Week+2+-+Wordle+Ideas

After you have experienced creating a WORDLE, post a comment about anything you have observed about Wordle or your ideas for how you might use it instructionally. See the examples provided below. When you are ready to post your thoughts about Wordle, remember to click on **EDIT THIS PAGE **at the top right, then click in the next available row in the table to type your name and your one sentence idea or thought about Wordle. If all the rows have been used, click in the last row and then click on the table icon. Then, choose **Row**, **Add Row**, **Add below** to add another row for your entry.


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OHDELA || I actually use Wordle in my classes. In some classes I will make a collage of the student's names, in others I use my class blog or class syllabus to create a Wordle that I use as a background. The only issue I have is that our school's web filter blocks the Java so I can only do it at home :( I would like to use wordle in the future by having students find a favorite poem and put it in, or a piece of their own writing or even a favorite passage from a book. I think it would also be a great way to show my students the idea of repetition in my public speaking class by having them put some famous speeches into Wordle and seeing what words show up, what is larges and then looking back at the speech to look at how the repetition is used to deliver a message. ||
 * ===**Participant Name** === || ===**Ideas about using a Web 2.0 Technology like Wordle** === ||
 * Donna Pepper || I like the way words that I have used more than once appear larger since it helps me get a visual of the "big ideas" in my writing. ||
 * Cheryl Ward || Paste in the content of a famous speech and see if students know the speech, study the words used most frequently, is that why the speech was famous? ||
 * Tina/Coventry || This reminds me of something I used to do to my locker in high school. I'd cut words out of magazines to make a collage for the inside of my locker. Those collages spoke volumes about me. This is a neat way to creatively present thoughts. ||
 * Tara/OHDELA || Wordle would be a great way to examine the properties of integers versus the properties of variables. Students would be able to see how many times the same wording is used in both. ||
 * Roger/Windham || I like the way that the most common words used are larger than the rest. I think this will give students a better grasp of the important terms. It will be a nice tool to use in biology to help students better understand the main topic. I can give them a writing to put into wordle and then have them determine the most important terms for this section and then to concentrate on those terms. ||
 * Ashlin/Lancaster || I really like Wordle! I have researched a lot of ways to use it in the classroom over the past year or so, and I think there are some great ideas out there. One thing I've seen suggested is using it as an anticipation guide. The teacher creates one with a passage from a book and the students have to figure out what the book will be about. It would be a great way to discuss theme. I think I will use this in my classroom! Great Idea thanks for sharing! -Alysia ||
 * Thad Haines/Jackson || I think that Wordle offers a really great way to visually look at themes and patterns. It would be a great way to interpret narative evaluations. ||
 * Kevin Bowman / Jackson HS || I like wordle to give a quick visual snapshot of text. It works well with the introduction of a topic to give that important first impression of what might be important in the upcoming days. You do have to use caution and make sure the important words are the biggest if you just grab some text and copy it in. ||
 * Jeff Strawser Jackson High school || I like Wordle to get a good starting point for a section or chapter. This allows students to see what vocabulary will be key in understanding the new concepts. Wordle also provides a different way to look at the text, hopefully one that will generate some interest in the content. ||
 * Kelli Marvin || We work so hard on identifying motifs in literature. LIke Roger said, it makes the words used most often pop out. Students would easily get the important words of a motif. I just used chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby (now in the gallery) and I really liked the results. ||
 * Michael Williams/Belpre || I hate to perpetuate the stereotype of social studies and videos... (which I honestly don't use a lot, no really). When I do show a video I like for the students to do something to show what they remembered/learned. This past year as they were watching Martin Luther King's I have a dream speech I had them write down words they thought of while viewing it. Then, I had them determine (prioritize) the ones they thought were most important. I had them create a wordle with their words and I explained to them how they could get their most important words to be larger, (Sort of a way to cheat) It was quick simple and much more authentic than having them answer questions while watching the video. ||
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 * Maggie Ford Alternative Education Academy || I think this would be a great getting to know you activity, again useful to promote socialization among our distance learning students. When I started "wordeling" my kids buzzed around like little bees waiting to try it. My little one made a poster for her room my oldest created a poem. I think this would be a great way to replace an outlines or for note taking. ||
