#3 ELT activity with GLOGSTER

This is the link to the blog entry in which appears the sample creation using GLOGSTER: http://web20tools.blogspot.com/2010/11/sample3-glogster.html

This is the link of the blog entry in which you will find a complete description of the tool, how to use it and some extra ideas: http://web20tools.blogspot.com/2010/11/3-glogster-description.html

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ELT ACTIVITY

Skills: reading and writing

Objectives: FOR STUDENTS TO:
- Develop writing and reading skills.
- Read and write movie reviews (to get them know about a particular type of text).
- Have fun working with an interesting and attractive tool while talking about their favourite movie.
- Develop their creative skills while creating the poster.
- Develop strategies and knowledge related to new technologies.


If you are working with movie reviews you can make use of GLOGSTER.

1. First of all, you should make your students read some reviews for them to know how are they written and what information appears in them.

You may also want to make them write a review of their favourite movie. Although it is not stated and described here, you will have to think the way in which to introduce the topic to your students, providing them with some guidelines but always making it resemble a real-life activity. Make sure that the movies they have chosen to work with are not repeated.

2. Once all the reviews are ready, you may encourage your students to create a poster of the movie they have chosen using EDU.GLOGSTER. You will find a link at the top of this entry in which you can find the instructions to use the tool.
3. Make them look for some pictures to add to their poster and maybe insert an audio file of one of the movie’s soundtracks.

4. You can then create a blog to paste all the reviews and posters made by your students and get other students to comment on the different entries, provide their opinions and tell the rest if they would like to see the movie they kids are suggesting.

Evaluation criteria:

To evaluate this activity you will have to into account:

- Students ‘ reviews (you can ask them to prepare a first draft which you can correct and then give it back for students to check your notes and make the necessary changes).

- Students’ involvement and commitment to the creation of the poster in Glogster.

- Students’ poster: kind of files used, written text, use of the tool (make them try to include as many different tools as possible) and overall impression.