Unit+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 the **EDIT **tab 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.

Whitfield || I used wordle to create math vocabulary posters for my class. ||
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 * ===**Participant Name** === || ===**Ideas about using a Web 2.0 Technology like Wordle** === ||
 * Suebe || 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. ||
 * sample 1 || 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? ||
 * Bonnie Lima || My first thought after exploring the Wordles was that it would be a perfect fit with a written response to literature. I realize this class is focusing on math, so I had to think a little harder. I guess for math I might have students working in groups brainstorm a list of words relating to a concept such as fractions (mixed number, improper, etc.) Then, I would combine them to make a Wordle for each concept to hang in my room. ||
 * Jwanat || I experimented using Wordle by entering a handful of Geometry terms and kept changing the color scheme etc. It would be a fun way to introduce a unit. Perhaps putting a variety of words related to a certain topic without the title and having students use the given words to predict what they the next topic would be. This would work in all subject areas and is just a different way to introduce something. ||
 * Mitch Lima || After playing with Wordle for awhile I find this website as a great for my students to create a vocabulary study guide. I love the ability of using the randomize button so the students have the ability to get a unique Wordle. I am going to try this for next vocab cycle. I think my kids will really enjot the unique lay out. ||
 * Sarah Cashin || I have used wordle twice in my career. I have had students use wordle with the vocabulary and the definitions. Students need to then use the smartboard and draw links from the vocabulary to the definition. I have used wordle personally with my child at home. She was diagnosed at birth with Trisomy 21. We do a walk every year and we used Wordle to create a poster for her walk with words that described her. ||
 * Cathy Collins || I copied and pasted instructions from a mathematical writing activity which was assigned to my students as an example to share regarding Wordle. As an extention to this activity, they will have to do the same thing on Wordle with their written responses. ||
 * Bruce Jacobs || In looking at the Wordles in the gallery, I noticed that I was concentrating harder on the words used to create them. I think so many times when you give students a list of vocabulary they don't give it the attention that it deserves. I think using Wordle may cause students to pay closer attention to the words making it up and possibly increase the interest level. ||
 * Keisha Whitfield || I would like to see if my students could use Wordle with NeoShare to create a easy and fun word walls for each unit. ||
 * Suebe || I love the ideas here! Nice work everyone! ||
 * Tracey Harr || I think using wordles in conjunction with my smartboard will create greater interest in vocabulary. The ability to retain this information will also be supported! I plan on using a wordle to introduce a real life project to my students this week! ||
 * Keisha
 * Jan Sanford || We are completing a middle school poetry book in language arts class which covers the almost-completed year...what a cool way to help students perceive their poetry words in a different way! Very engaging for students. Kind of like the refrigerator poetry kind of thing? Also, in math, I believe it would be useful as an introductory activity (kind of like the K in KWL) and then a post assessment of terms or concepts. The student (and the teacher) could really see the gain in vocab or other understanding, depending on how you set it up. I also went to tagxedo.com where you can put your words in a shape, kind of like concrete poetry. That could be useful as well for many of the previous ideas. ||
 * Tim Stonerock || I used the wordle to create math vocabulary words in a creative way. The students have to find the words in the wordle and also know the definitions. ||
 * Kreg Locker || I can see using wordle for math vocabulary as well not just to display the words but also to show the students what vocabulary terms are linked together so they have a better understanding of how math concepts build off of each other. ||
 * Ray Adams || I think wordle would be a good use to get main concepts/vocabulary of certain math units to link together as a broader topic. In some cases in math, vocabulary and the connection of the terms is essential and i think this could be a great tool for that. ||