Wordle

http://www.wordle.net


 * Find an online version of the text you're reading and paste it into Wordle
 * Use the word cloud as a pre-reading strategy to identify themes and vocabulary words or make predictions
 * Analyze the lyrics of a song or dissect a poem
 * Create a Wordle of weekly spelling or vocabulary words
 * Give students a pre-test and enter the most frequently missed words most often, so the most difficult words will be the largest
 * Analyze current events by pasting text from an online article into Wordle
 * Have students create a Wordle instead of a PowerPoint for a presentation
 * The word cloud will help them focus on the big ideas and themes of the topic rather than details and specifics and provide the audience with a visually appealing graphic of the topic
 * Create a Wordle to jump start a discussion about a historical event
 * Paste text summarizing the event into a word cloud and use it to identify the key factors, causes, and outcomes of the event
 * Beginning of year - words to describe students
 * Mother's Day
 * Character traits / descriptors
 * Describe staff members
 * Synonyms for over-used words

50 Interesting Ways to use Wordle in the Classroom []


 * Gettysburg Address**


 * Geometry Vocabulary**
 * The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost**