Lesson Plan - Creating a Biography Using Glogster

Lesson Plan: 

Create a Biography on a Famous Canadian Using Glogster

OVERVIEW

In this lesson, students review the life and times of a famous Canadian.  They will identify and share the life and contributions to Canadian society by creating unique glogs, which are interactive multimedia posters, through Glogster EDU. This activity offers an alternative to the traditional written report as well as an opportunity for students to share their glogs with their classmates.

RESOURCES

• Glogster EDU: Students' glogs will be created on this website.
• Glogster How To Videos : Students can access this video to learn about glogster features
• Greatest Canadian List : A link to help students choose a Canadian to research

CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS COVERED

LANGUAGE

-gather information to support ideas for writing, using a variety of strategies and a range of print and electronic resources

-produce a variety of media texts for specific purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques

SOCIAL STUDIES

-gather and organize information from a variety of primary and secondary sources using various technologies

MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY

·         Computers and devices with Internet capabilities

·         LCD projector and/or interactive whiteboard

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

 Students will:

·          - research a notable Canadian.

·         - analyze his/her life and contribution to Canadian society.

·         - communicate literary terms in visual and written form by producing a glog.

·         - celebrate writing by sharing their glogs with their classmates.

INTRODUCING THE PROJECT

1.      The instructor will show a sample glog and provide an overview of its features.

2.      The rubric will be reviewed and students will grade the sample glog as a class. Discussions of how the hyperlinks, pictures, and videos help to understand the content and information more effectively will take place

3.      Each student will be provided with a virtual copy of the Glogster User Instruction sheet.

4.      Students will  be assigned to complete the Research Handout, and complete research over the next few periods.

CREATING THE GLOG

1.      The students research will be checked for completion.

2.      Each step will be modelled for creating a glog using the Glogster User Instructions.

3.      Each student will be provided with his/her username and password.  When the student signs in for the first time, the student will be asked to type in his/her name.  Students will be instructed to do so because the teacher will be able to see on the dashboard the students by name and username.

4.      Students will have time to work on their glogs.  While students work, the teacher will work with students individually on some or all of the following.

o    Check on the accuracy of their research.

o    Question students about which sources and quotes they have selected for their research

o    Students will be asked what hyperlinks they have selected and why their links are good, credible websites.

o    Students will also be asked how the sounds, images, and videos they have chosen relate to their biography choice and make the glogs truly reflect their Canadian.

5.      Students will be encouraged to work on their glogs from any computer (home or public library, for example) since this is an Internet-based program.

STUDENT ASSESSMENT/REFLECTIONS

·         During each session, each student will be observed and noted the time on task as this is one of the categories on the rubric.  Using the Glogster rubric, each student’s completed glog will be evaluated and feedback will be provided to the students on their glogs.

·         The students will present their glogs to the class.  Questions will be asked of the students about their choices of quotes, pictures, videos, and sounds, and how they effectively show the essence of their Canadian.