 * Noel Franke, Jackson High School || I think Woodle would be especially useful in the English classroom for grammar exercises. I could see how it would be helpful to have students create a visual of certain parts of speech to help demonstrate their knowledge. Also, I think Woodle could be incorporated in free writing to help students visualize their ideas. ||
 * Scott Matchett Lancaster High School || Wordle would be great to preview a novel or to review key topics from a novel. This would be great for visual learners used on a projector or individual project. I was just in another training and they talked about great opportunites with wordle. ||
 * Matt Gillispie/Lancaster High School || I think this is a great way to teach summarizing in an English classroom. I can see myself making many of these and telling my students to create a summary about a reading passage using the words in that particular Wordle. This would work well with low level students. ||
 * Scott Miller/Belpre || I like to post student work on a central board in my room. Wordle clouds would provide a colorful way to show a summary of the students reports instead of posting the entire three-page papers. ||
 * Waylon Massie, Jackson HS || I used Wordle to compare how a liberal and conservative newspaper wrote stories on the same topic. It was interesting to see what words and ideas were used and minimized by the sources. Wow -- that's one I hadn't thought of -- I would like to see one of these myself. Kathy ||
 * Joni Craver/Alternative Ed Academy || I really like how the words that are used most often are larger than the rest. This could be used for a self reflection project as well for students. They could create a few sentences about themselves and who they are and how they learn and put it into Wordle. They could see the words they used most oftent to describe themselves and how they learn and mabye see if those big ideas are who they think they really are. ||
 * Barb Balchick/ Windham High School || Wordle is fun for students to see what words pop up most often in their own writing, so they can find ways to use synonyms and alternate words. Wordle can be used to compare the most frequently used words in historic documents or speeches and current editorials. ||
 * Alysia Tinker/Windham High School || I have used Wordle on numerous occasions in my classroom. I have had students write their responses to what they learned on a fieldtrip and posted their responses on a bulletin board in the room. When people came into the room they would ask the students what Project Love was and students were able to share. Also before OAA testing I had students sumamrize the test taking strategies in Wordle and they used these to study. ||
 * Deanne Spencer || I think that Wordle can have numerous uses in the classrooms. Remember how big word walls were? This would be a way to keep a virtual word wall that could be added to and changed as knowledge is gained. Students could create their own Wordles as their knowledge develops throughout a unit. Teachers could utilize as a form of assessment. Wordle could be utilized for any literature related task such as brainstorming themes, figurative language, character analysis, or whatever. Also, it would be great for vocabulary activities and would give the students a visual image to help them remember word meanings. ||
 * Denise Rooker/Lancaster || Wow! I had never heard of Wordle before. What a great tool for students to take difficult text and put it in their own words or summarize the text. It combines art and Language and would be an excellent tool for students to express themselves creatively. I loved the MLK "I Have a Dream" speech. I liked being able to pick out the larger words, considered to be the important ideas or the theme of the speech. ||
 * Chris/Jackson High School || In literature, students are often asked to locate specific words or phrases from text that the support the mood or tone of a piece. Wordle would be an effective tool for students to title the Wordle with the mood or tone, and then add the words/phrases they identified as supporting that tone or mood. ||
 * Tracy Wigal/ Belpre High School || I could see lots of applications for Wordle in all different types of classrooms. I think it would be a creative way to see key phrases, major themes, vocabulary.I think you could use this in concept mapping. I think students would love this! It would really engage your more creative students. ||
 * Susan Hagerty/Belpre High School || I can see lots of uses for Wordle, particularly in a language arts class. Here are a few ideas: 1) Use for study of grammar; 2) Use for vocabulary, particulary Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes; 3) Analyze a passage from a novel to examine the diction of the writer and discuss why the writer may or may not have used certain words; 4) Use Wordle as a peer editing tool for writing--student could put a paragraph of their essay into Wordle to see what words they may be overusing in an essay. ||
 * Dennis E. / Belpre HS 7 - 12 || Use wordle to post keys terms from List of 21st Century Skills,PBL Components, Web 2.0 tools, and building concernsie. intervention retention, student handbook etc., to students,teachers, stakeholders for the purpose of generating individual and group inquiry and inpetus for enhancing relevant communication and collaboration within the learning community. ||
 * Angie H. / Belpre H.S. || I would have my students write a synapsis of what they learned in a chapter then use their text to make a Wordle. We could easily see and discuss the main topics of the chapter that should be mastered before they test. ||