Using Glogster EDU Thank You! edu.glogster.com Glogster EDU 141 Glogster is yours!

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Glogster edu-users-guide

  • 1.
    User’s Guide Version 2.6
  • 2.
    Using Glogster EDU CONTENTS 1. EDU Homepage ............................................................................................................................................ 6 1.1 Registration to EDU ............................................................................................................................. 7 1.1.1 Register as Basic Teacher .......................................................................................................... 9 1.1.2 Register as Premium Teacher .................................................................................................. 11 1.1.3 Register the School license ...................................................................................................... 15 1.2 Account verification........................................................................................................................... 16 1.3 Logging in........................................................................................................................................... 16 1.3.1 Lost Password .......................................................................................................................... 17 2. License activation ....................................................................................................................................... 18 2.1 License activation .............................................................................................................................. 19 2.2 Trial option ........................................................................................................................................ 22 3. My Dashboard ............................................................................................................................................ 23 3.1 User profile ........................................................................................................................................ 24 3.1.1 General information ................................................................................................................ 24 3.1.2 Mood box ................................................................................................................................ 24 3.1.3 Account type box..................................................................................................................... 24 3.1.4 G-Points ................................................................................................................................... 25 3.1.5 Number of user glogs .............................................................................................................. 25 3.1.6 Number of profile views .......................................................................................................... 25 3.2 Edit my profile ................................................................................................................................... 25 3.2.1 User information ..................................................................................................................... 26 3.2.2 Photo box ................................................................................................................................ 26 3.2.3 interests ................................................................................................................................... 27 3.3 Design my profile............................................................................................................................... 27 3.3.1 Profile edit tool ........................................................................................................................ 28 3.4 View my profile.................................................................................................................................. 31 Glogster EDU 2
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    Using Glogster EDU 3.5 Account Settings ................................................................................................................................ 31 3.5.1 Password ................................................................................................................................. 32 3.5.2 E-mail ....................................................................................................................................... 32 3.5.3 Blocked users........................................................................................................................... 33 3.6 Students............................................................................................................................................. 33 3.6.1 Adding Students ...................................................................................................................... 33 3.6.2 Managing Students.................................................................................................................. 39 3.7 Classes (EDU Premium & School license only) .................................................................................. 42 3.7.1 Class creation........................................................................................................................... 43 3.7.2 Managing classes ..................................................................................................................... 43 3.8 Projects (EDU Premium & School license only) ................................................................................. 46 3.8.1 Project creation ....................................................................................................................... 46 3.8.2 Project management ............................................................................................................... 48 3.9 Messaging .......................................................................................................................................... 52 3.9.1 Message types ......................................................................................................................... 52 3.9.2 Reply to message ..................................................................................................................... 53 3.9.3 Delete message ....................................................................................................................... 54 3.9.4 Mark as read message ............................................................................................................. 54 3.10 New Glogs from classmates widget .............................................................................................. 54 3.11 Glog alerts widget ......................................................................................................................... 55 3.12 Favorite glogs widget .................................................................................................................... 55 3.13 Presentations (EDU Premium & School license only) ................................................................... 55 3.13.1 Presentation creation ............................................................................................................ 56 3.13.2 Presentation style & preview ................................................................................................ 57 3.13.3 Saving of presentation........................................................................................................... 58 3.13.4 Linking of presentation .......................................................................................................... 59 3.13.5 Sharing of presentation ......................................................................................................... 60 3.14 Portfolios (EDU Premium & School license only) .......................................................................... 61 3.14.1 Portfolio creation................................................................................................................... 61 Glogster EDU 3
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    Using Glogster EDU 3.14.2 Portfolio style & preview ....................................................................................................... 62 3.14.3 Saving of portfolio ................................................................................................................. 63 3.14.4 Linking of students portfolio ................................................................................................. 64 3.14.5 Sharing of students portfolio ................................................................................................. 64 4. All about Glog ............................................................................................................................................. 66 4.1 Glog creation ..................................................................................................................................... 67 4.1.1 Magnet tool ............................................................................................................................. 68 4.2 Preview of Glog ................................................................................................................................. 94 4.3 Saving of Glog .................................................................................................................................... 94 4.3.1 Glog name & address .............................................................................................................. 95 4.3.2 Glog categories ........................................................................................................................ 95 4.3.3 Glog tags .................................................................................................................................. 95 4.3.4 Finished, unfinished And Public Glog ...................................................................................... 96 4.4 Linking of Glog ................................................................................................................................... 96 4.5 Sharing of Glog .................................................................................................................................. 96 4.5.1 Posting of Glog......................................................................................................................... 97 4.5.2 Bookmarking of Glog ............................................................................................................... 97 4.5.3 Emailing of Glog ....................................................................................................................... 97 4.6 Glog view ........................................................................................................................................... 98 4.6.1 Teacher menu.......................................................................................................................... 98 4.6.2 Additional user menu ............................................................................................................ 100 5. Tour .......................................................................................................................................................... 103 (What is Glogster EDU) ..................................................................................................................................... 103 6. Best Glogs ................................................................................................................................................. 105 7. Categories ................................................................................................................................................ 107 7.1 Glogpedia......................................................................................................................................... 108 7.2 Categories ........................................................................................................................................ 109 8. G-lab ......................................................................................................................................................... 110 8.1 New Topic ........................................................................................................................................ 111 Glogster EDU 4
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    Using Glogster EDU 8.2 New Poll........................................................................................................................................... 112 9. Educator Resource Library ...................................................................................................................... 115 10. Ambassadors........................................................................................................................................ 117 11. School License...................................................................................................................................... 119 11.1 School License order ................................................................................................................... 120 11.1.1 Pay by PayPal option ........................................................................................................... 122 11.1.2 Pay by Check option ............................................................................................................ 123 11.2 School License Administration (Administrator) .......................................................................... 125 11.2.1 Administrator account......................................................................................................... 126 11.2.2 License management........................................................................................................... 126 11.2.3 Student management (Administrator & Teachers) ............................................................. 130 11.2.4 Shared students (Teachers) ................................................................................................. 134 Glogster EDU 5
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    Using Glogster EDU 1. EDU HOMEPAGE 1 .1 1 .2 Glogster EDU 6
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 .1 R E GI ST R AT IO N T O EDU As a new user, navigate to www.edu.glogster.com. The Glogster EDU homepage will appear. The Glogster EDU homepage contains useful information and content. You can always return here by clicking the button. To register as a new user, click on the Products & Pricing tab located in the navigation bar. You can also register by clicking on the banner located on the Glogster EDU homepage. From the product information page, select the type of product you are interested in. Glogster EDU 7
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    Using Glogster EDU From the product information page you can compare Basic vs. EDU Premium Memberships. Glogster EDU 8
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 . 1 .1 R E G I S T E R AS B A S IC T E A C H E R Click on the GET IT button on this banner to access the Basic Teacher registration menu. Complete the fields found on the registration form. The required fields are Nickname, Password, Confirm password, E-mail, and Verification code, and you must agree to the Glogster EDU Terms of Use. Your Nickname and Password must be longer than 4 characters. Otherwise, a prompt will appear, and you will not be able to finish registering. Other fields such as First name, Last name, Birthday, Gender and Country are not required, and can be filled out later from the Edit my profile menu. Glogster EDU 9
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    Using Glogster EDU Note: Glogster recommends filling in all of the information during the registration process if not, the system will automatically prompt you for information upon each subsequent login. Choose the Country field, and other pop-ups according to geographic information will automatically appear. Fill in additional fields with the State, City, District and School drop down menus. If any information does not appear in the drop down menus, you can add the required information on your own. When everything is properly filled out, click the button. The system will redirect you to your personal dashboard. Glogster EDU 10
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 . 1 .2 R E G I S T E R AS P REMIUM TEACHER Click on the SUBSCRIBE button on this banner to access the Premium Teacher registration menu. You will be directed to the price selection page. Select $11.95 /month to be charged $11.95 monthly for your Premium Teacher account. Select $99 /year to be charged $99 yearly for your Premium Teacher account. After you select the price that suits your requirements, fill out the form with your personal information. After all of the information is filled in, click the VERIFICATION & PAYMENT button. Glogster EDU 11
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    Using Glogster EDU As you can see, the system has generated your unique license number before the payment. The verification form includes basic information about your purchased license, license number, license price, and purchaser billing information. If you need to change any of the billing information, you can do so by pressing the EDIT button. Change the necessary information and click the VERIFICATION & PAYMENT button again. At the bottom of the page, you will see two options for payment – PayPal recurrent payment or payment by check. Glogster EDU 12
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 . 1 .2 . 1 PAY BY PAYPAL OPTION Select the PayPal option and press the PROCEED TO PAYPAL button to be redirected to the PayPal payment gateway. Log in to your PayPal account, or create an account if you do not currently have one. After successful login, you will be redirected to the payment review. Press the AGREE AND PAY button to pay for the license type you have selected. By pressing the Return To Glogster EDU Premium button, you will be redirected into Summary & Activation page which will inform you about the actual status of your payment. Glogster EDU 13
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 . 1 .2 . 2 PAY BY CHECK OPTION Select the Pay by check option and press the ORDER NOW button to sent the quotation to our sales department. You will be redirected to the Summary & Activation page which will inform you about the actual status of your request. Glogster EDU 14
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 . 1 .3 R E G I S T E R THE SCHOOL L I C EN S E Select to apply for school license quotation. Note: For more information about a school license purchase, navigate to the School license section. Glogster EDU 15
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 .2 A C COU NT V E RI F ICA TI ON After registration, check your e-mail for the registration confirmation email , with Nickname, Password and confirmation link for account verification. Click the link located in confirmation email to authorize his Glogster EDU account. You will be redirected to My Dashboard. 1 .3 L O G GI N G I N After registration and account confirmation are complete, you will be able to log in to your new account by clicking the Log in link located in upper right corner of Glogster EDU pages. Once the Nickname and Password fields have been completed, click the button. The login screen contain also links such as Lost password, Register here and create a Glog. Glogster EDU 16
  • 17.
    Using Glogster EDU 1 . 3 .1 L O S T P A S S W O R D If you have lost your password, you can easily ask for new one. Click the Lost your password link. After this action, this prompt will appear. Enter your Email address, then click the Send me info button. Instructions will be sent to the user’s email account. Press the reset password link located in your email, you will be redirected to the account settings page. From the Account settings menu, set a new password by completing the New password and Re-enter new password fields. Click the Change password button. Glogster EDU 17
  • 18.
    Using Glogster EDU 2. LICENSE ACTIVATION Glogster EDU 18
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    Using Glogster EDU After you have logged in into your account, you will be directed to My Dashboard page of Glogster EDU. Heads Up! My Dashboard is an anchor for you, and many of Glogster EDU’s most important capabilities are found here. These functionalities will be introduced in the subsequent sections of this manual. Once the account confirmation has been completed, activate the Glogster EDU Premium Trial offer. 2.1 L I CE N SE A CTI V ATI ON After the PayPal payment is done, you will receive an email containing a payment confirmation message. The message contains the Welcome Kit Brochure in PDF form, and fully unique License Code. You can activate EDU Premium subscription now via either the activation link or by filling the activation code directly from My Dashboard. Glogster EDU 19
  • 20.
    Using Glogster EDU 2 . 1 .1 . 1 A C T I V A T I O N V I A AC T I VA T I O N LI N K Click on the activation link located in your mail to go to the login page. You must complete the Nickname and Password fields, and click the Log in button. A pop-up message will appear. Click the Confirm button, to activate type of license. 2 . 1 .1 . 2 A C TI V A TI ON V I A F I LLI N G TH E A C TIV A TI ON C OD E Activate EDU PREMIUM mode from the My Dashboard. Log In into user account. Click Enter your license ID link located in account type information box. The Activation pop-up will appear. Copy and paste the activation code from your email, and click the Activate EDU PREMIUM button. Glogster EDU 20
  • 21.
    Using Glogster EDU If the license code doesn’t match, you will receive the error code pop- up. Note: Double-check that the license code entered matches the license code in your email. If the error message persists, contact the EDU Glogster support team. If the license code matches, a pop-up message will appear. Click the Confirm button to activate the purchased type of license and you will be directed to My Dashboard. A successful activation is indicated by a green EDU PREMIUM box Click your license link in this box, to see the purchased license information as shown. By clicking your license link in this box, user will see the purchased license information as shown bellow. Glogster EDU 21
  • 22.
    Using Glogster EDU The license information menu reflects the actual status of purchased license and contains information about License number, Expiration/Renewal Date, Subscription type, Payment type, and License Utilization information. 2.2 T R IAL O PT IO N Picture below is the Trial activation popup. Click the Activate Now button, to activate the EDU PREMIUM TRIAL mode. Click the Activate Later button, to stay in EDU BASIC mode. The popup box will appear every time you log in. Upon EDU PREMIUM Trial activation, the information box located on My Dashboard will change to orange. The EDU PREMIUM TRIAL mode is offered just once per account. After one month, the EDU Premium Trial will automatically revert to Basic mode. Note: Most features are only available with a Premium account. . A Basic user will frequently receive green prompts The enhanced features described are only enabled for EDU Premium users or School license users only. Glogster EDU 22
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    Using Glogster EDU 3. MY DASHBOARD Glogster EDU 23
  • 24.
    Using Glogster EDU My Dashboard is an anchor. It includes important Glogster EDU functionalities. 3.1 U S E R P R O FIL E At the top of My Dashboard the User Profile box can be found, which includes general information about you. 3 . 1 .1 GENERAL I N F O R M A T IO N User profile box contains the Photo, Nickname, Status, and personal information about you. You are able to change this information from Edit my profile menu. 3 . 1 .2 M OO D BO X This is the Mood box. The information can be changed anytime, and is visible to all other EDU Glogster users previewing your profile. 3 . 1 .3 A C C O UN T T YPE BO X This is the Account type Information box. When the box is gray, the account type is EDU Basic. Orange color of this box denotes EDU Premium Trial. Green denotes EDU Premium. Glogster EDU 24
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    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 1 .4 G -P O I N TS G-Points. The G-Points value will increase by each click on another users profile, or by each Glog creation. 3 . 1 .5 NUMBER O F U S ER G LOG S This informational box displays the actual number of Glogs you`ve created. 3 . 1 .6 NUMBER OF PROFILE VIE WS This box displays the actual number of users who have visited your profile page. 3.2 E D IT MY P R OF IL E In the right upper corner of My Dashboard the Profile and account settings links can be found. Click the Edit my profile link and you will be directed to Edit user profile menu. The profile menu consists of your information, Photo and Mood Box, and interests. Glogster EDU 25
  • 26.
    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 2 .1 USER I N F O R M A T IO N The User information can be changed at anytime from this menu. Any changes to the profile need to be confirmed by clicking the Save changes button. 3 . 2 .2 P HOTO B OX The avatar can be changed here. You can click the Change photo link. A new menu will appear. Click on Browse button, select the Photo to upload from computer location, confirm selection, and click the Upload Avatar button to finish the action. Any changes to the profile need to be confirmed by clicking the Save changes button. Glogster EDU 26
  • 27.
    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 2 .3 INTERESTS The interests information can be changed anytime from this menu. Information will be visible to other users. Any changes to the profile need to be confirmed by clicking the Save changes button. 3.3 D E S IG N M Y P RO FI LE From Edit profile menu, you can access the Design profile menu by clicking the Design profile tab shown below. . The Design profile menu contains the Profile edit tool, which can be used for changing your Profile look. Glogster EDU 27
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    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 3 .1 PROFILE E D I T TO O L The Profile edit tool is located in the upper left corner of Design profile menu. This tool contain from the Skins tab, and Skin Maker tab. Glogster EDU 28
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    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 3 .1 . 1 SKINS TAB Click the Skins tab, and an additional Skins menu will appear. This menu contains the Gallery of pre-created Profile skins. You can click on any of the pre-created skins, and use them by clicking the Use it button. The appearance of profile will be changed according to selected skin. Next sub-menu of Skins Tab is My skins. In this sub-menu are Custom skins created from Skin Maker Tab menu. 3 . 3 .1 . 2 S K I N M AK E R T AB By clicking the Skin maker tab, an additional own customization menu will appear. In the Content menu, you are able to change the color of individual elements according to content. The steps are identical for most of the menu tabs. Glogster EDU 29
  • 30.
    Using Glogster EDU Example: Change the Contents heading color to specific color. Click on the color tab field. After color is selected, click the Use it button. Informational: The Wall and Page Wall contains additional menus, including Gallery and My Pictures. To learn about this additional content, navigate to the Wall bar content located under All about glog section. When you are finished with editing, you can save the custom skin of Profile. Click the Save to my Skins button. An additional pop-up will appear. Fill the name of custom skin in the column, and click save skin button. The skin will be saved into My skins located under Skins Tab menu. Glogster EDU 30
  • 31.
    Using Glogster EDU 3.4 V I E W MY P RO F IL E In the right upper corner of My Dashboard the View my Profile and Account settings links can be found. Click the link to view the profile menu. According to changes applied in Design User Profile menu, you can check your accounts skin. 3.5 A C COU NT S E TT IN G S In the right upper corner of My Dashboard are located the View my Profile and Account settings links. Glogster EDU 31
  • 32.
    Using Glogster EDU The Account settings menu contains the Password menu, Email menu and Blocked users menu. 3 . 5 .1 P ASS W O RD From the Account settings menu, change your password. Fill out the Current password, New password and Re-enter new password fields, and then click the Change password button. 3 . 5 .2 E-MAIL From the Account settings menu, change the email associated with your license. Fill out the Current e-mail, New e-mail, Confirm e-mail and current password fields, and then click the Change e-mail button. Note: You need to finish the account verification process to be able to change your e-mail. Glogster EDU 32
  • 33.
    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 5 .3 B L O C K E D US E R S From the Account settings menu, you are able to see and remove the blocked users. Users on this list are not able to send any Messages or comment Glogs of users who are blocking them. Note: Information about how to block the users can be found under Messaging content. 3.6 S TU DE NT S The Students menu is located on My Dashboard. From this menu you can create and manage the students. Number of students depends on your Account type. An EDU Basic account and an Edu Premium Trial account can add up to 50 students. An Edu Premium account can add up to 200 students. Edu School license account can have multiple students. This number is based on your license quotation. For more information about the School license, navigate to the School license section. 3 . 6 .1 A D D I N G S T U D EN T S By clicking the Add new students’ button, a pop-up will appear. Glogster EDU 33
  • 34.
