18
2011
Guess the Wordle
Looking for another way to use Wordle in the classroom? Well, “Guess the Wordle!” The premise is simple – just create a wordle based on key words, topics, concepts, etc. and have the students analyze the construct to identify the relationships. This reminds me of the concept attainment model for instruction.
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10
2010
Lessons with Wordle Word Clouds
Looking for a couple of lessons using Wordle Word Clouds? Hop on over to Bright Hub and check out the post by Jonathan Wylie. Personally, I liked the ideas for using word clouds as a poll, for word walls, and for unit preview/review posters. What other ideas are sparked by this list. Share them!
19
2010
VocabGrabber
Do you want to quickly and easily generate vocabulary lists for your students? Well, say no more, VocabGrabber is here! Get your list in three easy steps! Copy text from any document Paste the copied text into the box Grab your vocabulary words! More details from the web site: “VocabGrabber analyzes any text you’re interested in, generating lists of the most useful vocabulary words and showing you how those words are used in context. Just [...]
11
2010
Wordle Resources | Jan11-2010
Ways to Use Wordle in Your Classroom – Jen Wagner http://www.slideshare.net/JenniferW/wordle-ideas 19 Interesting Ways to Use Wordle in the [Elementary] Classroom http://www.slideshare.net/katygal/19-interesting-ways-to-use-wordle-elementary 25 Interesting Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom http://www.slideshare.net/rjensen/twenty-five-interesting-ways-to-use-wordle-in 38 Interesting Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom – P Pappas http://www.slideshare.net/zoomer777/thirty-eight-interesting-ways-to-use-wordle-i
8
2009
Wordle Resources
One advantage of having a Diigo account is that through group membership, I am exposed to a lot of great resources that I would never find on my own. Here are some more ways to use Wordle that were shared with me… http://Wordle for short texts (lesson plan)www.jamiekeddie.com/317 Another Wordle tiphttp://www.jamiekeddie.com/609 Using Wordle in the classroomhttp://skillsworkshop.blogspot.com/2008/07/using-wordle-in-classroom.html
11
2009
Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom
Here are some more interesting ways to use Wordle in the Classroom! Forty Interesting Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom Also, be sure to visit Guess the Wordle, a site created by Jen Wagner (@jenwagner) that features a different wordle each day. Students try to identify the topic which gets harder each day.
23
2009
Top Ten Tips for Teaching New Media
I just downloaded Edutopia’s Ten Top Tips for Teaching with New Media, and thought you might find this resource useful, too. Edutopia provides educators with the information and inspiration needed to create schools for the 21st century, and this resource provides succinct tips on how you can use the latest technologies to prepare your students for success — from tips that will “Break the Digital Ice” to how to start “Working Better, Together.” Download your [...]
10
2009
More Ideas for Using Wordle in the Classroom
The New Hampshire Society for Technology in Education (NHSTE) produces a newsletter called, “Connections.” In the August 2008 issue there is a great article on page 9 by Nancy Keane titled, “50 Ways to Use Your Wordle.” I am sure this article will inspire even more uses! Share them!
17
2009
Wordle – Keeping words together
A colleague of mine sent me this Wordle tip the other day. If you want a line of text to stay together when creating a word cloud, place the ~ symbol between the words. For example, if I were creating a Wordle based on my favorite musical groups, the text would look like this: Dave~Matthews~Band Matchbox~Twenty Soundgarden Audioslave Foo~Fighters The~Offspring Green~Day Here is the word cloud created by using the “~” to connect the titles [...]
23
2008
“Wordle” me this…
Tool: http://wordle.net Many of you may have already discovered this web site already, but for those who haven’t, check out Wordle! What Is “Wordle”? The Wordle web site generates “word clouds” from text. The more frequently the text appears, the larger the size of the text in the cloud. The site provides the opportunity to change fonts, layouts and color schemes to customize your “cloud”. When you are finished, you can save them, print them, [...]
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