These simple graphic representations of words created at Wordle.net are on the fast track to become one of my favorite teaching tool. It appears that the Wordle phenomenon is indeed gaining steam as even the White House used Wordle recently to illustrate the need for health care reform.
Several of the ideas I plan on visualizing this year with my students include trivia games, highlighting literary elements, creating unique presentations for reports, help to determine overused words in an essay, and providing another creative outlet. I have way too many ideas rolling around in my head that I know I'll not get to all of them this year. But what fun I'll have trying! These are just a few of the links I found with Wordle ideas.
http://guessthewordle.pbworks.com/
http://www.slideshare.net/JenniferW/wordle-ideas
http://thecleversheep.blogspot.com/2008/10/top-20-uses-for-wordle.html
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6666671.html
Thoughts?
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