    Using Glogster EDU Generate students by inserting the number of students in the popup field, or import students via the Excel import tool. 3 . 6 .1 . 1 A D D I N G S T U D E N T S A C C OU N T S V I A P O P - U P Enter the number of students into the pop-up field, and confirm the action by clicking the Add accounts button. New students will appear in the Students tab located on My Dashboard. 3 . 6 .1 . 2 A D D I N G S T U D E N T S A C C OU N T S V I A E X C E L I M P O R T You can also import students via excel import tool. Click the download file button to download the excel import tool. Glogster EDU 34
  • 35.
    Using Glogster EDU Click OK button to open the excel import sheet. Attention: MS Excel 2007 & 2003 users may need to unblock the Excel Macro content. Follow the instructions in sections MS Office 2007 macro security and MS Office 2003 macro security for further assistance. Press Login button located in the upper right corner of Excel import tool. Enter the Nickname and password information, and confirm by clicking the Login button. When you`ve successfully logged in, the Login and Login at information will change. Now, you can complete the fields. The Nick column is required and needs to be unique to each student. Glogster EDU 35
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    Using Glogster EDU First name, Last name, Grade and Gender are not required, but recommended. When these fields are filled in, students will be generated with all information included visible in their Profile. The Password field is not required. If you leave these fields blank, the system will automatically generate random passwords. When complete click the Import button. Shortly, the fields will change color indicating that the data was successfully imported. The Status field shows the student’s status after import. If the Status field is pink, and reads Existent, it means that the Nickname is already taken. In this case, you need to change the nickname to another non-existing one, and import again. Glogster EDU 36
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    Using Glogster EDU When the Status field is green, and reads imported, it means that the student has been created. First login link is used for the first login for newly created student. Copy and, paste the First Login Link into the web browser and the Student’s account will appear. 3.6.1.2.1 M S O F F I C E 2 0 0 7 M AC R O S E C U R I T Y If using the MS Office 2007 version of excel, allow the Macros. This can be done by clicking the Options button. The Security pop-up will appear. Select Enable this content and confirm by clicking the OK button. Glogster EDU 37
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    Using Glogster EDU 3.6.1.2.2 M S O F F I C E 2 0 0 3 M AC R O S E C U R I T Y If using the MS Office 2003 version of excel, allow the Macros. Click the Tools menu, navigate to Macro tab, and click the Security tab. In the security menu, you can select the Medium Security level, and confirm by clicking the OK button. Select the Medium Security level, and confirm by clicking the OK button. Each time the Excel import tool is opened, Excel will ask to Enable or Disable macros. Click Enable Macros button. Glogster EDU 38
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    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 6 .2 M A N A GI N G S TU D E N T S After successfully adding students, the Students tab on My Dashboard will reflect your updates. Additional editing of student accounts can be performed by clicking the Manage students button. NOTE: Sometimes the students will not shown up in students tab immediately because of database replication. In this case, try to wait for cca. 15 minutes. 3 . 6 .2 . 1 E D I T S T U D E N T A C C O U N TS The Edit Student accounts menu appears. You are able complete actions required with the students from this menu. 3.6.2.1.1 DELETE STUDENTS To delete student, click the Delete link. A pop-up will appear verifying this action. Glogster EDU 39
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    Using Glogster EDU Student will be deleted by clicking the Delete button. 3.6.2.1.2 CH ANGE STUDENT S PASSWOR D Click the Change password link, to change the password of a student. . A pop-up will appear. Enter the New Password and Confirm password fields, and confirm by clicking the Change password button. NOTE: Sometimes the change will not work immediately because of database replication. In this case, try to wait for cca. 15 minutes. 3.6.2.1.3 E D I T AC C O U N T Click Edit account link, to edit student’s account. The teacher will see the Profile edit menu of the student. For more information, navigate to Edit my profile section. Glogster EDU 40
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    Using Glogster EDU 3.6.2.1.4 E D I T P O R T F O L I O (E D U P R E M I U M & S C H O O L L I C E N S E O N L Y ) In the EDU Premium account, or if account is under a School license, utilize Premium functions. Edit portfolio is a Premium Feature. Click the Edit portfolio link or icon, to edit a student portfolio. For more information about this feature, navigate to the Portfolios section. 3.6.2.1.5 A C C E S S S T U D E NT S A CC O U NT ( E D U P R E M I U M & SCH O O L L IC E NS E O NL Y ) In the EDU Premium account, or if the account is under a School license, utilize Premium functions. Access student’s account is a Premium Feature. Click the Access students account link located under student’s avatar, The teacher will be redirected to the Students account page. The Teacher can update account in this mode as with his own account. The Teacher can always return to his account by clicking the Back to teacher account link located on the navigation bar. 3.6.2.1.6 E D I T NIC KNA M E S ( E D U P R E M I U M & SC H O O L L IC E NS E O NL Y ) In the EDU Premium account, or IF account is under a School license, you can utilize Premium functionalities. Edit nickname of students is a Premium Feature. Check the Edit nickname thick box located under student’s box, to edit nicknames of Students. Glogster EDU 41
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    Using Glogster EDU When the Edit nickname thick boxes are checked, you will be redirected to Edit nickname menu by clicking of Edit nicknames button. . Enter new nickname field, and click the Change nicknames button, to change student nickname. . At confirmation popup will appear. Click Yes, change button, to confirm the change of the student’s Nickname. Now, the nickname of selected student will be changed. 3.7 C LA S S E S (EDU P RE MIU M & S C HOO L L IC EN S E O NLY ) Classes menu is located on User Dashboard. From this menu, the teacher can create and manage the classes. Click the Create class button, to access the class menu. Glogster EDU 42
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    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 7 .1 CLASS C REATION The Class name field is the only field which is required to complete. Others fields are not required, but we recommended that you complete all of the fields. Confirm the Class creation by clicking the Save class button. . 3 . 7 .2 M A N A GI N G C L A S S E S From the Class menu, you can view and manage the class. Glogster EDU 43
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    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 7 .2 . 1 C L A S S S E T T I NG S The class settings link directs you to the General menu of the class. The information can be changed using the same method described in the Class creation section. . 3 . 7 .2 . 2 DELETE CLASS The delete class link will delete a class. Attention! : This action is not reversible and none of the data from this class can be recovered. 3 . 7 .2 . 3 C LA S S AS S IG N M E N T Assign students to the class by clicking the Add students here button, in the Class menu. You will be directed to the assignment menu. Click the Assign link located in the left window to assign the current student to the class. Glogster EDU 44
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    Using Glogster EDU The student will be moved to right side of the window. To confirm the selection, click the Assign Classmates button. A pop-up will appear to confirm the update. Click the Continue button to return to the Class menu. This menu will clearly show that the selected students have been added to class. 3 . 7 .2 . 4 COMMENTS In the Comments tab, teacher and members of the class can add comments. Type the comments, and click the Send button. 3 . 7 .2 . 5 S TU DENTS G LOGS The Students Glogs tab shows the Students Glogs. For more information, read the Projects section and All about Glog section. Glogster EDU 45
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    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 7 .2 . 6 CLASS PROJECTS The Class projects tab, shows the class Projects. For more information, read the Projects section. 3.8 P R OJ EC TS (EDU P R E MIU M & S C HOOL LI CE N SE O NLY ) The Projects menu is located on My Dashboard. From this menu, the teacher can create and manage projects. 3 . 8 .1 P RO JEC T C REATI ON Click the Create new project button, to access the create project menu. 3 . 8 .1 . 1 TEMPLATE SELECTION Glogster EDU 46
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    Using Glogster EDU Select the Glog Template for a new project. If the template area is empty, click the Create a new Glog link under Templates. For more information about Glog creation, navigate to the All about Glog section. When finished, you are able to select the Glog Template. 3 . 8 .1 . 2 P R O J E C T D E S C R I P TI O N The next task is to complete the Project description. The Project name field is required. All other fields are not required, but recommended to complete. Fill the Tags fields. For more information about this feature, navigate to the Tagging section. 3 . 8 .1 . 3 A S S IG N PR OJ EC T TO C LA SS ES You can select the class to assign the Project to. Click the thick box marked ‘Class’. 3 . 8 .1 . 4 S E N D I N G M E S S AG E T O A S S IG N E E S From the Project creation menu, you can type a message to your assigned students. Select all assigned classmates to send the message to all of the assigned students for this project. Glogster EDU 47
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    Using Glogster EDU Select only the newly added to send the message to newly added students into this project. Click the Save project button to create the Project. 3 . 8 .2 P R O J E C T M A N AG E M E N T After the Project is saved, the teacher is able to manage the Project from the Project menu. The Teacher can send reminders, check the student’s work, or grade and comment on students work. 3 . 8 .2 . 1 REMINDERS Click the Send reminder link located in Project Menu and a pop-up will appear. Enter message and click the Send button, to send the Reminder message to all assigned students. The students will find the reminder message in the Messages section in My Dashboard. 3 . 8 .2 . 2 S T U D E N T VI E W – P R O J E C T AS SI G N M E N T M E SS AG E From the student view, the student will see the Assignment message. Glogster EDU 48
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    Using Glogster EDU Your sent message can be found under the Messages menu on My Dashboard. For more information about Messaging, navigate to Messaging section. 3 . 8 .2 . 3 S TU D ENT VI EW – PROJ EC T G LOG C REA TI ON Click the Name of project link in the Messages menu located on My Dashboard, to will the Project detail page. When students click the Create Glog for this project button, the student will access the Glog creation menu. For more information about Glog creation, navigate to the All about Glog section. 3 . 8 .2 . 4 S T U D E N T V I E W – P R O J E C T G L OG P U B L I S H I N G When saving the Glog, student can determine whether the Project Glog is finished or unfinished. . Glogster EDU 49
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    Using Glogster EDU When unfinished is selected, the teacher will know that the Glog for this project isn’t considered as finished by the student. When finished is selected, the teacher will know that the Glog for this project is considered as finished by the student. 3 . 8 .2 . 5 T E A C H E R V I E W – F E E DB A C K The status of finished or unfinished Project Glog is visible from the Project menu under the preview of student`s project Glog. When the Project Glog is considered as finished by student, teacher can click the preview picture of the Glog. to access the project Glog. The teacher’s feedback box is located under the Glog. Enter the Grade and comments, and click the Submit button tool send the feedback results to the student.. Glogster EDU 50
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    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 8 .2 . 6 S T U D E N T VI E W – F E E DB A CK V I E W The Student will receive the Message, located under the Messages menu on My Dashboard. The message will contain the information about Grade and comment of student’s Project Glog. . The student will also be able to see the Grade of current Project Glog from the Project menu. Glogster EDU 51
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    Using Glogster EDU 3.9 M E S S A GIN G The Messaging menu is located on My Dashboard of every Glogster EDU user. Messages can be sent from different places of Glogster EDU pages. 3 . 9 .1 M ESS AG E TYPES Glogster EDU employs three different types of messages, which are System messages, User Messages and Teacher Messages. 3 . 9 .1 . 1 S Y S T E M M E S S A G ES The system messages are messages with the header of GlogsterEDU as the sender. You will receive these messages when Glogster EDU is sending newsletters, or when you makes changes to an account (for example adding students) Note: Some of the system messages can’t be deleted and they will auto delete after a designated period of time. 3 . 9 .1 . 2 U S ER M ES SA G ES The user messages are sent by other users. The Comments box is located under each Public Glog. Select message for user option, and click the Send button.. Glogster EDU 52
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    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 9 .1 . 3 T E A C H E R M E S S AG E S The Teacher messages are messages which can be sent to student directly from My Dashboard. In the Students Tab there is a little envelope near each student. Click this envelope, and a message pop-up will appear. Enter message and click the Send button. 3 . 9 .2 REPLY T O M ES S A G E The student can reply to the message received by clicking the Reply button located at the end of each message. Glogster EDU 53
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    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 9 .3 DELETE M ES S A G E Delete messages by checking the thick box on left side of sender. The message will be deleted by clicking the Delete selected button. To delete all messages, check the Select All thick box, and click the Delete selected button. Note: Some of the system messages can’t be deleted. For more information, navigate into System messages section. 3 . 9 .4 MARK AS R E A D M E S S A G E You can mark as read by checking the thick box located on left side of sender. The message will be mark as read after clicking of the Mark as read button. To mark all messages as mark as read check the Select All thick box, and confirm the action by clicking the Mark as read button. 3.1 0 N E W G LO G S F RO M C LA S SM AT E S WI DG ET The New Glogs from classmates widget is located on My Dashboard, under the Students and Classes. If the Teacher changes the visibility to Publish for all from the Teacher menu, the Glog will be rotating in this widget. Glogster EDU 54
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    Using Glogster EDU 3.11 GL OG ALE R T S WID G ET The Glog alerts widget is located on My Dashboard, under the New Glogs from classmates. You can alert a created Glog from the additional menu option under the Glog. For more information about Alerting, navigate to Glog alerts section. . 3.12 F A VO R IT E GLO G S WI D GE T The Favorite Glogs widget is located at the bottome of My Dashboard. You can add a created Glog to Add Glog to Favorites from additional menu located under the Glog. For more information about Adding Glogs to favorites, navigate to Adding to Favorites section. 3.1 3 P R E S ENT AT IO N S (EDU P RE MIU M & S C HOO L L IC EN SE O NLY ) The Presentation menu is located on My Dashboard. From this menu, the teacher can create and manage Glog presentations. By clicking the Create Glog presentation button, presentation menu will appear. Glogster EDU 55
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    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 13 . 1 P R E S EN T A T I O N C R E A T IO N By default, the first presentation name is in the presentation list. You can use this default group to create new presentation, or click the Create new group button in Presentation list, enter the presentation name, and confirm by clicking the OK button. This will create the presentation folder. Click the pencil picture, to change the name of the presentation folder. Click the red X button, to delete the presentation folder. Glogster EDU 56
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    Using Glogster EDU When the presentation folder is created, navigate into right side of presentation menu, and select the Glogs to publish. The Glogs are arranged into multiple groups as My Glogs, Projects Glogs, Students Glogs, Prepared Glogs and Classes Glogs. Click one of the Glog groups, the Glogs to view available Glogs. To add the Glogs into presentation, drag and drop the Glog from selected group into Glogs in this presentation part of menu. 3 . 13 . 2 P R E S EN T A T I O N STYLE & P R E V I EW Select the style of presentation first by clicking the style button. Glogster EDU 57
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    Using Glogster EDU Click the Preview button, to access the preview of the current presentation in your selected style. This is the first presentation style. This is the second presentation style. This is the third presentation style. 3 . 13 . 3 SAVING O F P R E S EN T A T I O N When adding Glogs and selecting of style is complete, the presentation can be saved by clicking the Save & Publish button located in presentations menu. An additional pop-up menu will appear. Glogster EDU 58
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    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 1 3 . 3 .1 P R E S E N T A T I O N N A M E & A D DR E S S You can change the Name and URL address of the presentation by clicking the Change button. Fill in desired new name of the presentation, and confirm the action by clicking the Apply button. 3 . 1 3 . 3 .2 PRES ENTATI ON TAGS You can set the Tags for the presentation by filling up the Tags field. For more information about Tagging, navigate to Tagging section. Now, click the Save & Publish button. An informational pop-up will appear. 3 . 13 . 4 L I N K IN G O F P R E S EN T A T I O N Link the presentation to any pages. Copy the link located in this pop-up, and paste it into required page. Glogster EDU 59
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    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 13 . 5 SHARING O F P R E S EN T A T I O N You are also able to share the presentation. 3 . 1 3 . 5 .1 P O S T I N G O F PR E S E N T A T I O N Share the presentation by clicking on the appropriate community button. 3 . 1 3 . 5 .2 B O O K M A R K I NG O F PR E S E N T A T I O N Bookmark the presentation by clicking on the Bookmark link, and by select the desired community. 3 . 1 3 . 5 .3 E M A I L I N G OF P R E S E N T A T I O N Email the presentation by clicking on the Email link, and by selection of the email provider. Glogster EDU 60
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    Using Glogster EDU 3.1 4 P O RT F OLI O S (EDU P RE MIU M & S C HOO L L IC EN SE O NLY ) The Portfolios menu can be found on My Dashboard. From this menu, the teacher can create and manage the Students portfolios. Click the Manage portfolios button, to view the portfolios menu. 3 . 14 . 1 P O R T F O L IO C R E A TI O N Create students portfolio, by clicking on the student located in Students list. The student Glogs will appear in the Glogs in this portfolio menu. Glogster EDU 61
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    Using Glogster EDU To add the Glogs to student portfolio, drag and drop the Glogs from selected student into Glogs in this portfolio menu. 3 . 14 . 2 P O R T F O L IO STYLE & P R E VI E W Select the style of portfolio by selecting of the style button. Click the Preview button, to access the preview of current presentation in selected style. First portfolio style. Glogster EDU 62
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    Using Glogster EDU Second portfolio style. Third portfolio style. 3 . 14 . 3 S A V I N G O F P O R T F O L IO The student portfolio can be saved by clicking the Publish & Share button located in portfolios menu. An additional pop-up menu will appear. Attention! All Students Glogs added into Portfolios will became Read-only and can no longer be edited. Glogster EDU 63
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    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 1 4 . 3 .1 PORTF OLI O PRES ENTATI ON TAGS You can set the Tags for the portfolio presentation by completing the Tags field. For more information about Tagging, navigate to Tagging section. Click the Save & Publish button. An informational pop-up will appear. 3 . 14 . 4 L I N K IN G O F S T U D E N TS PO R T F O L I O Link the portfolio presentation by copying, and pasting the link. 3 . 14 . 5 SHARING O F S T U D E N T S P O R T F O LI O You are also able to share the students’ portfolio presentation. Glogster EDU 64
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    Using Glogster EDU 3 . 1 4 . 5 .1 POS TI NG OF S TUDENTS PORTF OLI O Share the students’ portfolio presentation by clicking on the appropriate community button. 3 . 1 4 . 5 .2 B O O K M A R K I NG O F S T U D E N T S P O R T F O L I O Bookmark the portfolio by clicking on the Bookmark link, and selecting the community. 3 . 1 4 . 5 .3 E M A I L I N G OF S TU D E N T S P O R T F O L I O Email the portfolio by clicking on the Email link, and by selection of the mailing provider he wants to use. Glogster EDU 65
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    Using Glogster EDU 4. ALL ABOUT GLOG Glogster EDU 66
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    Using Glogster EDU A Glog is digital poster using a very easy to understand, drag and drop interface that is relevant, enjoyable, and scalable for students and teachers of all ages and learning styles. A Glog is an interactive visual platform in which you create a “poster or web page” containing multimedia elements including: graphic, text, images, video, sound, drawings, and data. 4.1 G L O G C R EA TI ON There are multiple ways to access the Glog creation on Glogster EDU pages. For creating a new Glog, you can use Create new Glog button in Your Profile box from My Dashboard. . Glogster EDU 67
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    Using Glogster EDU 4 . 1 .1 M A G N E T TO O L The Magnet tool can be found in Glog creation interface. The Magnet tool is an anchor including all of the Glogster main features. You can move this tool vertically with the mouse, or hide it by clicking the pink square with left arrow. Note: EDU Basic account doesn’t include the Data and Draw functionality. To be able use this features, navigate to From basic to premium section. 4 . 1 .1 . 1 GRAPHIC BAR Click on the Graphic Bar, to access additional menu. 4.1.1.1.1 D E C O R A TI O N T A B The menu includes all of the Decoration elements. Click the decoration element and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! button, the element will be moved to the Glog Wall. You can also drag & drop any element into Glog Wall. Navigate through the Numbers located below the elements, to find your element selection. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button located in the upper right corner. Glogster EDU 68
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.1.1.1 D E C O R A TI O N C A T E G O R I E S The Decoration tab includes the Categories menu. Click on the selected Category, the Decoration elements will be refreshed. The Decoration tab will show only those elements, belonging in that Category. You can return to default view of All Decoration elements by clicking on the See all link. 4.1.1.1.2 EDI T ELEMENT BAR After adding the selected element into the Glog Wall, you can edit it.. You can change the size or rotate the element by dragging of the arrows located around element. Click this button to bring the element forward. Click this button to put the element behind. Click this button to clone the element. Glogster EDU 69
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    Using Glogster EDU Click this button to cancel changes made with the element. Click this button to delete the element. Click this button to access Edit menu of the element. This is the Edit menu of the element. You can return to previous menu by clicking the OK button. 4.1.1.1.2.1 CH ANGE C OLOR MENU Click this button to access the Change color menu.. To change color of the element, click on the color tab field. After the color is selected, click the Apply button. To add color to my colors bar, click on the color tab field. After the color is selected, click the Add button. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button in the upper right corner. Glogster EDU 70
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.1.2.2 ADD URL MENU Click this button to access the Add URL menu. To Add URL to the element, copy & paste the URL address into Link field. After URL is pasted, click the Apply button. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. 4.1.1.1.2.3 ADD EFFEC TS MENU Click this button to access the Add effects menu. . Click the shadow tab field. After Blur, Alpha, Angle and Distance are set, click the Apply button. Click the Reset button to return to default position. To add color to my colors bar, click on the color tab field. After color is selected, click the Add button. Close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. Glogster EDU 71
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    Using Glogster EDU Click on the alpha tab field. After Alpha of shadows is set, click the Apply button. Click the Reset button, to return to the default position. Close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. 4 . 1 .1 . 2 TEXT BAR Click on the Text Bar, to open the text menu. 4.1.1.2.1 T EXT T AB The menu includes all of the Text content. Click on a Text element and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! button,. The Text element will be moved into Glog Wall. Drag & drop any element into Glog Wall. Navigate through Numbers located below text elements, to search pages of text elements. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. Glogster EDU 72
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.2.1.1 T EXT FI ELD TYPES Click on selected text type, to see text field types. 4.1.1.2.1.2 T EXT CATEGOR I ES Text tab includes the Categories menu. By clicking on selected Category, the Text elements will be refreshed. After this action, the Text tab will show only those elements, which belong to selected Category. You can return to default view of All Text elements by clicking on the See all link. 4.1.1.2.2 EDI T T EXT ELEMENT BAR After you add random text into the Glog wall, you are able to edit. You can change the size or rotate the text element by dragging of the arrows located around text element. Click this button to bring the text element forward. Glogster EDU 73
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    Using Glogster EDU Click this button to put the text element behind. Click this button to clone the text element. Click this button to cancel changes made with the text element. Click this button to delete the text element. Click this button to access Edit menu of the text element. This is the Edit menu of the element. Click the OK button to return to previous menu. Glogster EDU 74
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.2.2.1 CH ANGE C OLOR MENU Click this button to access Change color menu. To change color of the text element, you need to click on the color tab field. After color is selected, click the Apply button. To add color to my colors bar, you can click on the color tab field. After color is selected, click the Add button. Click the Red X button to close this tab. 4.1.1.2.2.2 ADD URL MENU Click this button to open Add URL menu. Copy & paste the URL address into Link column to Add URL to the text element. After URL added, click the Add button. Click the Red X button to close this tab. Glogster EDU 75
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.2.2.3 A D D T E X T / F O N T / C O L OR M E N U Click the Text/Font/Color menu to access the additional menu. To change Fonts of text, click on the Fonts tab field. After font is set, click the Apply button. Click the Alignment, Text type buttons or change the Text size number, text accordingly. To add color to my colors bar, click on the color tab field. After color is selected, click the Add button. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. To add or revoke Character sets to Fonts tab, click on the Characters tab field. After Character sets are modified, click the Apply button. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. Glogster EDU 76
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.2.2.4 ADD EFFEC TS MENU Click this button to access Add effects menu. Click on the shadow tab field to add shadow effects to a text element. After Blur, Alpha, Angle and Distance of text elements shadow are set; you can click the Apply button. Click on Reset button to set Shadow fields to default position. Click on the color tab to add color to colors bar, and click the Add button. Click the Red X button to close this tab. Click the alpha tab to apply alpha effects to text shadows. Click on Reset button to set alpha to default position. Click the Red X button to close this tab. Glogster EDU 77
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    Using Glogster EDU 4 . 1 .1 . 3 I MA G E BA R Click on the Image Bar, to view image menu. 4.1.1.3.1 I MAGES T AB The menu includes all of the Image content. Click on selected Image and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! button. The image will be moved into Glog Wall. Drag & drop any image into Glog Wall. Navigate through Numbers located below images, to search pages of images. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X Image upload 4.1.1.3.1.1 I MAGE UPLOAD By clicking the Upload button, you can upload any image on your computer. 4.1.1.3.1.2 I MAGE LI NKI NG Click the Link button, you to link any of the images located on web. To Link picture, copy & paste the URL address of picture into Media field. Click Add to your files button. Close tab by clicking on the Red X button. Glogster EDU 78
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.3.1.3 I M A G E G R A B BI N G Click the Grab button to Grab images from webcam. The additional Grab menu will appear. Click Show settings button to access the additional menu. Select the Size and Format of the image. Click the Take a snapshot button. Click the continue button, to confirm taken picture. This will open the saving image menu. Complete the Photo name field. You can fill the Add tags field, but it’s not required. Glogster EDU 79
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    Using Glogster EDU For more information about Tagging, navigate to Tagging section. By checking of Add to WALL thick box, you will save the picture to Wall bar. For more information, navigate to Wall bar section. Click the Save button. The grabbed content is now in the Images tab. 4.1.1.3.2 FR AMES T AB The menu includes Frames content. Click on selected frame and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The frame will be moved to the selected Image. Drag & drop any frame onto an Image on the Glog Wall. Navigate through Numbers below images, to search pages of images. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. Glogster EDU 80
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.3.2.1 F R AMES CATEGORI ES Frames tab includes the Categories menu. By clicking on random Category, the Frames elements will be refreshed. After this action, the Frames tab will show only those frames, which belong to selected Category. You can return to default view of All frames elements by clicking on the See all link. *All other edit functions perform the same operation, so refer to element instructions for use. 4 . 1 .1 . 4 VIDEO BAR Click on the Text Bar, to view the video menu. 4.1.1.4.1 VI DEO TAB The menu includes all of the Video content. By on selected Video and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The video will be moved into Glog Wall. Drag & drop any video into Glog Wall. Navigate through the Numbers located below videos, to search selected page of videos. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X. Glogster EDU 81
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.4.1.1 UPLOAD Click the Upload button to upload any video located on your computer.. 4.1.1.4.1.2 LI NK Click the Link button to link any of the videos located on web. . To Link video copy & paste the URL address of video into Media field. After the URL is pasted, click the Apply button. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. 4.1.1.4.1.3 GR AB Click the Grab button to grab video from webcam. An additional Grab menu will appear. Glogster EDU 82
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    Using Glogster EDU Click the Show settings button, accessing the settings menu. Select the Size, Format and Quality of the video. After the selection is done, click the Record button. Click the continue button to confirm recorded video. The saving video menu will appear. Enter the Video name. You can fill the Add tags field, but it’s not required. For more information about Tagging, navigate to Tagging section. Now, when everything is set according to your needs, click the Save button. Glogster EDU 83
