Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

Wordle is quite interesting. My students will be using it for summary from the big volumes of notes we give them.I thank iEARN for introducing me to wordle.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I think inserting the text of a poem into worldle helps students to see which words are emphasized. This can be used to discuss word choice or frequency in poetry. I also like the function that allows you to rejumble by making a few adjustment..and then, like magic, a new grouping that offers a different perspective. It's a great way for students to quickly see how words work together and the effect they have on meaning, interpretation, expression, etc.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

The key points are easily highlighted in a wordle. It is a convenient summary for revision as well as a fun way to illustrate some boring points. As students remember words better than lenghty answers, Wordle proves to be ideal. It is also a suitable tool which can be used for assessment.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

i have never heard of Wordle it is my first time after i have enrolled for this iEARN course i hope i will learn and use it after reading the advantages and reading comments of those who are using it

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

Our teachers have used Wordle to describe characters in a story. The more prominent the characteristic, the larger the word appears in the Wordle. It's a great tool and it allows students to create something that looks totally different from any bullet list or generic document.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

Thanks. The powerpoint tip should workout great and I can really use the this for surveys.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I've seen how easily wordle can take a concept (or theme or relationship) in a text that seems abstract and help make it concrete for learners still trying to formalize that part of cognition. When they say, "Now I see," they really mean it. I used it to anchor a presentation of the "best and worst" of a longstanding school tradition (100+ years) for the faculty. It was like the magic crystal!

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I created a backdrop screen for our leadership show presented by our second graders. I used the Pledge of Allegiance as the text.. added images of Presidents, past and present, and added music It was really powerful. I love Wordle!

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

5 ways to use it? Try 32 classroom uses here: http://docs.google.com/TeamPresent?id=dhn2vcv5_157dpbsg9c5&ncl=true&skipauth=true I'd be careful about pulling up Wordle in front of a group of students, or having them create their own at the site. Almost every time I visit it, there is a wordle on the front page laced with profanity.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

" I have always taken the view that if you teach in a way that gets the kids excited, enthusiastic and educated (in a broad sense), the targets will look after themselves" Couldn't agree with you more. There must be a study out there that supports this. I've been teaching for over 35 years, and I have always focused on the content: targets and standardized tests then take care of themselves. Much less stressful way of being a teaching professional !!

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I am an Instructional Technology Coach at 2 elementary schools. I use Wordle with many of my classes. We only use the Create feature (and then print). I never take them to the gallery. The kids are so excited about creating that they don't have time to 'explore' the whole site, i.e. gallery.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I have seen this done before, but did not know the site. Thank you for sharing this information. I will share this with the teachers in my district. what a great way to summarize student work.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

This is a great summary of the power of Wordle for teaching. I've read about an English teacher using Wordle to help students understand the themes of a text. In the example I saw the class was reading "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. They 'wordled' selected chapters to help shape their discussion about the major ideas.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

These are great ideas. Thanks for posting. I have had students use it to create a list of keywords to use when creating a pathfinder as we begin research projects and then they have to justify why whey chose them.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I have a problem with using wordle in the elementary classroom. When it was first brought to my attention I thought this was great. Now however, there are so many samples in the gallery that use inappropriate topics and language that I cannot in good conscience use this with my students. I read where the authors of the site refuse to monitor the language used. I wonder if there is another site which does the same thing and filters the language and topics.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

That's a great, example, Suzanne. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for nice comments :-)

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

It would be great if there were a similar site that did not allow images to be saved in their gallery. There is too much profanity for school use.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

There is unnecessary language posted that is not appropriate to school age children.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I use wordle to help students visually see the "gyst" of an article or commentary. For example, cut and paste Dr. Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech and visually take in his message. Also had fun when a Principal recently retired and each teacher emailed me three words that described this person. We created a wordle and framed it. He was delighted! Also works well for thoughtful gifts at mother's day or birthdays where friends and relatives can share their thoughts and voila! visual art about the loved one!

