Wordle It!Wordle It!

T(echnology) for 2T(echnology) for 2Summer 2010Summer 2010

A word cloud is a stylized way A word cloud is a stylized way of visually representing of visually representing occurrences of words in a piece occurrences of words in a piece of text. The most frequently of text. The most frequently used words are normally used words are normally highlighted in a larger, bolder highlighted in a larger, bolder font.font.

Modified from Webopedia Computer DictionaryModified from Webopedia Computer Dictionaryhttp://www.webopedia.com/TERM/t/tag_cloud.htmlhttp://www.webopedia.com/TERM/t/tag_cloud.html

So, what’s Wordle?So, what’s Wordle?A graphic representation of most frequently used A graphic representation of most frequently used

words.words.In a speech in a poem, in a book, in your head, in In a speech in a poem, in a book, in your head, in

scripture, in a historical document, on a blog, scripture, in a historical document, on a blog, in a wiki, on a chart in your classroom, on in a wiki, on a chart in your classroom, on

Twitter/Plurk, at a presentation or staff meeting, Twitter/Plurk, at a presentation or staff meeting, in a piece of writing, and more!in a piece of writing, and more!

However, it is NOT limited to only frequently used However, it is NOT limited to only frequently used words. You can create a wordle to be what you words. You can create a wordle to be what you wish the wordle to be.wish the wordle to be.

Source: Source: Jen Wagner’s Ways to Use Wordle in Your ClassroomJen Wagner’s Ways to Use Wordle in Your Classroomhttp://http://www.slideshare.net/JenniferW/wordlewww.slideshare.net/JenniferW/wordle-ideas-ideas

A Handful of A Handful of Sample WordlesSample Wordles

Presidential WordlesPresidential Wordles

Posted on C-SPAN minutes after President Obama completed his State of the Union address on January 27, 2009…..

President’s address to students September 2009

Words of the Inaugural Address

43 Interesting Ways to Use Wordle 43 Interesting Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroomin the Classroom

http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_157dpbsg9c5

How To Create A WordleHow To Create A Wordle

Wordle It! ResourcesWordle It! Resources

WordleWordle It! Wiki It! Wiki

http://wordleit.wikispaces.com/http://wordleit.wikispaces.com/

Anyone can view the wiki, but only wiki Anyone can view the wiki, but only wiki members can add to or edit it.members can add to or edit it.

More Online Tools for More Online Tools for Creating Word CloudsCreating Word Clouds

Word MosaicWord Mosaichttp://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/

Word It OutWord It Out http://worditout.com/http://worditout.com/

TagulTagulhttp://tagul.com/http://tagul.com/

WordsiftWordsift http://www.wordsift.com/http://www.wordsift.com/

New Favorite Tool for New Favorite Tool for Creating Word CloudsCreating Word Clouds

TagxedoTagxedo http://www.tagxedo.comhttp://www.tagxedo.com

Tagxedo has some amazing features:Tagxedo has some amazing features: Upload an image file and use it for the shape Upload an image file and use it for the shape

of your word cloud.of your word cloud. Save your word cloud as an image or an Save your word cloud as an image or an

embeddable file. embeddable file.

Word cloud of Word cloud of Hamlet's Hamlet's soliloquy.soliloquy.

Tagxedo for student's Tagxedo for student's historical ballad historical ballad assignmentassignment

So, how will you word clouds in your So, how will you word clouds in your classroom this year?classroom this year?