Assignment 6: Interactive Online Poster

The interactive online poster was created with a creation tool found at Glogster.com. This was a fairly simple application that allows the user to create a relatively complex graphically designed document promoting the topic of choice. I created my poster to reflect one of the courses that I teach, which is Graphic Design, and it promoted the software application we use, which is Photoshop. The poster is visually appealing as well as interactive and allows students to click on areas of the poster to find more material and/or information. The application allows drag-and-drop for pictures and videos, and the text options offer variety and ease of use. The only challenges with the application is trying to come up with the idea(s) to use and choosing the graphics and video that is to be included on the poster.

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The implications for education include interactivity, which motivates students to explore the information contained within the poster; communication because it gets the students talking about what they have learned; and engagement simply due to the ability to interact with the poster. It would also be fairly simple for a teacher to integrate this application into the classroom by allowing students to create their own Glogster poster. The poster could be based on a particular topic, a subject area, or it may even serve as a timeline of events. The application is super easy to use and would be applicable in K-12 education. Of course, the younger students would need more assistance in creating their poster, but it could work well, especially with the use of graphic representations. Personally, I plan to use Glogster in all of my classes on the high school and community college levels. This will be a great way for me to get an idea of what the students have learned about a particular topic. The experience was a good one.