I really like wordle. The staff at my school were introduced to wordle after our high school mission statement was revamped using wordle to make it more interesting and visually appealing. I am planning to use it during the first few days of class to have my students create a short student biography of themselves.
I have used Wordle.net with my 7th graders when we talk about the different types of nouns. They create a Wordle cloud for each type (collective, compound, proper, etc.). They then staple them together and use throughout the year for quizzes and writing assignments. It works much better now that we are 1:1 computing. They only gripe is that they can't save their masterpieces on the computer. I usually have them create the list in word and save it then copy and paste over the information to the website. They have to type the type of noun 10 times so it is much larger than the other words - that way they now right away which type of noun it is.
I love wordle! I learned about wordle in a previous course, and I even used it in my kindergarten classroom this past year. It's great to use when reviewing a study unit or learning new vocabulary. I also used it during Valentine's Day activities and had the kids describe each other. They each had their own word cloud that they used to decorate their Valentine mailboxes. Endless uses!
Another teacher had just told me about wordle before school ended! I made my 2nd graders a small postcard with adjectives that described each of them! They turned out very cute!
I like Wordle, but I think that tagxedo.com is a bit more user friendly and has a lot more options. In tagxedo, you can have your words take the shape of a picture. Also, in Tagxedo, you can specify the words that you want larger by placing a colon and the number of times larger you want. Instead of having to type the same word over and over again. You can also save the completed picture on the computer, so you can share it online. For example, I have my students do a Tagxedo about their reading life and I always want their name the largest, so they would type "Michelle:20". When they finish, we print their reading life posters out in color and use them for the front of their Reader's Notebooks. It give me a picture of them as a reader before I even open their notebooks!
I really like wordle. The staff at my school were introduced to wordle after our high school mission statement was revamped using wordle to make it more interesting and visually appealing. I am planning to use it during the first few days of class to have my students create a short student biography of themselves.
ReplyDeleteI used often in my 3rd grade guided reading...I love your idea to us the first few days of class...Very good way to have them do a bio...
ReplyDeleteI have used Wordle.net with my 7th graders when we talk about the different types of nouns. They create a Wordle cloud for each type (collective, compound, proper, etc.). They then staple them together and use throughout the year for quizzes and writing assignments. It works much better now that we are 1:1 computing. They only gripe is that they can't save their masterpieces on the computer. I usually have them create the list in word and save it then copy and paste over the information to the website. They have to type the type of noun 10 times so it is much larger than the other words - that way they now right away which type of noun it is.
ReplyDeleteI love wordle! I learned about wordle in a previous course, and I even used it in my kindergarten classroom this past year. It's great to use when reviewing a study unit or learning new vocabulary. I also used it during Valentine's Day activities and had the kids describe each other. They each had their own word cloud that they used to decorate their Valentine mailboxes. Endless uses!
ReplyDeleteAnother teacher had just told me about wordle before school ended! I made my 2nd graders a small postcard with adjectives that described each of them! They turned out very cute!
ReplyDeleteI like Wordle, but I think that tagxedo.com is a bit more user friendly and has a lot more options. In tagxedo, you can have your words take the shape of a picture. Also, in Tagxedo, you can specify the words that you want larger by placing a colon and the number of times larger you want. Instead of having to type the same word over and over again. You can also save the completed picture on the computer, so you can share it online. For example, I have my students do a Tagxedo about their reading life and I always want their name the largest, so they would type "Michelle:20". When they finish, we print their reading life posters out in color and use them for the front of their Reader's Notebooks. It give me a picture of them as a reader before I even open their notebooks!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing about tagxedo.com! I'm going to have to check it out because it does sound more user friendly than wordle.
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