Wordle

Wordle is a tool to make word clouds. Regardless of the example posted below, they can be quite attractive.



PROS AND CONS:

PROS: very user friendly, all you do is type in a bunch of words. The Java applet will arrange them. You can print your Wordle.

CONS: it's tedious to try to save Wordles unless you have a snippit tool (I don't, or can't find it).

POSSIBLE CLASSROOM USES:

Teachers can assign wordles that relate to particular themes in class (a unit on Edgar Allen Poe would be a fun use for Wordles). Students can create Wordles about social studies topics or themes (words they associate with current events or events in history), or students can create Wordles about themselves, as a "get to know you" activity.