Monday, March 15, 2010

7th grade - Interactive Poster

3/5/10 - persuasive technique paragraph;
group photo;
2 commercial videos;

3/8/10 - audio file (paragraph);
personal / group bio

3/9/10 - Professional Advertisement (photo ad; not commercial)
Title (example: Persuasion Technique: Humor)

8th Grade - Creatures of 9

3/2/10 - 20 photos, correctly named
3/5/10 - 10 ++ edited photos located in a Photoshop Set (folder)
3/9/10 - 20 ++ edited photos located in a Photoshop Set (folder)

Monday, March 8, 2010

Extra Credit

Extra Credit Assignment:

Due 3/9/10
Create a interactive poster using Glogster. Include audio, video, images, bio, and other interesting details about your life.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Glogster Directions

Record Sound within Glogster
1. Select Sound from the tool bar located on the left of the screen.
2. Click on Grab
3. when the next screen appears, select Allow. Click once.
4. Increase volume of the microphone on the right of the screen.
5. Select the record button.
6. When finished recording, select Stop Recording.
7. Select Continue.
8. In the diaog box, type your name and description.
9. Click the X button.
10. Click on Add a Player. Select player you want.
11. Click use it!
TIP: Click Link to Add Sound from the Web.


Viewing Your Glog
1. Go into your Dashboard.
2. Select your glog, bottom left to view.


How to Save Your Glog
1. Save your glog by clicking on the Save & Publish button.
2. Name your glog by using your first initial and last name.
3. Under the Category button, select the category School.
4. On the right hand panel, save as Unfinished.
5. Select save.
6. You may View this Glog, Continue Editing, or Go back to Dashboard (to log out).


Upload Video

1. Select Video from the tool bar located on the left of the screen.
2. Click on Upload.
3. Select the video from your files that you would like to upload
into your digital poster.
4. Select Open. This will begin the upload to your glog (this can
take a minute or two).
5. While you wait for your file to be loaded, you may select your
frame under Add a Player tab.
6. Select a frame. Use it!
7. The video file will appear in your video frame.
8. Click once on wallpaper.


Adding Images
1. First, be sure the pictures you want to add are on the desktop.
2. Select Image from the tool bar located on the left of the screen.
3. Click on Upload.
4. Go to the desktop.
5. Select picture. Click on Open.
6. Wait until you see the picture (this can take a minute or two).
7. Click on the picture.
8. Click on Use It!
9. Click on the X to close the menu.
10. Click on the picture and resize or edit it.
11. Select Edit. The fx button allows you to add a shadow to the image. Select Apply.


Set Background Color
1. Select Wall from the tool bar located on the left of the screen.
2. Browse through Gallery pictures or upload your own.
3. After selection, Click on Use It!
4. At the top of the Page Wall, click on the X to close menu.


To Create a Text Box
1. Select Text from the tool bar located on the left of the screen.
2. Click on one of the types of text boxes.
3. Click on Use It!
4. Click on the X at the top to close the text menu.
5. Single click on the text. Single click on Edit.
6. Enter text in the text box provided.
7. Looking across the edit bar, select the icon Ab1 to change the font size, style, color, and justification. Click Apply.
8. If you want to link to a file from your text box, click on the Link icon. Follow the Help directions.
9. Click OK to bring up edit bar. Click once on wallpaper. This may take a few minutes to load.



Add Text to the text box and then use options to change the color, style, and size.