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    Using Glogster EDU The grabbed content is now in your Video tab. You may need to refresh to view the video. . 4.1.1.4.1.4 S C H O OL T U B E V I D E O The menu includes all of the SchoolTube video content. Click on selected Video and confirm by clicking the USE IT! Button. The video will be moved into Glog Wall. Drag & drop any video into Glog Wall. Navigate through the Numbers located below imagesto search pages of images. Close this tab by clicking on the Red X. 4.1.1.4.2 PLAYER S TAB The menu includes all of the Players content. Click on player and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The frame will be moved onto selected video. Drag & drop any frame onto video located on Glog Wall. Navigate through Numbers located below players, to search pages of players. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red. Glogster EDU 84
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.4.2.1 PLAYER S CATEGOR I ES Players tab includes the Categories menu. Click on selected Category, to view the Players elements. The Players tab will show only those players, which belong to selected Category. You can return to default view of all players by clicking on the See all link.. *All other edit functions perform the same operation, so refer to element instructions for use. 4 . 1 .1 . 5 SOUND BAR Click on the Sound Bar, to view sound bar menu. 4.1.1.5.1 AUDIO TAB The menu includes all of the Audio content. Click on selected Audio and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The audio will be moved onto Glog Wall. Drag & drop any audio into Glog Wall. Navigate through Numbers click located below audio; you will navigate to search pages of audio. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X. 4.1.1.5.1.1 UPLOAD Click the Upload button, to upload any audio located on the computer. Glogster EDU 85
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.5.1.2 LI NK Click the Link button, to link any of the audio files located on the web. To Link audio, copy & paste the URL address of video into Media field. After URL is pasted, click the Apply button. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button. 4.1.1.5.1.3 GR AB Click the Grab button, you to grab audio from webcam. An additional Grab menu will appear. Click the Record button. When recording complete, click the continue button, to accept recorded audio. The saving audio menu will appear. Fill in the Audio name field. Glogster EDU 86
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    Using Glogster EDU Fill the Add tags column, but it’s not required. For more information about Tagging, navigate to Tagging section. When complete, click the Save button. The grabbed content can now be found in the Audio tab. . Glogster EDU 87
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.5.2 PLAYER S TAB The menu includes all of the Players content. Click on player and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The frame will be moved into selected audio. Drag & drop any frame into audio located on Glog Wall. Navigate through the Numbers below players, to search pages of players. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X. 4.1.1.5.2.1 PLAYER S CATEGOR I ES Players tab includes the Categories menu. By clicking on selected Category, the Players elements will be refreshed. The Players tab will show only those players, which belong to the selected Category. You can return to default view of All players by clicking on the See all link. *All other edit functions perform the same operation, so refer to element instructions for use. 4 . 1 .1 . 6 D A T A B A R ( E D U P R E MI U M & S C H O O L L I C E N S E O N L Y ) Click on the Data Bar, to view Data menu. Glogster EDU 88
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.6.1 DATA TAB The menu includes all of the Data content. Click on selected Data and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The data will be attached in the Glog. An additional pop-up will appear about adding a file as an attachment to your Glog. Close this tab by clicking on the Red X button, or by clicking the OK button. 4.1.1.6.1.1 UPLOAD Click Upload button, to upload any data file located on your computer. 4.1.1.6.1.2 ATTAC H MENTS The added attachment can be viewed by clicking on the little clip button located at the bottom of the Glog. Click on the attachment from pop- up, to download the attachment. You can delete the attachment by clicking on the Red X button. You can also close this tab by clicking on the Red X button, or clicking the OK button. Glogster EDU 89
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    Using Glogster EDU 4 . 1 .1 . 7 DR A W B A R ( E DU P R EM IU M & S C H OOL LI C ENS E ONLY ) Click on the Draw Bar, to view Draw menu. 4.1.1.7.1 DR AW TAB The menu includes all of the Draw content. Click on selected Drawing and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The drawing will be moved into Glog Wall. Drag & drop any drawing into Glog Wall. Navigate through Numbers located below drawings, to search pages of drawings. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X. 4.1.1.7.1.1 DR AW Click the Draw button to draw. 4.1.1.7.2 E D I T DR AWI NG S After adding the selected drawing into the Glog wall, he is able to edit. You can change the size or rotate the drawing by dragging of the arrows located around drawing. *All other edit functions perform the same operation, so refer to element instructions for use. Glogster EDU 90
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    Using Glogster EDU 4 . 1 .1 . 8 WALL BAR Click on the Wall Bar, to view Wall Menu. . 4.1.1.8.1 GLOG WALL TAB The menu includes all of the Glog Wall content. Click on selected Glog Wall and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The Glog Wall will be changed. Drag & drop any Wall element into Glog Wall. Navigate through numbers located below Glog wall elements, to search pages of Glog wall elements. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X. 4.1.1.8.1.1 M Y P I C T UR E S The menu includes all of the User images content. Click your image and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The Glog Wall will be changed. Drag & drop any Image onto Glog Wall. Navigate through Numbers located below Images, to selected page of Images. Note: For more information about Upload, Link and Grab features, navigate to Images tab section. Glogster EDU 91
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    Using Glogster EDU Apply additional options to your Glog Wall from this tab All of the changes need to be confirmed by clicking the Use it! Button. 4.1.1.8.1.2 S O L I D C O L OR The menu includes all the Color content. Click on the selected color and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The Glog Wall will be changed. You may need to click Remove image button if an Image was applied to Glog Wall prior. Glogster EDU 92
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.8.2 PAGE WALL TAB The menu includes all of the Page Wall content. Click on selected Page Wall and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The Page Wall will be changed. Drag & drop any Page element into Page Wall. Navigate through Numbers located below Page elements, to selected page of page elements. You can close this tab by clicking on the Red X button located in the upper right corner. 4.1.1.8.2.1 M Y P I C T UR E S The menu includes the images content. Click on selected image and confirm selection by clicking the USE IT! Button. The Page Wall will be changed. Drag & drop any of Your pictures into Page Wall. Navigate through Numbers located below Images, to search pages of Images. Note: For more information about Upload, Link and Grab features, navigate to Images tab section. From this part of Page Wall tab is you able to apply additional options to Page Wall. All of the changes need to be confirmed by clicking of the Use it! button. . Glogster EDU 93
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.1.1.8.2.2 S O L I D C O L OR The menu includes all the Color content. The Solid color under Page wall tab is identical with Solid color under Glog Wall tab. For More information about Solid color navigate to Solid color. 4.2 P R E VI E W OF G L OG Once a Glog has been created, you can click the Preview button to preview how the Glog will appear. Click the Back to edit button, to switch back to edit mode. 4.3 S AV IN G OF GL OG Save Your Glog by clicking the button. An additional pop-up menu will appear. Glogster EDU 94
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    Using Glogster EDU 4 . 3 .1 G L O G N A ME & A D D R E S S You can change the Name and URL address of the Glog by clicking the Change button from previous picture. Complete new name and new address of the Glog, and confirm by clicking the Apply button. 4 . 3 .2 GLOG C A T E GO R I E S You can set the Category of the Glog by selecting a Category option. Note: Category selection is required. If you forget to select a Category for the Glog, when Saving the Glog, an additional pop-up will appear reminding you to choose a category. For more information about Categories, navigate to the Categories section. 4 . 3 .3 GLOG T A GS You can set the Tags for the Glog by entering identifiers in the Tags field. For more information about Tagging, navigate to Tagging section. Glogster EDU 95
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    Using Glogster EDU 4 . 3 .4 FINIS HED, U N F I N IS H E D A N D P UB L I C G LO G Before saving, you can select if the Glog is Finished, Unfinished or Public by clicking of the appropriate button. Now, you can click the Save button. NOTE: Only teachers can Save the Glog as Public. Students can Save the Glog as Unfinished or Finished only. After this action, an informational pop-up will appear. 4.4 L I N KI N G O F G LO G You can link the Glog by copying the link located in the last pop-up, and pasting it into the desired page. 4.5 S H A RI N G O F G LO G You can also share the Glog. Glogster EDU 96
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    Using Glogster EDU 4 . 5 .1 P OS TIN G O F GLO G You can share the Glog by clicking the chosen community button. 4 . 5 .2 BO O KM ARKING O F G LO G You can bookmark the Glog by clicking the Bookmark link, and by selecting the community choice. 4 . 5 .3 E M A I L I N G O F G LO G You can email the Glog by clicking the Email link, and by selecting the email provider. Glogster EDU 97
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    Using Glogster EDU 4.6 GL OG VI E W By clicking any Glog, you can access the Glog view. Important Glogster EDU features are located under each Glog in view mode. 4 . 6 .1 TEACHER MENU The Teacher menu is located under each Glog, and is visible to all teachers. 4 . 6 .1 . 1 GLOG NAME Change the Name of Glog by changing the Name of the Glog field located in Teacher menu. Click the Submit changes button located under Teacher menu to finish this action. 4 . 6 .1 . 2 GLOG URL Change the URL of a Glog by changing the URL of the Glog field located in the Teacher menu. Click the Submit changes button located under Teacher menu to finish this action. Glogster EDU 98
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    Using Glogster EDU 4 . 6 .1 . 3 V I S I B I L I T Y OF T H E G L O G Change the visibility of Glog by changing the Visibility of the Glog field located in the Teacher menu. Click the Submit changes button located under Teacher menu to finish this action. 4 . 6 .1 . 4 TAG GI NG THE G LOG Add a new tag to Glog by filling the Add new tags field located in Teacher menu. Click the Submit changes button located under Teacher menu to finish this action. Note: For more information about Tagging, navigate to the Tagging section. 4 . 6 .1 . 5 CATEG ORY OF THE GLOG Change category of Glog by filling the Category field located in Teacher menu. Click the Submit changes button located under Teacher menu to finish this action. Note: For more information about Categories, navigate to the Categories section. 4 . 6 .1 . 6 A D D I N G OF T H E G L O G T O C L A S S Add Glog to class by checking the thick box in Teacher menu. Click the Submit changes button located under Teacher menu to finish this action. Note: For more information about Classes, navigate to the Classes section. Glogster EDU 99