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

Great site to include in my summer courses! It will be interesting to hear application ideas from my teacher students.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

Is it possible for tech people to give information for teachers to use without being condescending? I have taught third grade for 31 years, and have always worked hard to keep current in a profession that is a constant state of change; that is why I read this website and read tech and learning materials. Unless you are a classroom teacher, you cannot imagine the amount of time we must put in to keep up with our many duties; we teach all subjects as well as acting as parent, psychologist, law enforcement officer, and so on. If our knowledge lags behind those who have made computer technology their progessions, please bear in mind that what you are able to devote all your working hours to is just one part of what we do. I have always been excited about the capabilities of technology and do as much as I can to keep up, but I guess I am one of the many uninformed who had not heard of "Wordle" - that's why I am reading this article now. Since teachers are not disgusted by the fact that our technology people do not know everything about our jobs, we would appreciate the same respect. And if you observed the long unpaid hours and extreme devotion on the part of most teachers, you would not use the term self-centered to describe us.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I was at a presentation recently where the presenter took two speeches (one from the American president and one from the British prime minister) on the same issue and plugged them each respectively into Wordle. The difference in perspectives became clear immediately. Really cool!

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I haven't had a chance to use this with students yet, as school is out for the summer, but I've played around with it a bit and am trying to get ideas that will work with my third graders. With so many demands on how our instructional time is used, we must be sure to get the most "bang for our buck"; time spent must be worth the learning outcome. I thought about during our first week of school having each student do a Wordle with his/her name; they would be instructed to use adjectives of nouns that described them. They could give the appropriate amount of weight to each word by entering it more than once. For phrases, they can't leave a space between words, but could capitlize each so that the words would remain together. We could do similar activities with seasons, holidays, and other topics of study. Spelling and vocabulary words and definitions are another possibility. I appreciate the idea of entering their own writing for an immediate visual of which words they might be overusing. Too bad math operation symbols can't be used; they could practice facts. I would appreciate any ideas any of you have for further use of Wordle with third graders!

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

While I am up on most current technology for the classroom, I had not heard of wordle. I looked at it and it's a great concept but you really don't need to use the website to create the same thing. All it takes is powerpoint or word art to allow students to create a variety of text boxes and allow students to adjust the sizes in the same way. That also takes out the problem with profanity in the gallery. I do believe that this would be appropriate for all grades and students will be able to do this by themselves (I teach first and second graders.)

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

A tech savvy teacher introduced me to Wordle a few months ago. Once I got past the "Wow, this is graphically cool!" effect I realized some educational application. Now I can see the many educational and informational applications more clearly! I will introduce this tool in a teacher professional development program at the Krause Center for Innovation this summer.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I LOVE Wordle. I use it with children as young as kindergarten age. I have first graders that use it to practice their spelling words--they have to type the word as many times as there are letters in the word. It is also a "teachable moment" to explain to them that we must only use create--as inappropriate words may be in the gallery. Third graders have used to to realize how often they use the same word in an essay. We also use it to analyze things such as the national anthem, pledge of allegiance, and the school's honor code.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I have never used the Wordle myself but from what I have read, I understand and believe that it can moltivate students to learn more and set goals. As a teacher I can use it as a tool for assessment and summarise work, esp surveys. I think I will try it in class. Mulongwe

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

hie thanks for your comments.i ve never used wordle but i ve liked the concept and its a great strategy.i will try it with my students in class. Mulongwe

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

Wordle is great to summarise content of an essay. .it can also be used for self reflection .teachers may also use wordle as means of assessment .summarising surveys also could be one good reason .one can also illustrate work with pictures i believe Mulongwe

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

New way and new technology to implement in the classroom.I'll do my best to try in my classes.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I use wordle to have my students enter words that visually represent a novel thay have read--characters, setting, plot, title, etc. Then they embed their wordles into a wikispace for grading. Wordle is also great for having students evaluate their own writing. When "I" is the prominent word in a writing piece, it will be the most prominent word on wordle--very telling!

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I think that the wordle idea is a cool new way of self expression.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

Thanks for this. I'm a computer teacher and didn't know about it, although I try to keep up. This is perfect to introduce at the beginning of school. Write about yourself in a Word doc, then create a wordle. Students are happier getting past the same old thing. Thanks again!

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

Wordle is great! I am a Technology Integration Specialist and have used it for various activities. It is perfect for a beginning of the year ice breaker. Students can create a wordle to describe themselves, print, switch papers and then determine whos wordle belongs to who.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

BE CAREFUL!!!!! I've used wordle before, BUT you need to be very careful...it is not monitored or screened for profanity and vulgar words. Please be cautious when using this website...you wouldn't want little Susie coming home asking you what a mother f***** is..... One way to get around this is to have kids go directly to www.wordle/create.com. The CREATE part is important because it by-passes the wordles others may have done that include obscene words.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I'm a teacher librarian at an elementary school. I've used wordle with my third, forth and fith graders in may ways. Some of the examples include typing in a text and making predictions prior to reading. Then once the text is read, students recreate it in a way that emphasizes the words that, in their opinion, convey the main message in the text. We also used wordles to describe main characters from stories, main ideas in poems, powerful messages in speeches. Not to mention all about me activities in the beginning of the school year, and my favourite memories of grade 3, 4 or 5. Kids LOVE the wordle and so do I.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

Wordle is a great tool for educators and can form part of a brainstorming session for project based learning.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

Varying our methodology as teachers for the better in the teaching and learning process is our concern. Though we have never heard of wordle, we will definitely try to use it in the four walls of our classroons

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

This article help us to recognize and feel the effects of using wordle better than precious days. As I start to teach just 3 month ago and looking forward to find good educational ways worlde help me to find them well. wordle is suitable tool for students to describe and show what have learned.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I'm a maths teacher at scondary school. I would like to know how I can use Wordle in my maths courses.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I am mathematics teacher.I feel that this is useful in mathematics also.Students use to confuse between varies properties quadrilaterals.Hence they can prepare a wordle to compare square,rectangle etc.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I will use the Wordle in my youth fellowship and Sunday School classes in my church and more so for students in my classs.Its so motivating,moving,and bringing a real taste of all the lessons that have been covered throgh teaching.It brings such a tasty impact and precious memories of all issues,lessons and teachings previously taught and students easily get a grab with ease!Gordon Nyabade-Kenya

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I am a Science teacher and usually i focus on the new scientific vocabulary items , so I used the Wordle but without know the name of this technique. I read the comments really they are very good ideas i can use them later. Thanks a lot

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

Wordle is very good srategy for learning of any text in all subjects. students and teacher both can use wordle in teaching and learning process .i have used this activity during teaching in different ways like summerizing the results,assessment ,review the topics etc.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I've created my own wordle. I think it is so nice to use as a planner,an outline ,asummery for the themes you are going to tacle.However i couldnot carry it out on computer.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I like the concept of Wordle. I have tried it in the classroom, it gave my students an opportunity to not only explore the topic with words. But also to comprehend it enough to write it in thier own words.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I think wordle is a good tool that can help me with my students to capture, summarise their work so that they can have the power to recall what they learnt. I taech Computer studies here in Zambia, so starting this time around wordle will help my students to summarise their work in "mnemonics" so they can be able to recall what they havebeen studying.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I love wordles to introduce a project with my class. It helps me set goals and expectetations of the class. The students work towards those goals. It is more great when students own it. Groups also make their group wordles derived from the main one. It is hepling a lot.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

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Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I have never use Wordle myself,but from I have read so far, I believe it is something that is so catchy. It helps to arise and sustain students interest,in the course of the lesson.I will have to develop one and use it.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

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Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I love Wordles. They are beautiful and always unique. It used to be one of the favorite games of my sister's kids some time ago.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

hi wordle activity is very help ful when i come to know about this activity i use to do in my class students take interest and more and more words they make

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I have never used the wordle myself but since i have seen that its introduction in class can arouse the learners interest to learn ,i will go and start using it.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

Appreciation go iEARN on introducing me to the wordle. I feel my students will be able to use it in summarizing the big volumes of notes we give them.This is great innovation and creating value.

Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman

I have never used the wordle myself but since i have seen that its introduction in class can arouse the learners interest to learn ,i will go and start using it.