Workin' With Wordle

Today in class, Amy showed us how to use the Web 2.0 tool, Wordle. I have created one "All About Me." I took a snapshot by clicking ctrl, command, 4 on my Mac computer as you can see to the right. Notice that Ghana, family, travel, are the largest words. I was able to make these larger by including each word more than once upon creation.

This tool would be great to use in the classroom. I could use it to outline classroom rules, or create folder labels. In addition, I might use it in a lesson about different time periods. An example of this might be grouping Romaticism authors, 18th Century British Literature authors, Harlem Renaissance Authors, and others. I might include an author in each of these Wordles that does not fit and have the students identify which one and why.

I am excited about experimenting with this tool and discovering different ways to use it.