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    Using Glogster EDU 4 . 6 .2 A D D I T I O N A L US E R M EN U The Additional User menu is located under each Glog. Different individual features located in this menu are visible to users, depending on the account type. 4 . 6 .2 . 1 RATING Rate the Glog by clicking on the star under Rating. Clicking the first star means that the Glog is poor. Clicking the last star means that the Glog is excellent. 4 . 6 .2 . 2 A D D I N G T O F AV O R I T E S Click this link, to add the Glog to your Favorite Glogs. . For more information about Favorites Glog, navigate to Favorite Glogs widget section. 4 . 6 .2 . 3 E M B E D D I NG ( B O O K M A R K I N G ) Click on this link, to open an additional menu displaying information required for embedding Glog. Glogster EDU 100
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    Using Glogster EDU 4 . 6 .2 . 4 S E N D T O F R I E N DS Click this link, to open an additional menu allow emailing of the Glog. The email will contain the link to Glog and the message typed into the message box. Click the Send to friends button to confirm. 4 . 6 .2 . 5 EDMODO GLOG Click this link, to be directed to edmodo. Log into Edmodo and share the Glog. 4 . 6 .2 . 6 A D D T O S T U D E N TS P O R T F O L I O (EDU PREMIU M & S CHOOL LICENSE TEACHER ONLY) Click this link, to add Glog to student’s portfolio. For more information about portfolios, navigate to the Portfolios section. 4 . 6 .2 . 7 A D D T O P R E P A R E D G L OG S (EDU PREMIU M & S CHOOL LICENSE TEACHER ONLY) Click this link, to add Glog to the prepared Glogs group. . The prepared Glogs can be found under Presentations. Glogster EDU 101
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    Using Glogster EDU 4 . 6 .2 . 8 GLOG ALERTS Click this link, to send an alert about the Glog in multiple ways. Alert all students, or select Class or current Student. The alert is confirmed by clicking the Send button. For more information about Alerting, navigate to the Glog Alerts widget. 4 . 6 .2 . 9 COMMENTS The Comment widget is located under the Glogs. You can send a Public comment for current Glog. 4 . 6 .2 . 1 0 TAG GI NG Tagging is a useful feature, which can help find current content. Glogster EDU contains multiple entries for Tagging over Glogster EDU pages. Glogster EDU 102
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    Using Glogster EDU 5. TOUR (WHAT IS GLOGSTER EDU) Glogster EDU 103
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    Using Glogster EDU From the navigation bar, access Tour Tab. This page contains information for all people interested into learning more about Glogster EDU. Glogster EDU 104
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    Using Glogster EDU 6. BEST GLOGS Glogster EDU 105
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    Using Glogster EDU From the navigation bar, access the Best Glogs Tab. This page contains all of the best Glogs. Click on any of the newly added Glog, to access the Glog view mode. Glogster EDU 106
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    Using Glogster EDU 7. CATEGORIES Glogster EDU 107
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    Using Glogster EDU Fromthe navigation bar, access the Categories Tab. This page contains Glogs sorted into Categories. 7 .1 G L O GP E DI A You can access and preview the best of Glogs by clicking the Glogpedia link. Glogster EDU 108
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    Using Glogster EDU 7 .2 C A TE GO R I ES Access and preview the Glogs ordered by Categories by clicking on any category located under Glogpedia. F Glogster EDU 109
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    Using Glogster EDU 8. G-LAB Glogster EDU 110
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    Using Glogster EDU AccessG-Lab Tab from the navigation bar. This page contains a forum for Teachers. 8 .1 N E W T OP IC Click the new topic link, to be directed into Start new topic menu. Enter the Subject and text of new topic. Click the Preview button, to see the preview of new topic. Click the Post button, to post the topic into G-Lab forum wall. Click on the created topic to Post new comment on an already created topic. Glogster EDU 111
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    Using Glogster EDU The comments will be visible to all teachers. The created topic can be removed by clicking the Remove Topic link located under Topic preview. Click the Lock topic link, to disable posting of new comments for another user. 8 .2 N E W P OLL Click the Start new Poll link, to be directed to start new Poll menu. Enter the Subject, Question and Question options of new Poll. Click the Add option link, to create more Answer options for the poll. Glogster EDU 112
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    Using Glogster EDU The Poll Options menu allows you to modify the Poll according to the required options. Enter the text of new poll. By clicking the Preview button, you will see the preview of new Poll. Click the Post button, to post the Poll onto G- Lab forum wall. Click on the created Poll, to Vote on current created Poll. Select the Poll Answer and click the Submit vote button, to Vote for the created Poll. Glogster EDU 113
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    Using Glogster EDU The Poll menu will show actual voting status. Click the Remove Vote, to remove the vote from the Poll. Click the Lock Voting, to create the Poll and disable Voting of other users for the Poll. Click the Edit Poll, to edit the Poll entries. Click the Post new comment on the Poll. Glogster EDU 114
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    Using Glogster EDU 9. EDUCATOR RESOURCE LIBRARY Glogster EDU 115
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    Using Glogster EDU TheGlogster EDU Educator Resource Library with access on the Homepage is a database of outstanding examples of Glogster lesson plans, standards aligned activities, and Glog building resources. It has been built by and for our community of educators and users, which we hope will offer inspiration to others implementing and learning about Glogster EDU. The intention is to create a library of creative, documented, and exciting examples and resources for all to use and share. Each submission that is published will be formatted by the Glogster EDU Team as a detailed example that other Glogster EDU educators can draw on to help guide their work. Click the Contribute button, to contribute to the Educator Resource Library. Fill and send the form to Glogster EDU. Click the Download button, to download the actual Educator Resource Library documentation. Glogster EDU 116
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    Using Glogster EDU 10. AMBASSADORS Glogster EDU 117
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    Using Glogster EDU The Glogster EDU Ambassadors access is located on Homepage of Glogster EDU. The Glogster EDU Ambassadors access is located on the Homepage of Glogster EDU. The Glogster EDU Ambassador Program offers educational professionals unique opportunities that foster local and global networking opportunities, career development, and personal enrichment. Glogster EDU Ambassadors interact with other professionals through trainings, networking, locally, nationally and globally from around the world, engaging in activities to spread the Glogster EDU message. The Glogster EDU community is now over 1.5 million members strong and still growing. As this educational collaborative of educators, students, and partners flourishes in creating a passionate global educational alliance; we want to reward those individuals whose extraordinary efforts have made a unique and lasting contribution to Glogster EDU. These Ambassadors have created extraordinary levels of Glogster implementation, displaying educationally sound instructional principles and practices, as well as introducing fresh and creative approaches. To become a Glogster EDU Ambassador, contact [email protected]. Glogster EDU 118
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    Using Glogster EDU 11. SCHOOL LICENSE Glogster EDU 119
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 1 .1 S C HO OL L IC EN S E O R D E R Navigate to the product purchasing page, and select from the following purchase options. By selecting this option, user will apply for school license quotation. After pressing the Order button, Order form will appear. Complete all of the fields found in the Order form . The Number of teachers field is generated automatically according to Number of students field. You can move the slider to change the number of students required. All of the other fields are required to complete. When everything is filled correctly, click VERIFICATION & PAYMENT button. Glogster EDU 120
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    Using Glogster EDU As you can see, the system has generated your unique license number before the payment. The verification form includes basic information about your purchased license, license number, license price, and purchaser billing information. If you need to change any of the billing information, you can do so by pressing the EDIT button. Change the necessary information and click the VERIFICATION & PAYMENT button again. At the bottom of the page, you will see two options for payment – PayPal recurrent payment or payment by check. Glogster EDU 121
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 1 .1 . 1 PAY BY P A YP A L O PTION Select the PayPal option and press the PROCEED TO PAYPAL button to be redirected to the PayPal payment gateway. Log in to your PayPal account, or create an account if you do not currently have one. After successful login, you will be redirected to the payment review. Press the AGREE AND PAY button to pay for the license type you have selected. By pressing the Return To Glogster EDU Premium button, you will be redirected into Summary & Activation page which will inform you about the actual status of your payment. Glogster EDU 122
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 1 .1 . 2 PAY BY CHECK O P T IO N Select the Pay by check option and press the ORDER NOW button to sent the quotation to our sales department. You will be redirected to the Summary & Activation page which will inform you about the actual status of your request. Glogster EDU 123
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 1 .2 S C HO OL L IC EN S E A DM INI S T RA TI ON (A D MIN I ST R AT O R ) After the payment of school license is done, you will receive 2 messages. The first email will inform you about schooladmin account. After the Payment is confirmed, user will receive second email. This message contains the Welcome Kit Brochure in PDF form and your purchased License Codes. Glogster EDU 125
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 1 .2 . 1 A D M I N IS T R A T O R AC C O UN T To access administrator account, navigate to the login page, and enter the Nickname and Password fields according to administrator account information received via mail, and click the Log in button. You will be redirected to my dashboard of administrator account. 1 1 .2 . 2 L ICENS E M AN A G E M EN T Click the Your license and School Administration link located in account type box, administrator will be redirected into School licenses administration. 1 1 . 2 . 2 .1 GENERAL INFORMATION The Upper section of the school license administration menu contains information about License number, Renewal Date, Subscription type, Payment type, and License Utilization information, which describes the current status of purchased license. Glogster EDU 126
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 1 . 2 . 2 .2 L I C ENS E A SS IG NM ENT The lower section of the school license administration menu contains the license assignment menu. Enter the User field with e-mail or nickname of teacher and click the activate user link, inviting the teachers to the school license. The status of license slot will be changed. Attention: After the teacher accepts the school license invitation, he will be not able to create students anymore. This can be done by school license administrator only. 11.2.2.2.1 I N V I T A TI O N V I A E - M A I L If the administrator has sent the school license invitation via e-mail, you will receive the following e-mail. This method of school license invitation can be used when teacher does not have an already created EDU account, or the administrator is not sure about the teacher’s nickname. Click the activation link located in mail, user will be redirected into the following Glogster EDU page. Glogster EDU 127
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    Using Glogster EDU Unregistered complete the left side of registration form. By pressing the Sign up & Activate button, you will create the Teacher account with school license included. Already Registered teachers should complete the right side of form. Click the Login & Activate button, to be redirected to the school license confirmation page. Click on Confirm button to activate the school license. 11.2.2.2.2 I N V I T A TI O N V I A N IC K N A M E If the administrator has sent school license invitation via nickname, the existing user will find the school license invitation bubble at My dashboard. This method of school license invitation can be used when teacher has created EDU account, or the administrator is not sure about teachers e-mail. Note: Teacher invited to school license via nickname will receive also the e- mail invitation described in previous Invitation via e-mail section. Glogster EDU 128
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    Using Glogster EDU Click the Manage invitation button located in invitation bubble, to access the invitation popup. By selecting the radio button of school license, and clicking the Activate license button, you will activate and join the school license. . After the activation is complete, you will receive the email confirmation message. Teacher will receive also confirmation and activation code messages which can be found under messages located on My Dashboard of user. Attention! In case that teacher with an existing account accepts the school license invitation, all of student accounts need to be transferred under administrator account by teacher or administrator in purpose of enabling the sharing mode of private students. Additionally, only administrator will be able to add new students. For more information about enabling sharing of students, navigate into sharing students section. Glogster EDU 129
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    Using Glogster EDU 11.2.2.2.3 CANC ELI NG OF LI C ENSE After the teacher confirms the license assignment, the license slots under license management will be changed. By pressing the Cancel license link, administrator will attempt to remove current teacher from school license. After this action, an informational popup will appear. Click the Transmit students button, to access the transmit students menu. This action will allow the administrator to return shared students to their original teacher. For more information about shared students navigate into Student management section. By pressing the Cancel license button, the administrator will cancel the school license for current user. 1 1 .2 . 3 S T U D E N T M A N A G EM E N T (A D M I N IS T R A T O R & T E A C H E R S ) The Administrator is able to manage all of the school license teachers’ students. Attention: To enable sharing of students, the teacher needs to transfer students to administrator account. After the administrator confirms transferred students, assign students into class option available to manage the shared students. 1 1 . 2 . 3 .1 GLOBAL TRANSF ER After the teacher accepted the school license invitation, administrator can grab all of the students from teachers by clicking the Global transfer button located in School administration menu. After this action, an additional pop-up will appear. Glogster EDU 130
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    Using Glogster EDU Enter the administrator password and click the transfer button. The administrator will transfer all private students from all teachers within the School license to administrator account to activate sharing of students. After this action, the Global transfer information box will be changed. Note: Global transfer button can be used again when another teacher with private students accepts the school license invitation. Transfer of all private students by this administrator action must be approved or declined by administrator. When the Global transfer information box says ‘done‘, the administrator will receive a message, which can be found under Messages located on My Dashboard. Glogster EDU 131
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    Using Glogster EDU By clicking the Accept or decline link located in the message, the administrator will have access to the Student transfer menu. By selecting the thick boxes according to action required, the administrator will accept or decline the students transfer into administrator account. By clicking the Accept selected button, a confirmation popup will appear. By clicking the Confirm button, the administrator will transfer the students from under the administrator account. The students will become shared students within the school license. For more information about shared students, navigate to the Shared student section. Glogster EDU 132
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 1 . 2 . 3 .2 T E A C H E R S S TU D E N T M A N A G E M E N T After the teacher accepts the school license invitation, the administrator can enable or disable the student management to teachers. When the student management is disabled, teacher is not able to manage shared students (left student). If the shared student is in any of Teachers class, he is able to Edit his portfolio (right student). When the student management is enabled, teacher is able to edit portfolio, edit student account, change student password, delete student account, edit nickname or access student account of shared students which is in any of Teachers class (right student). Note: To enable sharing of students, transfer student into administrator account. After the administrator confirms transferred students, assign students to class to be able manage the shared students. Glogster EDU 133
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 1 .2 . 4 S H A R E D S T U D E N TS ( T E A C H E R S ) Shared student is a student, which belong to school license administrator. The identification of shared student is the shared student icon located at beginning of student name. The student will become shared student when the administrator uses the Global transfer function, or when a teacher transfers the private students to the administrator. Attention: To enable sharing of students, transfer student into the administrator account. After the administrator confirms transferred students, assign students to a class to be able manage the shared students. User is also able to transfer students to colleagues. Glogster EDU 134
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 1 . 2 . 4 .1 T R A N S F E R S T U D E N TS T O A D M I NI S T R A T O R ( E N A B L E S T U D E N T S S H A R I NG ) To transfer students, a teacher needs to navigate to Colleagues tab located on My Dashboard of school license user. By pressing the show all link located in colleagues tab, teacher will be redirected into colleagues menu. The colleagues menu contains all of the colleagues which accepted the school license invitation, and school license administrator. By pressing the Transfer students link located under administrator box, teacher will attempt to access the transfer students menu. After this action, informational pop-up will appear. By pressing the continue button, you will access the transfer students menu. Glogster EDU 135
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    Using Glogster EDU To transfer students into administrator account to enable the sharing mode for transferred students, a teacher needs to press the Assign link of current student located on left side of transfer students menu, and confirm by pressing the Transfer students button. When finished, an informational pop-up shown below will appear. The school license administrator will then receive a message. Glogster EDU 136
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    Using Glogster EDU By pressing the Accept or decline link located in the message, administrator will access to Student transfer menu. By selecting the boxes according to action required, administrator accepts or declines the students transfer into administrator account. By pressing the Accept selected button, confirmation popup will appear. By pressing the Confirm button, the administrator will transfer the students under the administrator account. The students will become shared students within the school license. Glogster EDU 137
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    Using Glogster EDU 1 1 . 2 . 4 .2 T R A N S F E R S T U D E N TS T O C O L L E A G U E ( C H A N G E O W N E R O F P R I V A T E S T U D E N T ) To transfer students, teacher needs to navigate into Colleagues tab located on My Dashboard of school license user. By pressing the show all link located in colleagues tab, teacher will be redirected into colleagues menu. The colleagues menu contains all of the colleagues which accepted the school license invitation, and school license administrator. Click the Transfer students link located under colleague box, teacher will attempt to access the transfer students menu. After this action, pop-up shown on this picture will appear. By pressing the continue button, you will access the transfer students menu. Glogster EDU 138
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    Using Glogster EDU To transfer students into a colleague’s account in order to change the primary teacher of student in question, the teacher needs to click the Assign link of current student located on left side of transfer students menu, and confirm by clicking the Transfer students button. When finished, an informational pop-up as shown below will appear. Glogster EDU 139
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    Using Glogster EDU After this action, teachers’ colleague will receive a message. By pressing the Accept or decline link located in the message, colleague will access to Student transfer menu. By selecting the appropriate boxes, a teacher’s colleagues can accept or decline the students transferred to their account. Click the Accept selected button, confirmation pop to receive a confirmation shown below. Click the Confirm button, to transfer the students to his/her account. The students will then become private students. Glogster EDU 140
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    Using Glogster EDU Thank You! edu.glogster.com Glogster EDU 141 Glogster is yours!